<P> A strange man who shows up periodically in the books . In his first appearance, he lets Todd and Viola ride on his cart as they navigate through a herd of an alien species similar to cattle . Viola tells him that their names are Ben and Hildy, to conceal their identities . Although he can tell that those are not their real names, he decides that it doesn't matter to him . Wilf can also hear in Todd's Noise that they are from Prentisstown, although unlike many other villagers that they run into, he does not react with fear and loathing . Despite his simple disposition, he has shown himself to be the most peaceful and honest man on New World, incapable of lies, and has been likened to the Sky of the Clearing . </P> <P> Jane is Wilf's wife, though she does not share her husband's natural charisma . She helps the Mistresses at The Answer's camp . </P> <P> A young soldier from the Answer, who falls in love with Viola during her stay with them . He eventually accepts that she will always love Todd, and helps her break him out of his cell during a major raid by the Answer . In the third book, his eyes are irreversibly damaged by a Spackle acid rifle, leaving him blind except for pictures in others' Noise . This does not stop him, however, from helping Todd and Viola during the Second Spackle War . He even leads the remaining soldiers who survived the destruction of New Prentisstown by the Spackle releasing the backed up river . </P> <P> Although the human settlers called them the Spackle, their name for their species is simply the Land . Being a species that evolved with Noise, the entire population acts as one entity . </P>

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