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| - The Schism is the altercation, disagreement, or confrontation that divided the organization known as V.F.D. into two groups, one of which was referred to by Kit Snicket in The Penultimate Peril as "the fire-starting side" of the schism. The other side, it is assumed and hinted throughout the series by various characters within, are still trying to be noble people and uphold the V.F.D. tradition of putting out fires, both figuratively and literally.
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| - The Schism is the altercation, disagreement, or confrontation that divided the organization known as V.F.D. into two groups, one of which was referred to by Kit Snicket in The Penultimate Peril as "the fire-starting side" of the schism. The other side, it is assumed and hinted throughout the series by various characters within, are still trying to be noble people and uphold the V.F.D. tradition of putting out fires, both figuratively and literally. It is unknown who caused the schism directly or indirectly. While the incident is referred to by many characters, no one, even those who could shed some light on the origin of it bothers to expound upon it at all. Even when the Baudelaires find out about the occurrence and begin asking questions, no one seems to be providing any answers at all. Kit Snicket specified that she was four at the time that the schism happened, but the book does not indicate directly how old she is in relation to her brother Lemony Snicket, who was in training to be a V.F.D. member when he was eleven- this fact is listed in The Beatrice Letters when Lemony first corresponds with Beatrice Baudelaire as a child.
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