The boys discover that being linked to the Whisperer gives the Messenger an irresistible feeling of well-being. Curtain must use children as a filter between his own brain and the Whisperer. Curtain’s device for sending hidden messages. Reynie and Sticky become Messengers and are introduced to the Whisperer, Mr. Menial jobs are done by the Helpers, subdued adults who appear miserable and browbeaten. The day-to-day responsibilities of running the Institute are performed by the Executives, an overbearing group of former Messengers. Students who display the best ability to remember the lessons are promoted to Messengers, who are given highly desirable special privileges. While posing as new students at the Institute, the team learns that class lessons are geared toward memorizing the core of the secret subliminal messages.

Benedict’s assistants, Number Two, Rhonda Kazembe, and Milligan, train the team. Benedict sends the team to infiltrate the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened (LIVE), where the hidden messages originate, to learn more about Mr.

The children possess a unique ability to resist these messages, which have caused panic throughout the world. Benedict’s long-lost twin brother, to control people’s minds through subliminal messages. All of the children have lost their families and are exceptionally resourceful.Īs members of the Mysterious Benedict Society, the children learn of a sinister plan by Mr. Nicholas Benedict to embark on a dangerous mission to save the world. They take a series of strange tests and are chosen by Mr. Four children, Reynie Muldoon, Sticky Washington, Kate Wetherall, and Constance Contraire, respond to a newspaper advertisement for gifted children seeking special opportunities.

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