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The start of the timeline is the birth of Bill Masen, the book's protagonist.
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After Omberto's plane is shot down whilst carrying many triffid seeds, they begin to appear across the planet.
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As a boy, Bill is stung by the triffid in his garden and knocked out.
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He becomes temporarily blinded due to the sting.
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Most of the world's population is blinded by a flash from a comet.
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Bill wakes up in a hospital with bandages over his eyes. He removes them and leaves. Outside, he finally sees that everyone else has been blinded. He meets and rescues Josella and they stick together
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After seeing the light signal at night, the two protagonists go to the university and find the survival group.
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Coker's gang creates a fake fire to get everyone together and then they capture Bill along with many others from the university. Bill is separated from Josella.
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Bill abandons the group because most are dying, dead, or have fled and continues to search for Josella. He ends up going back to the university where he encounters Coker.
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Bill and Coker leave to go to Tynsham. Now they are equipped with guns and transportation. Meanwhile, Josella reaches Shirning.
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He meets Susan.
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After reaching Shirning with Susan late that night, Bill and Josella are joyfully reunited.
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David is born.
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They were unhappy with their current location.
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While at the coast, they see his helicopter and meet him.
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Along with the others, Bill and Josella leave for the Isle of Wight to begin their new lives.