[ Ned comes back to the house looking distinctly defeated. His shoulders are slumped, his expression exhausted. He finds Galen and says in a dull voice: ]
River says she can't hear her anywhere in town. [ Galen will know who he means. ] She must be gone. A lot of people are.
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River says she can't hear her anywhere in town. [ Galen will know who he means. ] She must be gone. A lot of people are.