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Re: Sarban
I've just read Number Fourteen this afternoon and was wondering if anyone could help clear up a bit of the murkiness I have pertaining to the ending.
SPOILERS!
It seems Ellen's hollow shell was found beneath the floorboards, but does this mean she hatched like a butterfly from a cocoon, into a beautiful healthy spry young woman? And if so, what happened to Shirley? Or did Ellen somehow abandon her old crippled body and seep into Shirley's? If this is the case, then wouldn't the detective have recognized Shirley's face when he saw her lying in bed, feigning illness? It's mentioned earlier that the police were given photos, so he had to have known what she looked like.
Anyway, the story was incredibly captivating and I enjoyed every bit of it. Perhaps the bit of mystery at the end is for the best.
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