Sixteenth little lie ♰ Hush now baby, don't you cry; your reward's in the sweet by-and-by

[beingdifferent]

What happened?! [There's a sudden sound of something glass or porcelain shattering against the floor or wall, the sound of books hitting the floor, a music-box flipping open and playing a few notes of "Fur Elise" before the sound of wood cracking and metal gears crushing.]

Tell me!

[Esther loosens an agonized sound somewhere between a growl and a cry. This is followed immediately by the dull pound of her fist against the wall.] Who stopped it?!

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[beingdifferent]

[Shoe on wood; clearly Esther is not calm at all, but she can reply.] Who stopped it, Ned?

[deadly_ned]

Who stopped what?

[beingdifferent]

The Mirror! Why did it end?

[deadly_ned]

It was a flood. Floods ends. It's just the way it goes.