[There's no way anyone could reasonably know that, but Fern is upset and caring a little less about being reasonable right now.]
The townspeople aren't the same as the rest of us. They're - I'm not even sure they're human. The rest of us are Sleepers, people who fell asleep or got knocked out and stuck in this dream.
[Then Fern pauses, realizing that that explanation might not be the clearest thing ever.]
We're all from different universes, 'cause that's a thing. Multiple universes. Probably an infinite number of 'em.
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[There's no way anyone could reasonably know that, but Fern is upset and caring a little less about being reasonable right now.]
The townspeople aren't the same as the rest of us. They're - I'm not even sure they're human. The rest of us are Sleepers, people who fell asleep or got knocked out and stuck in this dream.
[Then Fern pauses, realizing that that explanation might not be the clearest thing ever.]
We're all from different universes, 'cause that's a thing. Multiple universes. Probably an infinite number of 'em.