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The first inmates Gabrielle met at the asylum


I don't think they were insane, just mentally disabled. They were the ones in the dayroom; one of them if you remember, danced with Gabrielle.

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Anyone agree?

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I still wish they could have shown the Abbess. What a wonderful lady.

You've got me?! Who's got you?!

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Most insane asylums weren't filled with the insane. Most were made up of supposedly non-functioning disabled and autistic people (i.e. Rosemary Kennedy, etc.)

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My point exactly

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You know, I think she sensed Gabrielle's misery and was trying to cheer her up.

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