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He finds Ellie right at the gate, back pressed to it and gun held out. The sight of her makes him falter for just a moment. There’s no other word for her but wrecked. She’s far too thin, her cheekbones and the single collarbone he can see from where her shirt has slipped a bit under the strap of her backpack sharp, and there are dark circles under her eyes. She’s wearing a flannel that has to be Joel’s, though it’s rolled up to her elbows. On one forearm is a thick wad of dirty-looking bandaging. On both arms are dark, splotchy bruises. “-down. We’re not trying to hurt you,” George says. He’s a grandfatherly man, kind, even-tempered. He’s gotten tapped in to solve disputes and settle conflict more than once. He is also, at a glance, winding Ellie up like a spring. (on the way back from salt lake, joel and ellie get separated) (ellie makes it to jackson alone before joel, and tommy has a rough start with uncle round 2: electric boogaloo)

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