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Bea has returned publicly on Odette's program, a subject Donut refuses to examine while insisting she has not thought about it.
Donut mentions Bea only among the important omitted events in her newsletter. She states that her former owner's return and appearance on Odette's show are not worth discussing.
The emphatic denial and claim that she has not considered it reveal the subject remains intensely painful. No account of what Bea said or why she returned is provided in the opening recap.
Donut's former owner appearing on a polished intergalactic talk-show broadcast.
Bea's public return is the emotional subject Donut cannot yet confront directly.
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