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After years of separation due to war, Simon returns to find Grusha caring for a child he assumes is her own. Grusha struggles to explain her situation across a physical and emotional divide before the Ironshirts arrive to seize the boy, forcing her to claim him as her own and shattering Simon's trust.
GRUSHA: Simon!
SIMON: Is that Grusha Vashnadze?
GRUSHA: Simon!
SIMON: A good morning to the young lady. I hope she is well.
GRUSHA: A good morning to the soldier. God be thanked he has returned in good health.
SIMON: They found better fish, so they didn't eat me, said the haddock.
GRUSHA: Courage, s
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