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What if Elizabeth is aware that she is in a fantasy world that keeps her immortal by starting the book over and over again. The reason why she spaces out is panic because she knows the book is changing and if the ending is not as predicted , it will never reset .that man we saw at the settings room is just a pawn to make sure she stays alive. They are previous Edith’s but they failed to change the story so they die