Jonas...had wondered what lay Elsewhere. Was there someone there, waiting, who would receive the tiny released twin? Would it grow up Elsewhere, not knowing, ever, that in this community lived a being who looked exactly the same? For a moment he felt a tiny, fluttering hope that he knew was quite foolish. He hoped that it would be Larissa, waiting...Fiona had told him recently that Larissa had been released at a wonderful ceremony.
What does the reader understand about this statement that Jonas does not?
