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However, Gale eventually realizes that the Dawn he reunited with never existed, and that she was simply a figment of his own imagination. This discovery is a turning point in his character development, and leads to a series of events that ultimately change the course of his life in Montreal. For example, he discovers that his former fiancee Louise Charpentier, who was also a pianist, died in a car accident while he was in Montreal. He is devastated by this news, and falls into a period of heavy drinking and self-destructive behavior.