These people seemed unable to see anyone other than themselves, just slowly walking in the river. Most of them were in poor spirits, especially ordinary people, staggering as if they might collapse at any moment.
In fact, some did collapse, the river was shallow, but they never stood up again. After soaking in the water for a while, their bodies turned into powder and disappeared with the current.
These are the dead.
The living, some know of the River of Stars, some do not. When one's body and spirit are consumed to the extreme, ordinary people are usually not much interested in the glow under their feet, so those who don't know the River of Stars walk ahead blankly, sometimes pausing to the river water.
