The story begins in the 1940s, when young Sammy Ayers and his mother have to go on a bus trip. Mrs Ayers won't tell her little boy what its all about, wishing to surprise him, and tells him to keep silent for the trip; her dutiful son obeys. En route, Mrs Ayers gets off the bus for a rest stop, but is abducted, raped and murdered. The bus continues on, with Sammy on board...The bus eventually arrives in the small town of Barrington, Georgia. Sammy is the only one on board, and is picked up by the bus station owner Norm Jenkins. The garrulous bus driver believes that because Sammy didn't speak a word he's deaf and dumb, and communicates this to Norm; Sammy decides to go along with this to maintain security. He is able to maintain the façade when Tolliver Tynan, the spoilt son of the richest man in Barrington, bursts a bomb in the town square; Sammy sees it coming and makes no reaction when it blows, furthering the impression of his deafness. Sammy waits for his mother to arrive, but there is no sign of her. Eventually, Norm decides to give the boy a home at the station.Sammy lives in the bus station for twenty years, becoming a town handyman. He acts as an unofficial son to Norm as well to Norm's neighbor, café owner Lucille. He also develops a secret love for Tolliver's sister Tallassee. His deafness means people can tell him anything and it'll be safe with him; he has thus picked up many secrets over the years. Amongst these secrets is that Tallassee was adopted by the Tynan family, and that sometimes moonshine alcohol is hidden in the baptismal font at the Barrington church.Meanwhile, Tolliver Tynan has grown up to become even more insufferable, and is getting a mere pittance from his family, namely his late father, due to his arrogant and exorbitant ways. He engages in various money-making schemes that all fail, and one in particular lands him in debt so much, he comes up with another one and enlists Sammy's cooperation (he knows everything but doesn't know what to do about it).Tolliver befriends the Reverend Ray Pruitt, a priest newly arrived in Barrington who wants to earn respect amongst the people. Barrington gets an idea to burn all the records of Dickie Devil, a popular musician of the time whose name is shocking most of the then-conservative United States. This event is meant to involve only Barrington, but Tolliver spreads word across the state and talks almost everyone into coming to Barrington. This turns the smalltown community into a Woodstock-level camp, with Lucille becoming swamped with customers and Pruitt completely bewildered at all the people he has brought.The record burning takes place at the Barrington church amidst music and fireworks, with Tolliver looking to make a ton of cash out of the event (and only a bit of it to go to Pruitt). Then the church catches fire, and the alcohol hidden in the font only intensifies the blaze. Panic reigns supreme amongst the people gathered there, and a shocked Tolliver makes a getaway from the unwanted and unplanned fire. Some people get caught in the church, and Pruitt risks his life to rescue them and get them out.Revered Pruitt is hailed as a hero, and now enjoys a great deal of popularity and respect amongst the citizens of Barrington. Tolliver however ends up in court for embezzling church funds. He expects to get off easily, especially when Sammy is called to the stand. But Sammy finally decides to speak out at the trial, shocking everyone around him.Norm is a little upset that Sammy kept silent to him, but reveals some secrets of his own. He had actually been tracing the whereabouts of Sammy's mother, feeling obliged to do so for Sammy's sake. He had inspected Sammy's suitcase and found special documents that he now makes public: a statement from Mr. Tynan that states he had sired Sammy and names him as an heir to his fortune. In a twist of irony, his mother had been heading to Barrington to claim this inheritance, but she never made it and he never got anything for two decades.The story ends with Sammy leaving Barrington to begin a new life in St. Louis, with Tallassee joining him.
Output: Question: What does Sammy listen to?, Answer: <No Answer>