Almost there with read mores

src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadReply.tsx

@@ -192,22 +192,27 @@ let PostThreadItemLoaded = ({
             t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
           ],
       ]}>
-      {Array.from(Array(indents)).map((_, n: number) => (
-        <View
-          key={`${post.uri}-padding-${n}`}
-          style={[
-            t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
-            {
-              borderRightWidth:
-                item.ui.isDeadEnd && n === indents - 1 && !item.ui.hasReadMore
-                  ? 0
-                  : REPLY_LINE_WIDTH,
-              width: TREE_INDENT + TREE_AVI_WIDTH / 2,
-              left: 1,
-            },
-          ]}
-        />
-      ))}
+      {Array.from(Array(indents)).map((_, n: number) => {
+        const isLastIteration = n === indents - 1
+        return (
+          <View
+            key={`${post.uri}-padding-${n}`}
+            style={[
+              t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
+              {
+                borderRightWidth:
+                  isLastIteration &&
+                  item.ui.isDeadEnd &&
+                  !item.ui.precedesParentReadMore
+                    ? 0
+                    : REPLY_LINE_WIDTH,
+                width: TREE_INDENT + TREE_AVI_WIDTH / 2,
+                left: 1,
+              },
+            ]}
+          />
+        )
+      })}
       <View style={a.flex_1}>
         <SubtleHover>
           <View
@@ -220,6 +225,9 @@ let PostThreadItemLoaded = ({
                 !item.ui.showParentReplyLine && a.pt_lg,
                 !item.ui.showChildReplyLine && a.pb_sm,
               ],
+              item.ui.isDeadEnd &&
+                !item.ui.precedesParentReadMore &&
+                !item.ui.precedesChildReadMore && [a.pb_sm],
             ]}>
             {item.ui.indent > 1 && item.ui.parentHasBranchingReplies && (
               <View