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redemption and that there is no sin.
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The problem here is that Lily is interested in the seduction
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precisely because she sees it as a kind of sin.
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So, if the two enter into this seduction,
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they do so agreeing on the same act, but completely
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diametrically opposed on its theological meaning or its metaphysical meaning.
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And so, what you'll notice in this chapter is an extended example--
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in one of the only extended conversations of the book--
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of that phenomenon I talked about last time, where the characters
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just don't seem to register the existence of the other person at all.
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So Hazel, as I argued last time, is kind of insulated.
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Even his senses are insulated.