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Joelle's last walk to Notkin's party (p. 223)

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weeping and veilless and yarn-haired, like some grotesque clown, in all four mirrors of her little room’s walls.

Context

Last night's bottom, and the scene's closing shot: the U.H.I.D. member who lives behind linen is surrounded by four walls of mirrors, and the one unveiled viewing of Joelle the book has yet allowed is her own, multiplied. Concealment's exact inverse as the price of honesty (Carlisle stages the moment as "blindingly open" vs. "hidden").

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