It would be nice if immigrants developed a sentimental attachment to the Fatherland and its Leitkultur, but is it necessary?

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But the distillation process shortchanged Scene 5, in which he awaits his eye operation: Further exploration of his attachment to the Bricklayer and his fear of losing his past would have been potent here.

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