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The really damned not only like Hell, they feel loyal to it.
— Randall Jarrell ‧ Pictures from an Institution
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An editorial interpretation.
A sharp observation about the truly lost: they don't just tolerate their situation, they defend it. Hell here works as a metaphor for any miserable place people grow attached to, and the punch is the word "loyal," which turns suffering into a chosen allegiance.
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