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				Characterize Keiko's beauty.What is the source of Oki's guilt?Which is more real - the abstract or the traditional?Why does Fumiko endure?What is the bond between Otoko and Keiko based upon?What do the stones symbolize?How is Keiko a kind of alter-ego for Otoko and vice versa?Why are the artist's model and the painter's model entirely 
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				What is the greatest sadness?
				What is Keiko's laceration? her greatest fear?
				Can Otoko paint an abstract baby picture?
				How will this story unfold after the ending?
				Which natural object, other than a stone, is the 
				best metaphor/symbol for this novel?
				Why is "Vanishing Beauty" a good alternate title 
				for the novel?
				Who is the antagonist of this work? Who is its 
				protagonist?
				Enumerate all of the dualities present in the 
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