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He loved Shevek, but he could not show him what freedom is, that recognition of each person's solitude which alone transcends it.In this quote, the author is explaining that Shevek loved his lover, but he could not show him what freedom is because to do so would mean that Shevek would have to acknowledge that he was loved in return. He couldn't let Shevek know how much the relationship meant to him because then Shevek would have had to break down the wall under which he lived.
Source: The Dispossessed
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