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Finally, there is . The Cantos are obsessed with involuntary memory—how a taste, a sound, or a scent can collapse decades into a single instant. The time-bending powers of the Shrike and the cruciform are, in essence, Proustian traps: they freeze moments of joy or suffering forever.

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The series dives deep into themes of empathy, the nature of time, the evolution of AI (represented by the TechnoCore), and the conflict between faith and logic. Finally, there is