... close as possible to being perfect. Hawthorne's message is that we should not consistently try to change things that are meant to be unique with the flaws they possess. Flaws banal in nature should remain unaltered by anyone other than God. The nearer we approach the achievement of perfection, the more oblivious we become. We begin to view harmless flaws as ... ...

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