Mazen told the audience violent resistance will only lead to self-destruction.

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It illustrates Satan's self-destruction even as the main narrative of the simile portrays Satan's heroism.

这个故事讲述了撒旦的自我毁灭,尽管它也描述了撒旦的英雄主义。

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Embedded within the explicit plot of the simile is a secret, a kind of buried narrative, and it's a hidden story that illustrates Satan's self-destruction.

深藏在这个比喻精巧的情节布局里的，是一个秘密，一个被深埋已久的故事，一个隐藏着的，阐述了撒旦自我毁灭的故事。

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