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So, what really happened to the diamond? Was it answered and I missed it, or was it left up to the reader to guess?

Tara On Page 520, Doerr describes the Sea of Flames. I believe that Marie-Laure placed the diamond among the other stones and snails in that alleyway she f…moreOn Page 520, Doerr describes the Sea of Flames. I believe that Marie-Laure placed the diamond among the other stones and snails in that alleyway she frequented. That way no one would have the stone, therefore no one's loved ones would be hurt. The world and the lives of the people would remain ordinary. Happiness and safety did not lie in the diamond itself. I believe that Marie-Laure always had luck. I think her father left the diamond with Marie-Laure so that she could come to the realization that she could surmount all obstacles on her own. She could survive the war just by her own free will. (less)

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