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Janet, disfigured with facial deformities that are a product of her original world, had just undergone her 11th treatment in an effort to correct her appearance. The repressive society she finds herself in demands that she look “normal,” equating beauty with acceptance and happiness. Janet is trapped in a sterile hospital room, her face obscured by layers of bandages that symbolize not only her physical state but also the dehumanizing policies of the State. The medical staff, lurking in shadows, refer to her as a “pitiable distorted mass,” underscoring the profound societal disdain for any deviation from the imposed standard of beauty.