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Unformatted text preview:worship and find peace and solace. Regardless of religion, cathedrals have represented a safe haven for those in need throughout the centuries. Although the narrator was unable to describe the cathedral because he was not religious, his drawing, however, allowed him to go deeper into is own life and mind. Closing his eyes allowed him to see past the surface. When Robert tells the narrator to open his eyes he continued to keep them closed because his drawing of the cathedral allowed him to be pulled deeper into the true meaning and whole picture of a cathedral. With his eyes closed he continues to look past the exterior of the building and is able to more fully understand the deeper significance of what it means to truly see.