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What does Philomena say to Martin after she forgives the nuns?

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Philomena tells Martin that by saving him, she has also saved herself and found her true self. She denies the truth of the terrible wrongs he has suffered and believes that God holds him blameless. She expresses her love and desire to take him to meet her family in Illinois.

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After Philomena forgives the nuns in the play, she says to Martin, 'Then listen!... Saving you, I saved myself. Living here in this valley with you, I've found myself. I've learned to think while I was dreaming. I never troubled myself about God. But God, or some wonderful spirit, has whispered to me here. I absolutely deny the truth of what you say about yourself. I can't explain it. There are things too deep to tell. Whatever the terrible wrongs you've suffered, God holds you blameless. I see that—feel that in you every moment you are near me. I've a mother and a sister 'way back in Illinois. If I could I'd take you to them-to-mor-row.'

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