The soles of Lew's feet began to ache, as if wanting to be taken all the way to the center of the Earth.
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This sentence is probably supposed to make you think of Lew going to Hell. It references Lew's "soul" with a homonym and the center of the Earth where Hell is figuratively located. It's also possible Drave's admittance that he "can't speak for God" was an indication that he's definitely the devil. So now I'm wavering back toward Lew being in The Twilight Zone over Lew having succumbed to the Scientologists.
I suppose it can be both because art is hilariously subjective! Especially when the audience knows the author will never proclaim their intent! Good move, Pynchon!
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