What you did;

So, do you think she knows?

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"The past represents its future,
It advances in a straight line but ends in a full circle."

- The 'Riddle' in Alphaville

I think he means love.

And, why do you think Hope was the only thing left trapped in Pandora's box? Why was Hope there in the first place? Is it there to alleviate the negativity of the other nasty elements? Or was it in there because Hope itself is negative?