I am wondering what the definitions of "saved" and "damned" are as far as this thread is concerned. What does it mean for Roland to be saved? If him having to live means being damned (because of the pain and suffering of his life and experience itself) and thus repeating it means being damned, then to be saved would mean he would have to die and not loop back to the beginning. Maybe Roland had enough good experiences in his life to not be damned if he has to loop his life forever. Maybe he is both saved and damned to have pain and suffering AND good experiences (like love and pleasure) in an eternal loop, or even in a loop that eventually ends.