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Let A code application and C code numeral quotation. For a lambda term F, choose a fresh x and put H=λx.F(Ax(Cx)) and Q=Hd(H). Then Ad(H)(Cd(H))≡β​d(Q), so Q≡β​Fd(Q). This diagonal argument uses the syntax of the actual term Q, including any free variables, not an equivalence-class code.

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