Indicate whether the following cyclization, conducted under thermal conditions, is symmetry allowed. Justify your answer by showing whether the overlapping orbitals in the transition state generate a symmetry-allowed or symmetry-forbidden scenario. Treat ethylene as the nucleophile. 
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