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No. I find it hard to follow. I had to read it a few times to figure it out. I'd prefer something clearer and simpler.
Frankly, if this were the first sentence, I'd be dreading reading the rest of the essay. I'd be fearing 500-700 words of complicated, hard-to-follow prose.
Maybe I don't know enough about Reuben sandwiches (and maybe your readers won't either), but I don't see what is so "delicate" about putting the top piece of toast on a sandwich. However, if your essay could explain that, connect it with something personal, detailed and revealing, it could perhaps work out.
I'm not sure how one "prefaces" by means of a "sense".
"Statement" strikes me as bland and unimaginative; I'll bet that you could find a more precise and intriguing word.
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