"embedded" does not imply that it is still a subset of the line. It just says that it's one-to-one and a homeomorphism with the image. The conjecture requires to prove that there exists a Cantor which cannot be separated from itself, so showing an example where it can be separated is not relevant.
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"embedded" does not imply that it is still a subset of the line. It just says that it's one-to-one and a homeomorphism with the image. The conjecture requires to prove that there exists a Cantor which cannot be separated from itself, so showing an example where it can be separated is not relevant.