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tion of the artist-hero in society. He lives in a cage. He is stared at and paid, if not well, for activity which fascinates the people (at least intermittently) even if they do not understand that activity. To society, eating is not only a necessity but a pleasure. Why would a man dedicate his life to not eating, to fasting, to being hungry? It is an activity as inconceivable to most people as the activity of sitting in a room writing or painting by oneself all day. The people stare at the

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