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Elective Affinities by René Magritte

This 3 sentence summary captures the key points of the provided document: The document discusses how a person feels their free will and independent spirit are overwhelmed by fear of being disliked or mocked by others for expressing their ideas. Although one may feel they have freedom of speech internally, their own tongue prevents them from speaking due to dread of negative reception from imagined jurors waiting to criticize them harshly. It seems absurd that independence of thought can be so easily conquered by simply envisioning disapproval from others in one's mind.

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Elective Affinities by René Magritte

This 3 sentence summary captures the key points of the provided document: The document discusses how a person feels their free will and independent spirit are overwhelmed by fear of being disliked or mocked by others for expressing their ideas. Although one may feel they have freedom of speech internally, their own tongue prevents them from speaking due to dread of negative reception from imagined jurors waiting to criticize them harshly. It seems absurd that independence of thought can be so easily conquered by simply envisioning disapproval from others in one's mind.

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Elective Affinities by Ren

Magritte
CAPTIVE
About mans encapsulation they were never wrong
For although I have free will to say what I want
The world outside will overwhelm my fearless spirit inside
No matter how laudable I think my ideas could be
My own tongue strangles itself not to utter a word,
dreadful of dislike
It seems absurd that such independence
In a breeze can be conquered by the mere image of the
jury in my mind
Who, with their gavels ready to be pounded are just
waiting round the corner to mock me so bad.

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