A Hunger Artist | Page 6

Franz Kafka
continuing to fast.
"All right, tidy this up now," said the supervisor. And they buried the
hunger artist along with the straw. But in his cage they put a young
panther. Even for a person with the dullest mind it was clearly
refreshing to see this wild animal throwing itself around in this cage,
which had been dreary for such a long time. It lacked nothing. Without
thinking about it for any length of time, the guards brought the animal
food. It enjoyed the taste and never seemed to miss its freedom. This
noble body, equipped with everything necessary, almost to the point of
bursting, also appeared to carry freedom around with it. That seem to
be located somewhere or other in its teeth, and its joy in living came
with such strong passion from its throat that it was not easy for
spectators to keep watching. But they controlled themselves, kept
pressing around the cage, and had no desire to move on.
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