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1、AHungerArtistbyFranzFatfkaDuringtheselastdecadestheinterestinprofessionalfastinghasmarkedlydiminished.Itusedtopayverywelltostagesuchgreatperformancesunderone'sownmanagement,buttodaythatisquiteimpossible.Weliveinadifferentworldnow.Atonetimethewholetowntookalivelyinter
2、estinthehungerartist;fromdaytodayofhisfasttheexcitementmounted;everybodywantedtoseehimatleastonceaday;therewerepeoplewhoboughtseasonticketsforthelastfewdaysandsatfrommorningtillnightinfrontofhissmallbarredcage;eveninthenighttimetherewerevisitinghours,whenthewholeeffe
3、ctwasheightenedbytorchflares;onfinedaysthecagewassetoutintheopenair,andthenitwasthechildren'sspecialtreattoseethehungerartist;fortheireldershewasoftenjustajokethathappenedtobeinfashion,butthechildrenstoodopenmouthed,holdingeachother'shandsforgreatersecurity,marveling
4、athimashesattherepallidinblacktights,withhisribsstickingoutsoprominently,notevenonaseatbutdownamongstrawontheground,sometimesgivingacourteousnod,answeringquestionswithaconstrainedsmile,orperhapsstretchinganarmthroughthebarssothatonemightfeelhowthinitwas,andthenagainw
5、ithdrawingdeepintohimself,payingnoattentiontoanyoneoranything,noteventotheall-importantstrikingoftheclockthatwastheonlypieceoffurnitureinhiscage,butmerelystaringintovacancywithhalf-shuteyes,nowandthentakingasipfromatinyglassofwatertomoistenhislips.Besidescasualonlook
6、erstherewerealsorelaysofpermanentwatchersselectedbythepublic,usuallybutchers,strangelyenough,anditwastheirtasktowatchthehungerartistdayandnight,threeofthematatime,incaseheshouldhavesomesecretrecoursetonourishment.Thiswasnothingbutaformality,instigatedtoreassurethemas
7、ses,fortheinitiatesknewwellenoughthatduringhisfasttheartistwouldneverinanycircumstances,notevenunderforciblecompulsion,swallowthesmallestmorseloffood;thehonorofhisprofessionforbadeit.Noteverywatcher,ofcourse,wascapableofunderstandingthis,therewereoftengroupsofnightwa
8、tcherswhowereverylaxincarryingouttheirdutiesanddeliberatelyhuddledtogetherinaretiredcornertoplaycardswithgreatabsorption,obviouslyi
