is to make a leap for the rim of the bucket.
The awakening artist must be ruthless, not only with
herself but with others. Once you make your break, you
can't turn around for your buddy who catches his trouser leg
on the barbed wire. The best thing you can do for that friend
(and he'd tell you this himself, if he really is your friend) is
to get over the wall and keep motating.
The best and only thing that one artist can do for another
is to serve as an example and an inspiration.
Now, let's consider the next aspect of Resistance:
symptoms.
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