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	In a ''Collier’s'' article, Mendes-France{{refn\|French Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1954~~-55~~, [[w:Pierre Mendès France\|Pierre Mendès-France]] (1907~~-82~~), wrote an account of his 1941 escape from a Vichy prison, “Escape: How I Fled to Freedom,” in the ~~December~~ 24~~, 1954~~ issue of ''Collier’s''.}} wrote about climbing a wall after he had studied it for six months from the window of his cell. Studying it that way he saw tiny crevices and cracks which would give him hand-holds up the vertical face. This is an active demonstration of the values of concentration, and the need to liberate oneself from the word. A “wall” means something one cannot climb. But suppose one approaches a wall with the idea that it is ''climbable''. Immediately it is converted in meaning to its opposite—a road, an escape.		In a ''Collier’s'' article, Mendes-France{{refn\|French Minister of Foreign Affairs, {{daterange\|1954\|1955}}, [[w:Pierre Mendès France\|Pierre Mendès-France]] ({{daterange\|1907\|1982}}), wrote an account of his 1941 escape from a Vichy prison, “Escape: How I Fled to Freedom,” in the {{date\|1954-12-24\|MDY}} issue of ''Collier’s''.}} wrote about climbing a wall after he had studied it for six months from the window of his cell. Studying it that way he saw tiny crevices and cracks which would give him hand-holds up the vertical face. This is an active demonstration of the values of concentration, and the need to liberate oneself from the word. A “wall” means something one cannot climb. But suppose one approaches a wall with the idea that it is ''climbable''. Immediately it is converted in meaning to its opposite—a road, an escape.

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	In a ''Collier’s'' article, ~~[Pierre]~~ Mendes-France~~<ref>~~French Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1954-55, [[w:Pierre Mendès France\|Mendès-France]] (1907-82), wrote an account of his 1941 escape from a Vichy prison, “Escape: How I Fled to Freedom,” in the December 24, 1954 issue of ''Collier’s''.~~</ref>~~ wrote about climbing a wall after he had studied it for six months from the window of his cell. Studying it that way he saw tiny crevices and cracks which would give him hand-holds up the vertical face. This is an active demonstration of the values of concentration, and the need to liberate oneself from the word. A “wall” means something one cannot climb. But suppose one approaches a wall with the idea that it is ''climbable''. Immediately it is converted in meaning to its opposite—a road, an escape.		In a ''Collier’s'' article, Mendes-France{{refn\|French Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1954-55, [[w:Pierre Mendès France\|Pierre Mendès-France]] (1907-82), wrote an account of his 1941 escape from a Vichy prison, “Escape: How I Fled to Freedom,” in the December 24, 1954 issue of ''Collier’s''.}} wrote about climbing a wall after he had studied it for six months from the window of his cell. Studying it that way he saw tiny crevices and cracks which would give him hand-holds up the vertical face. This is an active demonstration of the values of concentration, and the need to liberate oneself from the word. A “wall” means something one cannot climb. But suppose one approaches a wall with the idea that it is ''climbable''. Immediately it is converted in meaning to its opposite—a road, an escape.

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	In a ''Collier’s'' article, [Pierre] Mendes-France<ref>French Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1954-55, [[w:Pierre Mendès France\|Mendès-France]] (1907-82), wrote an account of his 1941 escape from a Vichy prison, “Escape: How I Fled to Freedom,” in the December 24, 1954 issue of ''Collier’s''.</ref> wrote about climbing a wall after he had studied it for six months from the window of his cell. Studying it that way he saw tiny crevices and cracks which would give him hand-holds up the vertical face. This is an active demonstration of the values of concentration, and the need to liberate oneself from the word. A “wall” means something one cannot climb. But suppose one approaches a wall with the idea that it is climbable. Immediately it is converted in meaning to its opposite—a road, an escape.		In a ''Collier’s'' article, [Pierre] Mendes-France<ref>French Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1954-55, [[w:Pierre Mendès France\|Mendès-France]] (1907-82), wrote an account of his 1941 escape from a Vichy prison, “Escape: How I Fled to Freedom,” in the December 24, 1954 issue of ''Collier’s''.</ref> wrote about climbing a wall after he had studied it for six months from the window of his cell. Studying it that way he saw tiny crevices and cracks which would give him hand-holds up the vertical face. This is an active demonstration of the values of concentration, and the need to liberate oneself from the word. A “wall” means something one cannot climb. But suppose one approaches a wall with the idea that it is ''climbable''. Immediately it is converted in meaning to its opposite—a road, an escape.

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In a ''Collier’s'' article, [Pierre] Mendes-France<ref>French Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1954-55, [[w:Pierre Mendès France|Mendès-France]] (1907-82), wrote an account of his 1941 escape from a Vichy prison, “Escape: How I Fled to Freedom,” in the December 24, 1954 issue of ''Collier’s''.</ref> wrote about climbing a wall after he had studied it for six months from the window of his cell. Studying it that way he saw tiny crevices and cracks which would give him hand-holds up the vertical face. This is an active demonstration of the values of concentration, and the need to liberate oneself from the word. A “wall” means something one cannot climb. But suppose one approaches a wall with the idea that it is climbable. Immediately it is converted in meaning to its opposite—a road, an escape.

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