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the art of meaning more than you said, while saying less than you meant
french originsBorn as a 1880s revolt against blunt realism
green lightGatsby's whole longing fits in one bulb
dream logicFreud read everyday objects like coded confessions
color codesRed means danger, love, or revolution depending on culture
flag mathStars, stripes, crescents: nations compressed into fabric