A Hunger Artist

HY does his first fast only last 40 days?

when he is fasting for the first "demonstration" its ends 40 days in, Why?

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People think he cheats by sneaking food; his manager limits his fasting to forty days even though the hunger artist believes he can last longer; and he remains unsatisfied, even when the public leaves his performances happily.

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