Wilde said that to be ourselves it is necessary we wear masks. To have speech in a land of mutes: to have an ear in a land of deafness - how is communication possible? Sign language. The Philosopher, the poet, is banished to such a land. To avoid loneliness he must learn the speech of the natives. He must suspend his desire for speech and indulge the pettiness. Plato's cave: he must feign interest in shadows after experiencing the Sun. He is mocked if the prisoners are told of his preoccupation with the Sun. They are slaves. But a day is coming: the veil shall be taken off - they shall see what all along this madman was raving about.