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    The document summarizes Jean-Dominique Bauby's biography and his experience with locked-in syndrome after suffering a stroke. It notes that while his body was paralyzed with only his eyelids able to move, he was able to dictate an entire novel using eye blinks to communicate letter by letter. The document also lists themes of nostalgia, memories, loneliness, isolation, and the strength of the human mind explored in Bauby's novel.

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    The document summarizes Jean-Dominique Bauby's biography and his experience with locked-in syndrome after suffering a stroke. It notes that while his body was paralyzed with only his eyelids able to move, he was able to dictate an entire novel using eye blinks to communicate letter by letter. The document also lists themes of nostalgia, memories, loneliness, isolation, and the strength of the human mind explored in Bauby's novel.

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    The Diving Bell and The Butterfly

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    The document summarizes Jean-Dominique Bauby's biography and his experience with locked-in syndrome after suffering a stroke. It notes that while his body was paralyzed with only his eyelids able to move, he was able to dictate an entire novel using eye blinks to communicate letter by letter. The document also lists themes of nostalgia, memories, loneliness, isolation, and the strength of the human mind explored in Bauby's novel.

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