Stanley Glickman was a talented young man, even as a child. He was a gifted artist, ambitious.

He won awards for his art. At 25, Stanley Glickman moved from New York City to France.

In Paris, he studied art under some of the biggest names. In 1952, when he turned 26, he opened his own art studio.

He worked in it all day, and in the evenings he hung out at Café Don.

It was a life many could only dream of, but it wouldn't last.

One evening in 1952, Stanley went into Café Dong, like he always did.

He met up with old friends, though there were a couple of men he didn't recognize sitting

with them.

Somehow, politics came up in conversation, and things got heated.

Stanley stormed out, but one of the men followed after him.

The man begged Stanley to return to the cafe for an apology tea to calm

his nerves. Stanley agreed. This was the last normal moment in Stanley's life. Halfway through

his tea he felt strange. Things looked different. Everything was distorted. The group of men surrounding Stanley

seemed to be observing him, studying him. Stanley ran out, fearing he had been poisoned. Shadow figures

followed him on his way home. He hallucinated through the streets of Paris for two weeks

until he passed out and found himself

in the American Hospital of Paris.

His medical records don't say this, but in an affidavit, he claims to have received

electroshock therapy via catheter and more hallucinogenic drugs.

He escaped, but found himself back in the hospital again.

He remained there for seven days, during which he received more shock therapy and more drugs. After this, life was never the

same for Stanley. He never held a job. Never had another girlfriend. He barely left his apartment.

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