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What does it mean?
A bleak image links daily routine with death, calling an apartment a coffin.
In plain terms
Living in your apartment feels like waiting to die.
What can you take from it?
Routine can feel deadly.

Where it applies

  • urban life
  • depression

Putting it to work

  • assess living conditions
  • seek connection

Questions to consider

  • Where do you feel trapped?
  • How is your living space?

Another view

The metaphor is extreme.

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