- Post
- #785391
- Topic
- Random Thoughts
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/785391/action/topic#785391
- Time
You're not missing much.
It means "The flame is born free, and everywhere it is in irons*."
I'm not sure why he put the L in parentheses, unless he meant the word to double as "femme" (woman), which is pronounced as if it were ''famme.''
*as in chains, fetters.