Chapter 5: Solitude
'I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.' He describes his sympathy with nature during a gentle rain.
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From Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau defends his solitary life, arguing that nature provides infinite companionship and that society is often cheapening.
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