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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,M>Y ,WOLL/ONECRAFT 

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,I HAVE ONCE MORE1 MY FRI5D1 TAK5 FLI<T1 = ,I LEFT ,TONSB]G YE/]DAY1 BUT ) AN 9T5TION ( RETURN+ 9 MY WAY BACK TO ,SW$54 

,! ROAD TO ,LAURVIG IS V]Y F9E1 & ! C\NTRY ! BE/ CULTIVAT$ 9 ,NORWAY4  ,I NEV] BE=E ADMIR$ ! BEE* TREE1 & :5 ,I MET /RAGGL]S H]E !Y PLEAS$ ME /ILL LESS4  ,LONG & LANK1 !Y W\LD HAVE =C$ ME TO ALL[ ?AT ! L9E ( BEAUTY REQUIRES SOME CURVES1 IF ! /ATELY P9E1 /&+ NE>1 ]ECT1 ?R[+ H] VA/ >MS >\ND1 HAD NOT LOOK$ BEAUTIFUL 9 OPPOSITION TO SU* N>R[ RULES4 

,9 !SE RESPECTS MY V]Y REASON OBLIGES ME TO P]MIT MY FEEL+S TO BE MY CRIT]ION4  ,:ATEV] EXCITES EMOTION HAS *>MS = ME1 ?\< ,I 9SI/ ?AT ! CULTIVATION ( ! M9D BY W>M+1 NAY1 ALMO/ CREAT+ ! IMAG9ATION1 PRODUCES TA/E & AN IMM5SE V>IETY ( S5SATIONS & EMOTIONS1 P>TAK+ ( ! EXQUISITE PLEASURE 9SPIR$ BY BEAUTY & SUBLIMITY4  ,AS ,I KN[ ( NO 5D TO !M1 ! WORD 9F9ITE1 SO (T5 MISAPPLI$1 MI<T ON ?IS OCCASION BE 9TRODUC$ ) SOME?+ LIKE PROPRIETY4 

,BUT ,I HAVE RAMBL$ AWAY AGA94  ,I 9T5D$ TO HAVE REM>K$ TO Y\ ! EFFECT PRODUC$ BY A GROVE ( T[]+ BEE*1 ! AIRY LI<TNESS ( !IR FOLIAGE ADMITT+ A DEGREE ( SUN%9E1 :I*1 GIV+ A TRANSP>5CY TO ! LEAVES1 EXHIBIT$ AN APPE>ANCE ( FRE%NESS & ELEGANCE ?AT ,I HAD NEV] BE=E REM>K$4  ,I ?\<T ( DESCRIPTIONS ( ,ITALIAN SC5]Y4  ,BUT !SE EVANESC5T GRACES SEEM$ ! EFFECT ( 5*ANTM5T2 & ,I IMP]CEPTIBLY BREA!D S(TLY1 LE/ ,I %\LD DE/ROY :AT WAS REAL1 YET LOOK$ SO LIKE ! CREATION ( FANCY4  ,DRYD5'S FABLE ( ! FL[] & ! LEAF WAS NOT A MORE POETICAL REV]IE4 

,ADIEU1 H[EV]1 TO FANCY1 & TO ALL ! S5TIM5TS :I* 5NOBLE \R NATURE4  ,I >RIV$ AT ,LAURVIG1 & F\ND MYSELF 9 ! MID/ ( A GR\P ( LAWY]S ( DIFF]5T DESCRIPTIONS4  ,MY HEAD TURN$ R\ND1 MY HE>T GREW SICK1 AS ,I REG>D$ VISAGES DE=M$ BY VICE1 & LI/5$ TO ACC\NTS ( *ICAN]Y ?AT WAS CONT9UALLY EMBROIL+ ! IGNORANT4  ,!SE LOCU/S WILL PROBABLY DIM9I% AS ! PEOPLE BECOME MORE 5LI<T5$4  ,9 ?IS P]IOD ( SOCIAL LIFE ! COMMONALTY >E ALWAYS CUNN+LY ATT5TIVE TO !IR [N 9T]E/2 BUT !IR FACULTIES1 CONF9$ TO A FEW OBJECTS1 >E SO N>R[$1 ?AT !Y CANNOT DISCOV] IT 9 ! G5]AL GOOD4  ,! PR(ESSION ( ! LAW R5D]S A SET ( M5 /ILL %REWD] & MORE SELFI% ?AN ! RE/2 & IT IS !SE M51 :OSE WITS HAVE BE5 %>P5$ BY KNAV]Y1 :O H]E UND]M9E MORALITY1 CONF\ND+ RI<T & WRONG4 

,! ,C\NT ( ,B]N/ORFF1 :O REALLY APPE>S TO ME1 FROM ALL ,I CAN GA!R1 TO HAVE ! GOOD ( ! PEOPLE AT HE>T1 AW>E ( ?IS1 HAS LATELY S5T TO ! MAYOR ( EA* DI/RICT TO NAME1 ACCORD+ TO ! SIZE ( ! PLACE1 F\R OR SIX ( ! BE/-9=M$ 9HABITANTS1 NOT M5 ( ! LAW1 \T ( :I* ! CITIZ5S W]E TO ELECT TWO1 :O >E TO BE T]M$ M$IATORS4  ,!IR (FICE IS TO 5DEAVOR TO PREV5T LITIGI\S SUITS1 & CONCILIATE DIFF]5CES4  ,& NO SUIT IS TO BE COMM5C$ BE=E ! P>TIES HAVE DISCUSS$ ! DISPUTE AT !IR WEEKLY MEET+4  ,IF A RECONCILIATION %\LD1 9 CONSEQU5CE1 TAKE PLACE1 IT IS TO BE REGI/]$1 & ! P>TIES >E NOT ALL[$ TO RETRACT4 

,BY !SE MEANS IGNORANT PEOPLE WILL BE PREV5T$ FROM APPLY+ = ADVICE TO M5 :O MAY JU/LY BE T]M$ /IRR]S-UP ( /RIFE4  ,!Y HAVE = A LONG TIME1 TO USE A SIGNIFICANT VULG>ISM1 SET ! PEOPLE BY ! E>S1 & LIVE BY ! SPOIL !Y CAU<T UP 9 ! SCRAMBLE4  ,!RE IS SOME REASON TO HOPE ?AT ?IS REGULATION WILL DIM9I% !IR NUMB]1 & RE/RA9 !IR MIS*IEV\S ACTIVITY4  ,BUT TILL TRIALS BY JURY >E E/ABLI%$1 LITTLE JU/ICE CAN BE EXPECT$ 9 ,NORWAY4  ,JUDGES :O CANNOT BE BRIB$ >E (T5 TIMID1 & AFRAID ( (F5D+ BOLD KNAVES1 LE/ !Y %\LD RAISE A SET ( HORNETS AB\T !MSELVES4  ,! FE> ( C5SURE UND]M9ES ALL 5]GY ( *>ACT]2 &1 LABOR+ TO BE PRUD5T1 !Y LOSE SI<T ( RECTITUDE4  ,BESIDES1 NO?+ IS LEFT TO !IR CONSCI5CE1 OR SAGACITY2 !Y MU/ BE GOV]N$ BY EVID5CE1 ?\< 9T]NALLY CONV9C$ ?AT IT IS FALSE4 

,!RE IS A CONSID]ABLE IRON MANUFACTORY AT ,LAURVIG = CO>SE WORK1 & A LAKE NE> ! T[N SUPPLIES ! WAT] NECESS>Y = WORK+ SEV]AL MILLS BELONG+ TO IT4 

,?IS E/ABLI%M5T BELONGS TO ! ,C\NT ( ,LAURVIG4  ,)\T A =TUNE & 9FLU5CE EQUAL TO HIS1 SU* A WORK C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 SET AFLOAT2 P]SONAL =TUNES >E NOT YET SUFFICI5T TO SUPPORT SU* UND]TAK+S4  ,NEV]!LESS ! 9HABITANTS ( ! T[N SPEAK ( ! SIZE ( HIS E/ATE AS AN EVIL1 BECAUSE IT OB/RUCTS COMM]CE4  ,! OCCUPI]S ( SMALL F>MS >E OBLIG$ TO BR+ !IR WOOD TO ! NEI<BOR+ SEAPORTS TO BE %IPP$2 BUT HE1 WI%+ TO 9CREASE ! VALUE ( HIS1 WILL NOT ALL[ IT TO BE ?US GRADUALLY CUT D[N1 :I* TURNS ! TRADE 9TO ANO!R *ANNEL4  ,ADD$ TO ?IS1 NATURE IS AGA9/ !M1 ! BAY BE+ OP5 & 9SECURE4  ,I C\LD NOT HELP SMIL+ :5 ,I WAS 9=M$ ?AT 9 A H>D GALE A VESSEL HAD BE5 WRECK$ 9 ! MA9 /REET4  ,:5 !RE >E SU* A NUMB] ( EXCELL5T H>BORS ON ! COA/1 IT IS A PITY ?AT ACCID5T HAS MADE ONE ( ! L>GE/ T[NS GR[ UP ON A BAD ONE4 

,! FA!R ( ! PRES5T C\NT WAS A DI/ANT RELATION ( ! FAMILY2 HE RESID$ CON/ANTLY 9 ,D5M>K1 & HIS SON FOLL[S HIS EXAMPLE4  ,!Y HAVE NOT BE5 9 POSSESSION ( ! E/ATE MANY YE>S2 & !IR PR$ECESSOR LIV$ NE> ! T[N1 9TRODUC+ A DEGREE ( PR(LIGACY ( MANN]S :I* HAS BE5 RU9\S TO ! 9HABITANTS 9 EV]Y RESPECT1 !IR =TUNES NOT BE+ EQUAL TO ! PREVAIL+ EXTRAVAGANCE4 

,:AT LITTLE ,I HAVE SE5 ( ! MANN]S ( ! PEOPLE DOES NOT PLEASE ME SO WELL AS ?OSE ( ,TONSB]G4  ,I AM =EW>N$ ?AT ,I %ALL F9D !M /ILL MORE CUNN+ & FRAUDUL5T AS ,I ADVANCE T[>DS ! WE/W>D1 9 PROPORTION AS TRAFFIC TAKES PLACE ( AGRICULTURE1 = !IR T[NS >E BUILT ON NAK$ ROCKS1 ! /REETS >E N>R[ BRIDGES1 & ! 9HABITANTS >E ALL SEAF>+ M51 OR [N]S ( %IPS1 :O KEEP %OPS4 

,! 9N ,I WAS AT 9 ,LAURVIG ?IS J\RNEY WAS NOT ! SAME ?AT ,I WAS AT BE=E4  ,IT IS A GOOD ONE--! PEOPLE CIVIL1 & ! ACCOMMODATIONS DEC5T4  ,!Y SEEM TO BE BETT] PROVID$ 9 ,SW$52 BUT 9 JU/ICE ,I \<T TO ADD ?AT !Y *>GE MORE EXTRAVAGANTLY4  ,MY BILL AT ,TONSB]G WAS ALSO MU* HI<] ?AN ,I HAD PAID 9 ,SW$51 & MU* HI<] ?AN IT \<T TO HAVE BE5 :]E PROVISION IS SO *EAP4  ,9DE$1 !Y SEEM TO CONSID] =EIGN]S AS /RANG]S :OM !Y %ALL NEV] SEE AGA91 & MAY FAIRLY PLUCK4  ,& ! 9HABITANTS ( ! WE/]N COA/1 ISOLAT$1 AS IT W]E1 REG>D ?OSE ( ! EA/ ALMO/ AS /RANG]S4  ,EA* T[N 9 ?AT QU>T] SEEMS TO BE A GREAT FAMILY1 SUSPICI\S ( EV]Y O!R1 ALL[+ NONE TO *EAT !M BUT !MSELVES2 &1 RI<T OR WRONG1 !Y SUPPORT ONE ANO!R 9 ! FACE ( JU/ICE4 

,ON ?IS J\RNEY ,I WAS =TUNATE 5\< TO HAVE ONE COMPANION ) MORE 5L>G$ VIEWS ?AN ! G5]ALITY ( HIS C\NTRYM51 :O SPOKE ,5GLI% TOL]ABLY4 

,I WAS 9=M$ ?AT WE MI<T /ILL ADVANCE A MILE & A QU>T] 9 \R CABRIOLES2 AFT]W>DS !RE WAS NO *OICE1 BUT ( A S+LE HORSE & WRET*$ PA?1 OR A BOAT1 ! USUAL MODE ( TRAVEL+4 

,WE !RE=E S5T \R BAGGAGE =W>D 9 ! BOAT1 & FOLL[$ RA!R SL[LY1 = ! ROAD WAS ROCKY & S&Y4  ,WE PASS$1 H[EV]1 ?R\< SEV]AL BEE* GROVES1 :I* /ILL DELI<T$ ME BY ! FRE%NESS ( !IR LI<T GRE5 FOLIAGE1 & ! ELEGANCE ( !IR ASSEMBLAGE1 =M+ RETREATS TO VEIL )\T OBSCUR+ ! SUN4 

,I WAS SURPRIS$1 AT APPROA*+ ! WAT]1 TO F9D A LITTLE CLU/] ( H\SES PLEASANTLY SITUAT$1 & AN EXCELL5T 9N4  ,I C\LD HAVE WI%$ TO HAVE REMA9$ !RE ALL NI<T2 BUT AS ! W9D WAS FAIR1 & ! EV5+ F9E1 ,I WAS AFRAID TO TRU/ TO ! W9D--! UNC]TA9 W9D ( TO-MORR[4  ,WE !RE=E LEFT ,HELG]AAC IMM$IATELY ) ! DECL9+ SUN4 

,?\< WE W]E 9 ! OP5 SEA1 WE SAIL$ MORE AMONG ! ROCKS & ISL&S ?AN 9 MY PASSAGE FROM ,/ROM/AD2 & !Y (T5 =C$ V]Y PICTURESQUE COMB9ATIONS4  ,FEW ( ! HI< RIDGES W]E 5TIRELY B>E2 ! SE$S ( SOME P9ES OR FIRS HAD BE5 WAFT$ BY ! W9DS OR WAVES1 & !Y /OOD TO BRAVE ! ELEM5TS4 

,SITT+1 !N1 9 A LITTLE BOAT ON ! OCEAN1 AMID /RANG]S1 ) SORR[ & C>E PRESS+ H>D ON ME--BUFFET+ ME AB\T FROM CLIME TO CLIME--,I FELT 

0,LIKE ! LONE %RUB AT R&OM CA/1 

,?AT SI<S & TREMBLES AT EA* BLA/60 

,ON SOME ( ! L>GE/ ROCKS !RE W]E ACTUALLY GROVES1 ! RETREAT ( FOXES & H>ES1 :I*1 ,I SUPPOSE1 HAD TRIPP$ OV] ! ICE DUR+ ! W9T]1 )\T ?9K+ TO REGA9 ! MA9 L& BE=E ! ?AW4 

,SEV]AL ( ! ISL&S W]E 9HABIT$ BY PILOTS2 & ! ,NORWEGIAN PILOTS >E ALL[$ TO BE ! BE/ 9 ! WORLD--P]FECTLY ACQUA9T$ ) !IR COA/1 & EV] AT H& TO OBS]VE ! FIR/ SIGNAL OR SAIL4  ,!Y PAY A SMALL TAX TO ! K+ & TO ! REGULAT+ (FIC]1 & 5JOY ! FRUIT ( !IR 9DEFATIGABLE 9DU/RY4 

,ONE ( ! ISL&S1 CALL$ ,VIRG9 ,L&1 IS A FLAT1 ) SOME DEP? ( E>?1 EXT5D+ = HALF A ,NORWEGIAN MILE1 ) ?REE F>MS ON IT1 TOL]ABLY WELL CULTIVAT$4 

,ON SOME ( ! B>E ROCKS ,I SAW /RAGGL+ H\SES2 !Y ROSE ABOVE ! D5OM9ATION ( HUTS 9HABIT$ BY FI%]M54  ,MY COMPANIONS ASSUR$ ME ?AT !Y W]E V]Y COM=TABLE DWELL+S1 & ?AT !Y HAVE NOT ONLY ! NECESS>IES1 BUT EV5 :AT MI<T BE RECKON$ ! SUP]FLUITIES ( LIFE4  ,IT WAS TOO LATE = ME TO GO ON %ORE1 IF Y\ WILL ALL[ ME TO GIVE ?AT NAME TO %IV]+ ROCKS1 TO ASC]TA9 ! FACT4 

,BUT RA9 COM+ ON1 & ! NI<T GR[+ D>K1 ! PILOT DECL>$ ?AT IT W\LD BE DANG]\S = US TO ATTEMPT TO GO TO ! PLACE ( \R DE/9ATION--,EA/ ,RUSO]--A ,NORWEGIAN MILE & A HALF FUR!R2 & WE DET]M9$ TO /OP = ! NI<T AT A LITTLE HAV51 SOME HALF DOZ5 H\SES SCATT]$ UND] ! CURVE ( A ROCK4  ,?\< IT BECAME D>K] & D>K]1 \R PILOT AVOID$ ! BL9D ROCKS ) GREAT DEXT]ITY4 

,IT WAS AB\T T5 O'CLOCK :5 WE >RIV$1 & ! OLD HO/ESS QUICKLY PREP>$ ME A COM=TABLE B$--A LITTLE TOO S(T OR SO1 BUT ,I WAS WE>Y2 & OP5+ ! W9D[ TO ADMIT ! SWEETE/ ( BREEZES TO FAN ME TO SLEEP1 ,I SUNK 9TO ! MO/ LUXURI\S RE/3 IT WAS MORE ?AN REFRE%+4  ,! HOSPITABLE SPRITES ( ! GROTS SURELY HOV]$ R\ND MY PILL[2 &1 IF ,I AWOKE1 IT WAS TO LI/5 TO ! MELODI\S :ISP]+ ( ! W9D AMONG !M1 OR TO FEEL ! MILD BREA? ( MORN4  ,LI<T SLUMB]S PRODUC$ DREAMS1 :]E ,P>ADISE WAS BE=E ME4  ,MY LITTLE *]UB WAS AGA9 HID+ H] FACE 9 MY BOSOM4  ,I HE>D H] SWEET COO+ BEAT ON MY HE>T FROM ! CLIFFS1 & SAW H] T9Y FOOT/EPS ON ! S&S4  ,NEW-BORN HOPES SEEM$1 LIKE ! RA9B[1 TO APPE> 9 ! CL\DS ( SORR[1 FA9T1 YET SUFFICI5T TO AMUSE AWAY DESPAIR4 

,SOME REFRE%+ BUT HEAVY %[]S HAVE DETA9$ US2 & H]E ,I AM WRIT+ QUITE ALONE--SOME?+ MORE ?AN GAY1 = :I* ,I WANT A NAME4 

,I C\LD ALMO/ FANCY MYSELF 9 ,NOOTKA ,S\ND1 OR ON SOME ( ! ISL&S ON ! NOR?-WE/ COA/ ( ,AM]ICA4  ,WE 5T]$ BY A N>R[ PASS ?R\< ! ROCKS1 :I* FROM ?IS ABODE APPE> MORE ROMANTIC ?AN Y\ CAN WELL IMAG9E2 & SEAL-SK9S HANG+ AT ! DOOR TO DRY ADD TO ! ILLUSION4 

,IT IS 9DE$ A CORN] ( ! WORLD1 BUT Y\ W\LD BE SURPRIS$ TO SEE ! CLEANL9ESS & COM=T ( ! DWELL+4  ,! %ELVES >E NOT ONLY %9+ ) PEWT] & QUE5'S W>E1 BUT SOME >TICLES 9 SILV]1 MORE POND]\S1 IT IS TRUE1 ?AN ELEGANT4  ,! L95 IS GOOD1 AS WELL AS :ITE4  ,ALL ! FEMALES SP91 & !RE IS A LOOM 9 ! KIT*54  ,A SORT ( 9DIVIDUAL TA/E APPE>$ 9 ! >RANGEM5T ( ! FURNITURE 7?IS IS NOT ! PLACE = IMITATION7 & A K9DNESS 9 !IR DESIRE TO OBLIGE4  ,H[ SUP]IOR TO ! API% POLIT5ESS ( ! T[NS6 :]E ! PEOPLE1 AFFECT+ TO BE WELL BR$1 FATIGUE ) !IR 5DLESS C]EMONY4 

,! MI/RESS IS A WID[1 H] DAU<T] IS M>RI$ TO A PILOT1 & HAS ?REE C[S4  ,!Y HAVE A LITTLE PAT* ( L& AT AB\T ! DI/ANCE ( TWO ,5GLI% MILES1 :]E !Y MAKE HAY = ! W9T]1 :I* !Y BR+ HOME 9 A BOAT4  ,!Y LIVE H]E V]Y *EAP1 GETT+ MONEY FROM ! VESSELS :I* /RESS ( WEA!R1 OR O!R CAUSES1 BR+ 9TO !IR H>BOR4  ,I SUSPECT1 BY !IR FURNITURE1 ?AT !Y SMUGGLE A LITTLE4  ,I CAN N[ CR$IT ! ACC\NT ( ! O!R H\SES1 :I* ,I LA/ NI<T ?\<T EXAGG]AT$4 

,I HAVE BE5 CONV]S+ ) ONE ( MY COMPANIONS RESPECT+ ! LAWS & REGULATIONS ( ,NORWAY4  ,HE IS A MAN )9 GREAT PORTION ( COMMON S5SE & HE>T--YES1 A W>M HE>T4  ,?IS IS NOT ! FIR/ TIME ,I HAVE REM>K$ HE>T )\T S5TIM5T2 !Y >E DI/9CT4  ,! =M] DEP5DS ON ! RECTITUDE ( ! FEEL+S1 ON TRU? ( SYMPA?Y2 !SE *>ACT]S HAVE MORE T5D]NESS ?AN PASSION2 ! LATT] HAS A HI<] S\RCE--CALL IT IMAG9ATION1 G5IUS1 OR :AT Y\ WILL1 IT IS SOME?+ V]Y DIFF]5T4  ,I HAVE BE5 LAU<+ ) !SE SIMPLE WOR?Y FOLK--TO GIVE Y\ ONE ( MY HALF-SCORE ,DANI% WORDS--& LETT+ AS MU* ( MY HE>T FL[ \T 9 SYMPA?Y AS !Y CAN TAKE4  ,ADIEU6  ,I MU/ TRIP UP ! ROCKS4  ,! RA9 IS EV]4  ,LET ME CAT* PLEASURE ON ! W+--,I MAY BE MELAN*OLY TO-MORR[4  ,N[ ALL MY N]VES KEEP TIME ) ! MELODY ( NATURE4  ,AH6 LET ME BE HAPPY :IL/ ,I CAN4  ,! TE> />TS AS ,I ?9K ( IT4  ,I MU/ FLEE FROM ?\<T1 & F9D REFUGE FROM SORR[ 9 A /RONG IMAG9ATION--! ONLY SOLACE = A FEEL+ HE>T4  ,PHANTOMS ( BLISS6 IDEAL =MS ( EXCELL5CE6 AGA9 5CLOSE ME 9 Y\R MAGIC CIRCLE1 & WIPE CLE> FROM MY REMEMBRANCE ! DISAPPO9TM5TS ?AT READ] ! SYMPA?Y PA9FUL1 :I* EXP]I5CE RA!R 9CREASES ?AN DAMPS1 BY GIV+ ! 9DULG5CE ( FEEL+ ! SANCTION ( REASON4 

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