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,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,I LEFT ,*RI/IANIA YE/]DAY4  ,! WEA!R WAS NOT V]Y F9E1 & HAV+ BE5 A LITTLE DELAY$ ON ! ROAD1 ,I F\ND ?AT IT WAS TOO LATE TO GO R\ND1 A C\PLE ( MILES1 TO SEE ! CASCADE NE> ,FR$]IC/ADT1 :I* ,I HAD DET]M9$ TO VISIT4  ,BESIDES1 AS ,FR$]IC/ADT IS A =TRESS1 IT WAS NECESS>Y TO >RIVE !RE BE=E !Y %UT ! GATE4 

,! ROAD ALONG ! RIV] IS V]Y ROMANTIC1 ?\< ! VIEWS >E NOT GR&2 & ! RI*ES ( ,NORWAY1 ITS TIMB]1 FLOATS SIL5TLY D[N ! /REAM1 (T5 IMP$$ 9 ITS C\RSE BY ISL&S & LITTLE CAT>ACTS1 ! (FSPR+1 AS IT W]E1 ( ! GREAT ONE ,I HAD FREQU5TLY HE>D DESCRIB$4 

,I F\ND AN EXCELL5T 9N AT ,FR$]IC/ADT1 & WAS GRATIFI$ BY ! K9D ATT5TION ( ! HO/ESS1 :O1 P]CEIV+ ?AT MY CLO!S W]E WET1 TOOK GREAT PA9S PROCURE ME1 AS A /RANG]1 EV]Y COM=T = ! NI<T4 

,IT HAD RA9$ V]Y H>D1 & WE PASS$ ! F]RY 9 ! D>K )\T GETT+ \T ( \R C>RIAGE1 :I* ,I ?9K WRONG1 AS ! HORSES >E SOMETIMES UNRULY4  ,FATIGUE & MELAN*OLY1 H[EV]1 HAD MADE ME REG>DLESS :E!R ,I W5T D[N OR ACROSS ! /REAM1 & ,I DID NOT KN[ ?AT ,I WAS WET BE=E ! HO/ESS M>K$ IT4  ,MY IMAG9ATION HAS NEV] YET SEV]$ ME FROM MY GRIEFS1 & MY M9D HAS SELDOM BE5 SO FREE AS TO ALL[ MY BODY TO BE DELICATE4 

,H[ ,I AM ALT]$ BY DISAPPO9TM5T6  ,:5 GO+ TO ,LISBON1 ! ELA/ICITY ( MY M9D WAS SUFFICI5T TO W>D (F WE>9ESS1 & MY IMAG9ATION /ILL C\LD DIP H] BRU% 9 ! RA9B[ ( FANCY1 & SKET* FUTURITY 9 GL[+ COLORS4  ,N[--BUT LET ME TALK ( SOME?+ ELSE--WILL Y\ GO ) ME TO ! CASCADE8 

,! CROSS ROAD TO IT WAS RUGG$ & DRE>Y2 & ?\< A CONSID]ABLE EXT5T ( L& WAS CULTIVAT$ ON ALL SIDES1 YET ! ROCKS W]E 5TIRELY B>E1 :I* SURPRIS$ ME1 AS !Y W]E MORE ON A LEVEL ) ! SURFACE ?AN ANY ,I HAD YET SE54  ,ON 9QUIRY1 H[EV]1 ,I LE>N$ ?AT SOME YE>S S9CE A =E/ HAD BE5 BURNT4  ,?IS APPE>ANCE ( DESOLATION WAS BEYOND MEASURE GLOOMY1 9SPIR+ EMOTIONS ?AT /]ILITY HAD NEV] PRODUC$4  ,FIRES ( ?IS K9D >E OCCASION$ BY ! W9D SUDD5LY RIS+ :5 ! F>M]S >E BURN+ ROOTS ( TREES1 /ALKS ( BEANS1 @&C1 ) :I* !Y MANURE ! GR\ND4  ,! DEVA/ATION MU/1 9DE$1 BE T]RIBLE1 :5 ?IS1 LIT]ALLY SPEAK+1 WILDFIRE1 RUNS ALONG ! =E/1 FLY+ FROM TOP TO TOP1 & CRACKL+ AMONG ! BRAN*ES4  ,! SOIL1 AS WELL AS ! TREES1 IS SWEPT AWAY BY ! DE/RUCTIVE TORR5T2 & ! C\NTRY1 DESPOIL$ ( BEAUTY & RI*ES1 IS LEFT TO M\RN = AGES4 

,ADMIR+1 AS ,I DO1 !SE NOBLE =E/S1 :I* SEEM TO BID DEFIANCE TO TIME1 ,I LOOK$ ) PA9 ON ! RIDGE ( ROCKS ?AT /RET*$ F> BEYOND MY EYE1 =M]LY CR[N$ ) ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL V]DURE4 

,I HAVE (T5 M5TION$ ! GR&EUR1 BUT ,I FEEL MYSELF UNEQUAL TO ! TASK ( CONVEY+ AN IDEA ( ! BEAUTY & ELEGANCE ( ! SC5E :5 ! SPIRY TOPS ( ! P9ES >E LOAD$ ) RIP5+ SE$1 & ! SUN GIVES A GL[ TO !IR LI<T-GRE5 T+E1 :I* IS *ANG+ 9TO PURPLE1 ONE TREE MORE OR LESS ADVANC$ CONTRA/$ ) ANO!R4  ,! PR(USION ) :I* ,NATURE HAS DECK$ !M ) P5DANT HONORS1 PREV5TS ALL SURPRISE AT SEE+ 9 EV]Y CREVICE SOME SAPL+ /RUGGL+ = EXI/5CE4  ,VA/ MASSES ( /ONE >E ?US 5CIRCL$1 & ROOTS TORN UP BY ! /ORMS BECOME A %ELT] = A Y\NG G5]ATION4  ,! P9E & FIR WOODS1 LEFT 5TIRELY TO ,NATURE1 DISPLAY AN 5DLESS V>IETY2 & ! PA?S 9 ! WOODS >E NOT 5TANGL$ ) FALL5 LEAVES1 :I* >E ONLY 9T]E/+ :IL/ !Y >E FLUTT]+ BETWE5 LIFE & DEA?4  ,! GRAY COBWEB-LIKE APPE>ANCE ( ! AG$ P9ES IS A MU* F9] IMAGE ( DECAY2 ! FIB]S :IT5+ AS !Y LOSE !IR MOI/URE1 IMPRISON$ LIFE SEEMS TO BE /EAL+ AWAY4  ,I CANNOT TELL :Y1 BUT DEA?1 UND] EV]Y =M1 APPE>S TO ME LIKE SOME?+ GETT+ FREE TO EXP& 9 ,I KN[ NOT :AT ELEM5T--NAY1 ,I FEEL ?AT ?IS CONSCI\S BE+ MU/ BE AS UNFETT]$1 HAVE ! W+S ( ?\<T1 BE=E IT CAN BE HAPPY4 

,REA*+ ! CASCADE1 OR RA!R CAT>ACT1 ! RO>+ ( :I* HAD A LONG TIME ANN\NC$ ITS VIC9ITY1 MY S\L WAS HURRI$ BY ! FALLS 9TO A NEW TRA9 ( REFLECTIONS4  ,! IMPETU\S DA%+ ( ! REB\ND+ TORR5T FROM ! D>K CAVITIES :I* MOCK$ ! EXPLOR+ EYE PRODUC$ AN EQUAL ACTIVITY 9 MY M9D4  ,MY ?\<TS D>T$ FROM E>? TO HEAV51 & ,I ASK$ MYSELF :Y ,I WAS *A9$ TO LIFE & ITS MIS]Y4  ,/ILL ! TUMULTU\S EMOTIONS ?IS SUBLIME OBJECT EXCIT$ W]E PLEASURABLE2 &1 VIEW+ IT1 MY S\L ROSE ) R5EW$ DIGNITY ABOVE ITS C>ES4  ,GRASP+ AT IMMORTALITY--IT SEEM$ AS IMPOSSIBLE TO /OP ! CURR5T ( MY ?\<TS1 AS ( ! ALWAYS V>Y+1 /ILL ! SAME1 TORR5T BE=E ME2 ,I /RET*$ \T MY H& TO ET]NITY1 B\ND+ OV] ! D>K SPECK ( LIFE TO COME4 

,WE TURN$ ) REGRET FROM ! CASCADE4  ,ON A LITTLE HILL1 :I* COMM&S ! BE/ VIEW ( IT1 SEV]AL OBELISKS >E ]ECT$ TO COMMEMORATE ! VISITS ( DIFF]5T K+S4  ,! APPE>ANCE ( ! RIV] ABOVE & BEL[ ! FALLS IS V]Y PICTURESQUE1 ! RUGG$NESS ( ! SC5]Y DISAPPE>+ AS ! TORR5T SUBSIDES 9TO A PEACEFUL /REAM4  ,BUT ,I DID NOT LIKE TO SEE A NUMB] ( SAW-MILLS CR[D$ TOGE!R CLOSE TO ! CAT>ACTS2 !Y DE/ROY$ ! H>MONY ( ! PROSPECT4 

,! SI<T ( A BRIDGE ]ECT$ ACROSS A DEEP VALLEY1 AT A LITTLE DI/ANCE1 9SPIR$ V]Y DISSIMIL> S5SATIONS4  ,IT WAS MO/ +5I\SLY SUPPORT$ BY MA/-LIKE TRUNKS1 JU/ /RIPP$ ( !IR BRAN*ES2 & LOGS1 PLAC$ ONE ACROSS ! O!R1 PRODUC$ AN APPE>ANCE EQUALLY LI<T & FIRM1 SEEM+ ALMO/ TO BE BUILT 9 ! AIR :5 WE W]E BEL[ IT1 ! HEI<T TAK+ FROM ! MAGNITUDE ( ! SUPPORT+ TREES GIVE !M A SL5D] GRACEFUL LOOK4 

,!RE >E TWO NOBLE E/ATES 9 ?IS NEI<BORHOOD1 ! PROPRIETORS ( :I* SEEM TO HAVE CAU<T MORE ?AN !IR PORTION ( ! 5T]PRIS+ SPIRIT ?AT IS GONE ABROAD4  ,MANY AGRICULTURAL EXP]IM5TS HAVE BE5 MADE1 & ! C\NTRY APPE>S BETT] 5CLOS$ & CULTIVAT$1 YET ! COTTAGES HAD NOT ! COM=TABLE ASPECT ( ?OSE ,I HAD OBS]V$ NE> ,MOSS & TO ! WE/W>D4  ,MAN IS ALWAYS DEBAS$ BY S]VITUDE ( ANY DESCRIPTION1 & H]E ! PEASANTRY >E NOT 5TIRELY FREE4  ,ADIEU6 

,I ALMO/ =GOT TO TELL Y\ ?AT ,I DID NOT LEAVE ,NORWAY )\T MAK+ SOME 9QUIRIES AFT] ! MON/]S SAID TO HAVE BE5 SE5 9 ! NOR!RN SEA2 BUT ?\< ,I CONV]S$ ) SEV]AL CAPTA9S1 ,I C\LD NOT MEET ) ONE :O HAD EV] HE>D ANY TRADITIONAL DESCRIPTION ( !M1 MU* LESS HAD ANY OCUL> DEMON/RATION ( !IR EXI/5CE4  ,TILL ! FACT IS BETT] ASC]TA9$1 ,I %\LD ?9K ! ACC\NT ( !M \<T TO BE TORN \T ( \R GEOGRAPHICAL GRAMM>S4 

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