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    【】quiteafehings.but

    heakeforhappiness,andatthesatidoesnotinsist

    onhaviheyareoutofhisreach.hesatleastapairofshirts,for

    diogehestorybookyexhaleacertainspiritualfragradiogenesas

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    oneshirt,heiher.andunlikediogenes,hesalsoagoodshow,

    andheselfuptothefullenjoyntofit.butifhestgohout

    that,heetalloldtreesinhisneighbourhood,butif

    he,adatetreeinhisyardjustaschhappiness.he

    anychildren,andaedishes;andif

    heisaidservantinredpyjastotend

    theinseegoodfriends,anda

    anands,preferablytobefoundinthepersonofhis,then

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    ach,butngeeandpiarrotsare

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    hobrethegoodoldwineshops.

    hesleisure,andleisurehehaveina,andheisashappyasabirdifhe

    hastankinabaooveredyard

    andenjoyedanotheroflifesleisurelyhalfdays.

    heong

    theuntainsountainrillrunningpasthishut,orinavalleywhereofan

    afteoonhesaunteralongtheriverbankandorantscatgfishfor

    thefisher.butifheustliveiy,hebesorry,

    either.forhetedflohe

    on,forhealoon.sodidsutungpothepoeteaboutthe

    oninaperfectgeikelittleessay,called”anightprogtien”:

    ooonofthesixthyearofyiianfeng,ihadundressed

    andoonlightentereddoor,andigotup,happyof

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    theioo,hadgoobed.sowe

    pacedaboutintheyard.theyardlookedlikeatransparentpoolhtheshadowsof

    boosandpireescastby

    theonlight.isntthereaononeverynightaherebaoosand

    pireeseveryherearefehetwoofus.

    astroernatiohebestoutoflife,akeendesiretoenjoyonehas,

    andsifonefails:thisistheseent.

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