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... feels as if the worst is over for him : He is the survivor of some great catas- trophe , like a marooned sailor who has managed to salvage some flotsam and jetsam . A young couple , referred to throughout the story as " the boy " and ...
... feels as if the worst is over for him : He is the survivor of some great catas- trophe , like a marooned sailor who has managed to salvage some flotsam and jetsam . A young couple , referred to throughout the story as " the boy " and ...
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... feels a deep need to replenish his spirit , to reattach himself to things solid and lasting . The clear sky , the strong mountains , and the cold wind all serve as a natural backdrop for the spiritual ritual of his pil- grimage . As he ...
... feels a deep need to replenish his spirit , to reattach himself to things solid and lasting . The clear sky , the strong mountains , and the cold wind all serve as a natural backdrop for the spiritual ritual of his pil- grimage . As he ...
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... feels good after is in one sense reversed here to the idea that immorality is what one feels bad after ; certainly the narrator and Williams , on their way down the mountain , feel bad . Human beings and nature in a right relationship ...
... feels good after is in one sense reversed here to the idea that immorality is what one feels bad after ; certainly the narrator and Williams , on their way down the mountain , feel bad . Human beings and nature in a right relationship ...
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