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Walden, taking up an abode in the woods

Author: Henry David Thoreau Year: 1854 Length: 383 characters Difficulty: medium Public domain

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When first I took up my abode in the woods, that is, began to spend my nights as well as days there, which, by accident, was on Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, 1845, my house was not finished for winter, but was merely a defence against the rain, without plastering or chimney, the walls being of rough, weather-stained boards, with wide chinks, which made it cool at night.

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Henry David Thoreau moved into his cabin at Walden Pond on 4 July 1845 and stayed two years, two months and two days. He published Walden in 1854 and shaped those two years into a single cycle of seasons. The land belonged to his friend Ralph Waldo Emerson. Project Gutenberg carries the full text.

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Henry David Thoreau moved into his cabin at Walden Pond on 4 July 1845 and stayed two years, two months and two days. He published Walden in 1854 and shaped those two years into a single cycle of seasons. The land belonged to his friend Ralph Waldo Emerson. Project Gutenberg carries the full text.

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A long sentence broken by many commas, with a date inside it, so both punctuation and figures get a turn.

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