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Submitted to Contest #303
It was a quiet and calm day, just as all the other days that week, or that month or year for that matter. Some people would call this a boring way of life. Yet for him, it was the only way. He would spend most of his days alone. Reading, writing and talking to himself in his cabin, or near the lake. Once in a while he would make an appearance in the village nearby, to buy books or stock up on food that his own farm did not provide. Although the people of the village recognized him during his rare public appearances, they knew nothing of him...
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