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surpass those of civilized life. At all events I have spent, 
during these travels, some of the most cheerful hours of my 
life in a state of mind free from all weight. The expe- 
rienced traveller, however, should warn his civilized fellow- 
man against these charms of life in the wilderness. He to 
whom fate has shown the questionable favour of having 
enjoyed both will maintain a divided interest as long as he 
lives. 
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