And in front of me I found a man. Now, I made a point of coming to this cabin to avoid human contact at all costs, so I was not very happy to see him there. I became slightly more happy though, when I saw what he had brought with him, which was enough firewood to last me a month. I invited him and and offered some of what was left of the bottle of white wine I had nearly finished. He declined but promised to return on perhaps another evening. And that was it. Then he was gone.
I had not been aware of my loneliness until the moment the door closed. I had been content, and had even succeeding in completing what I had felt was a great deal of work. Perhaps it was the bottle, or two, of wine that I had consumed, but now all of my attention quickly fell to the mountain man and he promise to return. I was supposed to only stay in my winter retreat for a few days, but I am now thinking that I am going to have to stay a bit longer....
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