The rest of our weekend—sleeping arrangements, hand-done wo… - Alexei Panshin

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The rest of our weekend—sleeping arrangements, hand-done work, hand-prepared food—was simple enough to please Thoreau, who I am convinced was a nice fellow who confused rustic vacations with life.

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Alexis Adams Panshin (August 14, 1940 – August 21, 2022) was an American author and science fiction critic.

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