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b'We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we read another snoozy excerpt from Walden, chapter 9, "The Ponds\\u201d, by transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. Originally published in 1854, it is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and\\u2014to some degree\\u2014a manual for self-reliance.\\xa0To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\\n\\n\\u2014 read by \'V\' \\u2014\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'