<span>"His historical researches, however, did not lie so much among books as among men; for the former are lamentably scanty on his favorite topics; whereas he found the old burghers, and still more their wives, rich in that legendary lore, so invaluable to true history. Whenever, therefore, he happened upon a genuine Dutch family, snugly shut up in its low-roofed farmhouse, under a spreading sycamore, he looked upon it as a little clasped volume of black-letter,' and studied it with the zeal of a book-worm.""Rip Van Winkle," 1994 edition, 1-2
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It all depends on ur personality , either way is fine
- when the children are collecting stones from the river and putting them into piles (highly unusual)
- the behavior of the villagers (not at ease)
I’m not sure exactly what you wish to talk about.. but lemme know if you need to talk. I understand things feeling pointless or that everything makes you miserable.