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"...and turned and went back down to this world."

I found this quote interesting almost singly because he said, "this" world. He is going back to life, not the whole world like he was on another planet, but the stereotypical suburban world that is. He is returning to the generic life. He is leaving the mountains the and the sweet no worries life.

"Firs on steep banks you could barely see on the lake shore were like ranged ghosts in the mist. It was the real northwest grim and bitter misery."

This quote is just simply beautifully written. It describes the feeling along with the picture. I really feel as if I am there in the desolate mysts of the northwest.