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EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 59 MIN

H. D. Thoreau, The Maine Woods, "The Allegash and East Branch," §3; Sarah Orne Jewett, A Country Doctor, ch. 18

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Episode 30 continues our reading from "The Allegash and East Branch," wherein Thoreau wakes in the night to discover "phosphorescent wood," which delights him; following a re-cap of Nan's adventures with George Gerry on the river, we then eavesdrop upon "A Serious Tea-Drinking" at Mrs. Fraley's in ch. 18 of A Country Doctor.

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