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  • Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - A Night Among the Pines

    Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - A Night Among the Pines
    2026/05/03
    In which a solitary night spent among tall pines on a cold mountain ridge reveals the subtle rhythms and gentle companionship of nature’s nocturnal life, inspiring reflections on freedom and the tender pleasures of solitude. Through the sparkling stars and whispering winds, the quiet presence of an ass and a lone passerby’s song evoke a serene communion with the elemental world beneath the vast sky.
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    11 分
  • Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - Across the Goulet

    Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - Across the Goulet
    2026/05/02
    In which the traveller, accompanied by his steadfast donkey Modestine, departs the monastery gate under a promising sky and journeys through varied landscapes—navigating upland fields, beech and birch woods, and the singing village of Lestampes—before confronting the stubbornness of his donkey on a steep shortcut over the mountain of La Goulet. Thereafter, he traverses a solitary, stone-marked upland path amidst springy turf and sparse company, contemplating the quiet, pastoral world unfolding beyond.
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    7 分
  • Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - The Boarders

    Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - The Boarders
    2026/05/01
    In which the narrator finds himself among a curious company of boarders at a remote monastery, whose varied characters and earnest debates reveal the rich complexities of faith and conviction in this secluded retreat. The evenings are marked by lively discourse on politics and religion, where the tensions between personal belief and the passionate zeal of others provide both discomfort and insight amid the quiet austere surroundings.
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    12 分
  • Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - The Monks

    Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - The Monks
    2026/04/30
    In which I am graciously received by the monks of a bleak and windswept retreat, where their austere lives are a curious blend of devout ritual, industrious labour, and unexpected cheerfulness. Amid silent cloisters and ceaseless bell tolls, I find myself reflecting on the wisdom of their rigorous rule and the serene, if isolated, rhythm of their days.
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    14 分
  • Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - Father Apollinaris

    Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - Father Apollinaris
    2026/04/29
    In which the narrator progresses through a wild and rocky landscape, approaching the remote Trappist monastery of Our Lady of the Snows with a mixture of awe and superstition, encountering there the kindly yet enigmatic Father Apollinaris, whose vow of silence and earnest devotion both disturb and charm him. Despite initial hesitation and the monastery’s solemn air, he is eventually welcomed inside, with his steadfast donkey and peculiar green sack in tow, marking a passage from the secular to the monastic realm.
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    10 分
  • Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - Cheylard and Luc

    Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - Cheylard and Luc
    2026/04/28
    In which the traveller finds small, humble villages with their own quiet life amid the bleakness of the highlands, and comes to recognise the weariness both of his donkey, Modestine, and of the journey itself through this desolate country. The inns offer simple hospitality, while the harsh wind and barren landscape conspire to remind a solitary wayfarer of the raw and unvarnished reality of travelling for the sake of travel.
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    8 分
  • Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - A Camp in the Dark

    Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - A Camp in the Dark
    2026/04/27
    In which a weary traveller endeavours to reach Le Cheylard l'Évéque through a labyrinth of moor and marsh, encountering mischievous villagers and the eerie dance of children at dusk. As night falls pitch black and the wind howls incessantly, he finds shelter in a forest hollow, where the harsh wilderness becomes a humble haven for rest and reflection.
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    20 分
  • Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - I Have a Goad

    Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - I Have a Goad
    2026/04/26
    In which the author finds himself lodged in the humble and homely auberge of Bouchet St. Nicholas, where rustic hospitality and simple fare accompany the quiet rhythms of rural life, and a kindly innkeeper presents him with a most fortuitous invention: the goad, a gentle rod that transforms both beast and master’s journey with quiet authority. From the harsh highlands the traveller descends through autumnal fields and windswept hills, crossing ancient rivers and entering the wild frontiers of Gévaudan, where the landscape and its stories breathe a sombre, solemn welcome.
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    12 分