（ ew, compliments. he says nothing to it — instead choosing to eat his own food silently, nothing but the crackle of sap and the uncouth sounds of a dog chewing. ）
Mm. I just wished to experience the world on my own.
（ it's a poetic answer that doesn't quite explain the truth of it — pervasive melancholy has settled in him, and he simply wished to surrender his existence to the broader awareness of the sky. ）
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Mm. I just wished to experience the world on my own.
（ it's a poetic answer that doesn't quite explain the truth of it — pervasive melancholy has settled in him, and he simply wished to surrender his existence to the broader awareness of the sky. ）