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In paragraph 5 Thoreau speaks out against the modern inventions of his day, such as

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if you show me the paragraph I will help you
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I believe the answer is railroad and telegraph.According to thoreau, these inventions have sped up human life at the pace that we couldn't keep up with.On top of that, the creation of this railroads took up a lot of resources that he suspect will destroy the nature where we live in.
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