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According to Thoreau, why did he go to live alone in the woods?

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He went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life. While living in the woods, Thoreau desired to simplify his life.
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Answer: to learn the essentials of life

Explanation: Thoreau says that he went into the woods “to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.”

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