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Question
Complete the following sentence by providing a reason:
Towards the end of the story B. Wordsworth, the poet told the boy to never visit him because ______.
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Solution
Towards the end of the story B. Wordsworth, the poet told the boy to never visit him because he wanted the boy to not be an escapist like him and discover the real world and face the reality.
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