Withagoodbookinourhandsweneedneverbelonely.Whetherthecharactersportrayedaretakenfromreallifeorarepurelyimaginary，theymaybecomeourcompanionsandfriends.Inthepagesofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes.Thepeoplewemeetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemblehumanfriendswhomweholddearorbecausetheypresentunfamiliartypeswhomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmayboreus，butthefriendswemakeinbookswillneverwearyuswiththeircompany.Byturningthepagewecandismissthemwithoutanyfearofhurtingtheirfeelings.Whenhumanfriendsdesertus，goodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveusfriendship，sympathy，andencouragement.

Oneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksisexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiences，butallofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeverydaylifeorwhetherwelongtovisitsomefar­offplace，abookwillhelpuswhennothingelsecan.Totravelbybookweneednobankaccounttopayourway；noairshiporoceanlinerorstream­linedtraintotransportus；nopassporttoenterthelandofourheart’sdesire.

Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofriskyadventurewithoutdanger.Wecanclimbloftymountains，bravethedangerofanAntarcticwinter，orcrossthehotsandsofthedesert，allwithouthardship.InbookswemayvisitthestudiosofHollywood；wemaywalkamongthegaycrowdsofthePariswidestreets；wemayjointhepicturesquepeasantsinanAlpinevillageorthekindlynativesonaSouthSeaisland.Indeed，throughbooksthewholeworldisoursfortheasking.Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.Thebeautiesofnature，theenjoymentofmusic，thetreasuresofart，thetriumphsofarchitecture，andthemiraclesofengineering，areallopentothewonderandenjoymentofthosewhoread.

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