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 word, as long as they undertook uch Works only as a ingle Peron could finih, and tuck to uch Arts as did not require the joint Endeavours of everal Hands, they lived free, healthy, honet and happy, as much as their Nature would admit, and continued to enjoy with each other all the Pleaures of an independent Intercoure; but from the Moment one Man began to tand in need of another's Aitance; from the Moment it appeared an Advantage for one Man to poes the Quantity of Proviions requiite for two, all Equality vanihed; Property tarted up; Labour became neceary; and boundles Forets became miling Fields, which it was found neceary to water with human Sweat, and in which Slavery and Miery were oon een to prout out and grow with the Fruits of the Earth.

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