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The speaker says people are worse company than nature and prefers the companionship of plants and animals. The final line turns that preference into a toast, treating them as the only true comrades.
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About Charles Bukowski
German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer
Charles Bukowski was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. He became closely associated with Los Angeles, the city he made his home, and his work reflects that setting and its pressures. His writing focuses on the lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the grind of work. He wrote with direct attention to everyday hardship and the conditions that shaped it.
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Books by Charles Bukowski
Pulp
2007
Women
2009
Ham on Rye
2001
Bone palace ballet
2002
Factotum
2009