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The man who lives as a hermit (and loves it)

Solitary: The so-called Hermit of Treig lives mostly on the fish he catches himself © Uruna Productions

Should we all be hermits sometimes? Ken Smith lives alone in a hut he built himself. He has no electricity, heating or water. He thinks it is the perfect life. 

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