Solitary Indignation

1. Read through once, marking unfamiliar Warring States figures and institutional terms, then consult annotations to understand the text.
2. Go paragraph by paragraph, identifying the real predicaments denoted by "solitude" and "indignation," and summarize each paragraph's core argument.
3. Read in comparison with other chapters of the Han Feizi to observe the common logic of Legalist argument.
4. After reading, write a short commentary stating which arguments you accept or question, rather than merely recording conclusions.

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