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Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.
I'm Neil.
And I'm Rob.
It's great that you're here to keep me company, to spend time with me so I don't get lonely, because loneliness is the subject of this program.
It's good to be here Neil.
I think many of us have experienced loneliness at some point.
Maybe you felt lonely because all your friends have gone out for dinner without you,
or maybe you felt lonely just because you don't fit in somewhere.
Yes, that's when we sometimes use the expression to feel lonely and a crowd.
Well, we'll be exploring if this is a new idea or something humans have always experienced,
and along the way we'll be teaching you some new vocabulary.
But now I'm here to keep you company.
How about a question for me?
Of course.
Well, one that possibly lonely man is Mauro Morandi.
He's lived alone on Boudelli Island initially for many years,
but how many years exactly?
Is it A, six years?