Answer:
To express his gratitude for all the people who helped him after he arrived in New York
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In a house alone, an old person sits silently as snow comes down. He/She can hear horse trot by on the cobblestone road outside his house, never stopping to say anything. The sound echoes through the person's ears, all through the night, as the lonely fire burns bright.
That's what I imagine.
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