都会の(とかいの)喧騒(けんそう)から離れ(はなれ)、ありのままの自然と(しぜんと)一体に(いったいに)なってその息吹を(いぶきお)感じる(かんじる)こと

What Doppo wished to convey through 'Musashino' was a hymn to the 'beauty of nature as it is,' which was being lost amidst modernization. He addressed that separating oneself from the city's bustle, uniting with nature, and feeling its breath is the true richness for humans. This work, capturing Meiji's natural beauty freshly, continues to deeply move many readers even today.