"But he was so very, very lonely. He didn't know why he was so lonely. He had a lot of friends, but he still felt so alone. He thought and thought about this pr

"But he was so very, very lonely. He didn't know why he was so lonely. He had a lot of friends, but he still felt so alone. He thought and thought about this problem for many years, and finally came up with a solution. He would create a companion for himself. This companion would be his friend, and would love him just as much as his other friends did." I feel like I've read a story like this before. gpt-3 must be paraphrasing an existing story?