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What happened to E. T. A. Hoffmann in the provinces?
During the summer of 1798, E. T. A. Hoffmann moved to Berlin.
What caused E. T. A. Hoffmann's move to Berlin?
E. T. A. Hoffmann's uncle, Johann Ludwig Doerffe was promoted to a court in Berlin.

Question: How did he deal with that?
Self-contained rewrite: How did E. T. A. Hoffmann deal with the move to Belin?