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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The Sound of Light
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'Children conceived under the northern lights are blessed with intelligence and wisdom. It turns out this is a recent urban legend masquerading as ancient knowledge, Still, it has propagated and even appears on the Greenland tourism website, which is where I read it. I did not know this when I visited Greenland, but something about the idea of phantasmal lights had the feel of fate, and it gave me hope.' (Introduction)

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    y separately published work icon Island no. 162 2021 22509343 2021 periodical issue 'In this issue, we’re very proud to bring you the winning and shortlisted entries from the inaugural Island Nonfiction Prize. Congratulations to all five authors, and thanks to all who entered, to our excellent judges, and to the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund for supporting the competition. We certainly hope to be able to run it again next year.' (Editorial introduction) 2021 pg. 50-53
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    y separately published work icon Island Online - 2021 2021 28630939 2021 periodical issue 2021
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    Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
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