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Beautiful. Thank you for writing this.

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There is a deep connection between fairy tales and the nature of national identity, too. The Zollverein states of Germany were buoyed by the Grimm's fairy tales and Johann Gottlieb Fichte's Addresses to the German Nation, strongly tied land and history to its people.

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Yes. Good point.

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This was one of my favourites. Need to read it over and over.

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Super. Need to understand more about the hazelnut business. They appear in Irish mythology too but impart wisdom/inspiration from what I remember

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Excellent article

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Brilliant!

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