Folklore is the perfect second skin. From under its hide, we can see all the shimmering, shadowy uncertainties of the world. (Jane Yolen)

Folklore is the perfect second skin. From under its hide, we can see all the shimmering, shadowy uncertainties of the world.

Jane Yolen

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