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Climate variation and an odd Alnwick freemen rite
The piece discusses long term climate moderation, polar ice behavior, and how sea and air patterns affect seasons with notes on frost and thaw cycles. It then describes a peculiar Alnwick freemen ceremony on St Mark's Day, where men are anointed by diving into a foul pool and reentering town as free citizens, followed by celebratory rites.
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North Pole
Greenland
Polar
Lapland
Alnwick
St Mark’s
Fortaens
Roth
John