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Glaciers Past and Present Echo in Sangamon River Tale
A reader reflects on Sangamon geography and interglacial history citing Rachel Carson’s The Edge of the Sea and Britannica. The essay muses on Wisconsin glacial moraines, last ice melt 10 000 years ago, and the possibility of future glaciers while noting violent crime and theater in culture.
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