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The Faustian Fire
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The Faustian Fire

Reading Spengler in the springtime

Paul Kingsnorth
Apr 28, 2021
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Spring is here in the west of Ireland. This year, this means the nights are still frosty, the fire is on in the evenings, and the birds are still hungry. Last weekend I ploughed and raked a section of my field, and then sowed it with native wildflowers. This week, the birds all got up earlier than me and ate the lot. There was barely a seed left this mo…

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