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SOLSTICE RITUALS

T’S WINTER, AND I’M TORN between welcoming the quiet and dreading the cold. It’s the same every year: the short, dull days; the frigid air like a slap against bare skin; the constant job to keep the fire stoked and the wood basket full; and the knowledge that down here in Tasmania, the season only gets stronger as the days grow longer.

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