History of The Faroe Islands

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    Classes struggle, some classes triumph, others are eliminated. Such is history; such is the history of civilization for thousands of years.
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    The history of the genesis or the old mythology repeats itself in the experience of every child. He too is a demon or god thrown into a particular chaos, where he strives ever to lead things from disorder into order.
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    What are the islands to me
    if you are lost
    what is Naxos, Tinos, Andros,
    and Delos, the clasp
    of the white necklace?
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