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... winter suggests life in death ) . So the mistletoe is a complex symbol denoting an amalgam of magic , winter , the underworld , death , and life in death . This Scandinavian explanation depends upon the identification of the Golden ...
... winter suggests life in death ) . So the mistletoe is a complex symbol denoting an amalgam of magic , winter , the underworld , death , and life in death . This Scandinavian explanation depends upon the identification of the Golden ...
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... winter and twines its yellow fruit around the slender tree trunks , so shone the golden foliage on the dark holm - oak , so rustled the golden foil in the gentle breeze . Aeneas seized the branch instantly . It resisted but he broke it ...
... winter and twines its yellow fruit around the slender tree trunks , so shone the golden foliage on the dark holm - oak , so rustled the golden foil in the gentle breeze . Aeneas seized the branch instantly . It resisted but he broke it ...
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