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Invisible Links
THE SPIRIT OF FASTING AND PETTER NORD
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I can see before me the little town, friendly as a home. It is so
small that I know its every hole and corner, am friends with all
the children and know the name of every one of its dogs. Who ever
walked up the street knew to which window he must raise his eyes to
see a lovely face behind the panes, and who ever strolled through
the town park knew well whither he should turn his steps to meet
the one he wished to meet.
One was as proud of the beautiful roses in the garden of a
neighbor, as if they had grown in one’s own. If anything mean or
vulgar was done, it was as great a shame as if it had happened in
one’s own family; but at the smallest adventure, at a fire or a
fight in the market-place, one swelled with pride and said: “Only
see what a community! Do such things ever happen anywhere else?
What a wonderful town!”