“…one dog starts easily in a minor key…

the choir follows the soloist in a polyphonic symphony that echoes

between the jagged peaks separating the glaciers.”

-excerpt from the book Svalbard Spor/Svalbard Trace

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“You will find many cairns in the wilds of Svalbard.

Some of these are memorials, while others are unwelcome traces left by recent visitors.

You may feel tempted to leave your mark on a place, but please refrain from doing so.

Instead, it would be helpful if you contribute to preserving the pristine aspect of the wilds,

so that others, too, may enjoy its magnificence.”

-Rules of travel from The Governor of Svalbard

©Per Anders Rosenkvist

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