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"I've
never
been
afraid
of
ghosts.
I
live
with
them
daily,
after
all.
When
I
look
in a
mirror,
my
mother's
eyes
look
back
at
me,
my
mouth
curls
with
the
smile
that
lured
my
great
grandfather
to
the
fate
that
was
me.
We
look
in
the
mirror
and
see
the
shades
of
other
faces
looking
back
through
the
years;
we
see
the
shape
of
memory,
standing
solid
in
an
empty
doorway.
How
could
I be
afraid
of
those
that
molded
my
flesh,
leaving
their
remnants
to
live
long
past
the
grave?
Still
less
could
I be
afraid
of
those
ghosts
who
touch
my
thoughts
in
passing.
Look
back,
hold
a
torch
to
light
the
recesses
of
the
dark.
Listen
to
the
footsteps
that
echo
behind
you
when
you
walk
alone.
(from
Drums
of
Autum,
by
Diana
Gabaldon)
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My Swedish Connection
To see an enlarged picture of the church where the Swede
records were found, click the
thumbnail of the church.
We
are under a constant state of renovation.
