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Updated: February 11, 2026

The echoing fjords of Trondhjem and the moors of Finmark have clipped their imaginations, silenced their laughter, hidden with ice their real tenderness. In America they go sedulously to the bare Lutheran church and frequently drink ninety-per-cent. alcohol.

Sinclair Lewis - The Trail of the Hawk: A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life