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Robert Macfarlane on nature, language, and music

Life Examined

CHAPTER

The Last Song of the Book End to the Story

The final track of N hav is called fairy man. It has a much kind of quieter, an sombre feel. I just remember listening to that chorus the first time, what he'd done with it, and just, ell, i just, i cried. That one soon as i had, you know, ferryman, carry my memory on. Am, out to the island on the horizon, following the path of the sun. A lot of people who've suffered loss have written their storiestoto talk to us about that track.

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