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 ==== Kobolds ====
-The kobold is a character from German folklore, now often found in fantasy literature and role-playing games. Old German miners believed that kobolds surreptitiously exchanged silver for nickel, cobalt, and tungsten, which were then considered useless. This is where the name cobalt comes from. [([[https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/nature-and-dangers-legendary-kobold-002121|Ancient Origins]])]
+The kobold is a character from German folklore, now often found in fantasy literature and role-playing games. Old German miners believed that kobolds surreptitiously exchanged silver for nickel, cobalt and tungsten, which were then considered useless. This is where the name cobalt comes from. [([[https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/nature-and-dangers-legendary-kobold-002121|Ancient Origins]])]
 ==== Unveiling and capping ceremony ====
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 ==== Paul Bunyan ====
-Paul Bunyan legendary lumberjack is a significant figure in American folklore. He is most often depicted as a giant, dressed in a checkered flannel shirt and clumsy boots, holding a double-bladed axe. He is also often depicted in the company of a blue ox named Babe. Since the end of the 19th century, Paul Bunyan has appeared in various literary, musical, theatrical works and in advertisements. [([[https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-paulbunyan/|Legends of America]])]
+Paul Bunyan, a legendary lumberjack, is a significant figure in American folklore. He is most often depicted as a giant, dressed in a checkered flannel shirt and clumsy boots, holding a double-bladed ax. He is also often depicted in the company of a blue ox named Babe. Since the end of the 19th century, Paul Bunyan has appeared in various literary, musical and theatrical works and in advertisements. [([[https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-paulbunyan/|Legends of America]])]
 ==== Bakeneko ====
-Bakeneko is a cat present in Japanese folklore with supernatural abilities, able to change its form. A domestic cat can become a bakeneko in many ways: it can reach a certain age, be bred for a certain number of years, grow to a certain size, or be allowed to carry a long tail. A bakeneko will haunt any farmyard it is kept in, changing its shape to that of a human, even devouring its mistress to take her place. [([[https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2020/09/10/supernatural-cats-japan-history-folklore/viewings/glimpses/|Zocalo Public Square]])]
+Bakeneko is a cat present in Japanese folklore with supernatural abilities, able to change its form. A domestic cat can become a bakeneko in many ways: It can reach a certain age, be bred for a certain number of years, grow to a certain size or be allowed to carry a long tail. A bakeneko will haunt any farmyard it is kept in, changing its shape to that of a human, even devouring its mistress to take her place. [([[https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2020/09/10/supernatural-cats-japan-history-folklore/viewings/glimpses/|Zocalo Public Square]])]
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