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And the end of all our exploring
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And know the place for the first time.”
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About the Author

Charles De Apapis (various online aliases) is a writer, local historian, cultural enthusiast and genealogist. He is a Computer Programmer by trade.
Having previously been a writer of various sorts since childhood, Charles continued to write into his teens and became interested in broader subjects, including the purpose of culture, the meaning of society and spirituality, incorporating these topics into his own writing.
His greatest influences at the present time include J.R.R. Tolkien, T.S. Eliot, Julius Evola, Norman Lowell, the Counter-Enlightenment and Hindu Vedanta philosophy.
Charles founded the Chester Traditionalist Guild in 2019, as a means to encourage local interest in organic, patriotic Conservatism, philosophy and spirituality.
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