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Witch Gets Grant for Business

Posted by: Kristin

October 21, 2003, 11:15 PM

Norwegian Lena Skarning received a grant to run a business of potions, fortune-telling and magic. She says the Harry Potter books may have made people more tolerant of sorcery, and refers to herself as "Norway's only state-backed witch."
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