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Essay: Hearing Cicadian Rhythms

NPR
Published May 15, 2004 at 11:00 PM CDT

Essayist Naomi Lewin connects the 17-year cicada season to world events. Lewin, living in Cincinnati, also traces the bugs' place in literature, from the Bible to cookbooks.

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