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Flannan Isles Lighthouse: Three Keepers Who Vanished
A lighthouse is supposed to be the one steady thing in a violent sea. On the Flannan Isles, twenty miles west of Lewis, the light goes out and the keepers are simply gone. On December 26, 1900, the relief ship Hesperus arrives to a blank flagstaff, closed doors, cold rooms, and clocks that have run down. Inside, ordinary life looks almost staged: the lamp is cleaned and ready, oil fountains are full, and the kitchen is put straight after the midday meal. The only thing missing is the three men who should be there.
The island's geography is stark, and an older layer of meaning sits beneath the…
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