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Aug 2009
41m 48s

DocArchive (1999): The Night Stairs

RTÉ
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An abstract and interesting examination of the terror of the night, fear of the dark and power of religion and prayer. We learn that the dark evokes many emotions. Some love the dark, like astronomers for instance, whereas others still dislike darkness... 
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