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Artist’s Unique Creatures to Make U.S. Debut in North Carolina

There are a lot of strange creatures in the Smoky Mountains. Some of them are real – we’re looking at you, Hellbender salamander – and others are rumored – we’d look at you, feral people, if we could see you. But a Danish artist is bringing something no one has ever seen in the Smokies before … trolls.

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The event will be a unique combination of art and nature...

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