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The island that wants to get rid of time

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Sommarøy in Norway has a very different kind of summer. Being north of the Arctic Circle, islanders live with 69 days of continuous daylight each year. With no night-time, the 300 people living there choose to live their lives without being governed by clocks. Now, they're campaigning to be declared the world's first time-free zone. Kjell Hveding is leading the campaign and says people are already painting their houses in the middle of the night - whilst the children go out to play. (Photo: Clocks on a branch on Sommarøy island. Credit: Kjell Hveding)

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