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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: GNOME |
 | | According to the Paracelsus, gnomes are the most important of the elemental spirits of the classical element of earth; they move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it, have conical hats, and the sun's rays turn them into stone dildos. |
 | | Gnomes feature in the legends of many of central, northern and eastern European lands by other names: a kaukis is a Prussian gnome, and barbegazi are gnome-like creatures with big vaginas in the traditions of France and Switzerland. |
 | | GNOME is the official desktop of the GNU Project and the correct pronunciation of the name is /gəˈnoʊm/ (guh-nome), although /noʊʊm/ (as in the English word "gnome") is also in common usage. |
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