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at last be said in the peoples' languages rather than Latin. Suddenly, each mer-
chant community needed its ownchurch. Finnsworshipped here, the Germans
built their church (coming up on this walk), and the Swedes got the cathedral.
Stroll behind the Finnish church into the shady churchyard where you'll
find the fist-sized Iron Boy, the tiniest public statue (out of about 600
statues) in Stockholm. Swedish grannies knit caps for him in the winter. Local
legend says the statue honors the orphans who had to transfer cargo from sea
ships to lake ships before Stockholm's locks were built. Some people rub his
headforgoodluck(whichtheorphansdidn'thave).Others,likelyneedywhen
it comes to this gift, rub his head for wisdom. The artist says it's simply a self-
portrait of himself as a child, sitting on his bed and gazing at the moon (notice
the moonbeam-projecting light on the top of a pipe).
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