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-# Intro Paragraph
+---
+header-includes:
+    - \usepackage{setspace}
+    - \doublespacing
+---
 
-# First Body Paragraph: How did the Myth Emerge
+# Paragraph 1: The First Mentions of the Myth, and some of its Founding Properties
 
 The myth of Norumbega can trace its beginnings back to the Age of Exploration.
 The first description of Norumbega as a city was in 1548, on a map by Giacomo
-Gastaldi[@KirsNor98, 34]. How it found its way there is
+Gastaldi.[@KirsNor98, 34] How it found its way there is
 
 As with many myths and legengs, "just about everything concerning Norumbega is
-in dispute" [@KirsNor98, 35]. However, 
+in dispute."[@KirsNor98, 35]
 
+Tracing the etymology of the name "Norumbega" reveals much about the Age of
+Exploration.
 
+The first person to explore the area associated with Norumbega was Giovanni da
+Verrazzano in 1524.[@KirsNor98, 36] Recounting his journey in a letter, he
+described a pleasant harbor inhabited by friendly and civil
+natives.[@KirsNor98, 39]. They were "very like the manner of the ancients" and
+practiced "more systematic cultivation [of crops] than the other
+tribes."[@KirsNor98, 39] "More civilized" natives seems to have been from the
+beginning a core aspect of the myth of Norumbega. Verrazzano named this place
+*Refugio*, "on account of its beauty."[@KirsNor98, 39]
 
-# Second Body Paragraph: How it was used in the Age of Exploration
+# Later Developments of the Myth in the Age of Exploration
 
-# Third Body Paragraph: How it was used in the Late 19th Century
+# How the Myth Found new Popularity in the Late 19th Century
 
 # Conclusion