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 Fairy Rings.Fairy of the Mine. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Fairy Sparks.
 
The phosphoric light from decaying wood, fish, and other substances. Thought at one time to be lights prepared for the fairies at their revels.   1
 


 Fairy Rings.Fairy of the Mine. 

 
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