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Up the airy mountain,
Down the rushy glen,
We daren’t go a hunting,
For fear of little men.

William Allingham (1824–1889) Irish poet, diarist
Poem (1849-01), “The Fairies: A Nursery Song,” Poems (1850)
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Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvelous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.
No one ever said elves are nice.
Elves are bad.

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 14, Lords and Ladies (1992)
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