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I'd definitely hit up some of those bookstores. Colin Wilson... Some others...

You know they don't exist in the physical realm, right? Might catch them out of the corner of your eye, or in reflections.

Should try some dowsing or pendulums at some of those sites you're visiting. Geomancy.

Sounds like a fun adventure anyway!

Next stop, ICELAND.

There's always 🍄 🍄 🍄...

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Haha the feast of the fairies no doubt.

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Also seem to haunt a lot of the artwork. Froud included.

😜

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Dec 3, 2023Liked by The Observer

You make me want to travel back to the motherland so I can wander the streets of endless used book stores. Hope you are enjoying the trip!

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don’t forget to bring an extra suitcase!

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Until I read your article the only fairie I knew was Tinkerbell and The Toothfairy. Thank you for the brief history of fairy folklore. 🧚‍♀️

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Fascinating stuff! I wonder if Silbury Hill is the original of that sinister “Dark Tower” of the King of Elfland, in the famous fairy tale “Childe Rowland”…? 🤔

Either way, you’re lucky you got out of there in one piece. Those fairies are awfully fond of kidnapping wayward travelers…just ask Thomas the Rhymer or Sir Orfeo.

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