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THE RETURN OF THE FAIRY: 6. HER ARRIVAL IN LONDON by HUMBERT WOLFE

First Line: SHE HAD PACKED IN A HURRY / HER WAND, AND HER WINGS
Last Line: SHE REACHED LONDON BRIDGE,
Subject(s): FAIRIES; ELVES;
SHE had packed in a hurry
her wand, and her wings,
(and the magical paste
ran all over the things),
a stamp book, a box of
ridiculous shoes,
three cakes, and large stocks of
the sweets fairies use.
But when, with a suit-case
(the sort that a midge
might use for a boot-case)
she reached London Bridge,



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