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will-o'-the-wisp
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will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern. It is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland. There is no generally accepted explanation for it; it may result from the spontaneous ignition of gases (e.g., methane) produced by the disintegration of dead plant or animal matter, or it may be a form of phosphorescence. The eerie lights have given rise to many superstitions.


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Your best friend is a prairie dog nicknamed Spunkie, and the only interaction you have with human beings is the jet liner that flies low on the horizon every evening.
First of these was the 3,200gns Hafodlas Dani, consigned by AH & GW Roberts, Hafod Las, Ysbyty Ifan, Betws Y Coed and combining Bailea Spunkie on the sire side and Hafodlas Unsain on the dam.
When he did he was stunned to be told Spunkie was being treated as a goer by the manager who said his staff had used their "initiative" to accept the bet as 38 seconds late "was not that long" on a 2m 5f race.
 
 
 
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