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Loosely based of an medieval Scottish ballad I came across in a book. Tam Lin was a prisoner of the faerie court who loved a mortal woman. In order to win him back she had to hold him through Halloween until the morning, while he went through a multitude of monstrous transformations. The other verses are references to various faerie lore from the same book. I highly recommend you check out the Fairport Convention's version of the ballad for a much more traditionally Gaelic take on the matter.

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Night’s Silver Shore

Tom Tamblin/he went and met a mortal maiden/and there beside the well he kissed her while the sun was shining through the branches on the trees/If ever/you come upon a river/pour gold upon the water let your daughters guide you to the other side and pass away/Sun burn the day/let evening hold her sway////
O hear me/Yeah these woods are dark and dreary/ten thousand eyes will blink in rapture dreaming of the capture of a mortal such as thee/So come over/and we’ll dance in fields of clover/I’ll weave you pretty garlands for your hair so fair and spin you ‘til you can’t recall your name/on night’s silvery shore/we’ll sleep for evermore////

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from Her Majesty's Secret Circus Vol. 2, released May 21, 2022

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The Great Speckled Fritillary Vancouver, British Columbia

The lovely butterfly-dragons of Sona-Nyl are insectoid creatures with beautifully-patterned wings, insect-like legs and long, curved necks and tails. These creatures feed solely on nectar, fragrant odours and silence. If threatened, a butterfly-dragon responds by emitting a rose-coloured mist from glands along the sides of its body. Anyone inhaling or even touching this mist goes deaf. ... more

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