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1. You may think you've seen us as flashes of light in the night forest, or maybe it was just your eyes playing tricks on you. What? You think we have Irish brogues? Let me tell you something boyo, the Irish learned to speak from us! Which elemental spirit are we?
2. All the Germanic peoples have heard of me. Some thought they saw me as a dragon, others saw a water spirit that you might call a mermaid. Do you know my name?
3. No, I didn't come here to sell you cookies; don't be insulting! I might help with chores around the house if you leave a bit of food out for me at night. But if you call it a 'payment' I will be out of here in a flash! Say my name and be quick about it!
4. Well, mr. miner, that's quite a long tunnel you've dug. While you may be invading my underground home, I'm willing to be nice and let you know if your tunnel is about to fall in. How I'll do it is how I got my name, which is ___?
5. Watch out there, pal! That fire of yours is about to get out of control, but I can help you put it out. Fire doesn't bother me at all, in fact some people think it brings out the best in me. What is my name?
6. I wouldn't mind cozying-up to that Tolkien fellow. He wrote page after page about the forests where I dwell. Though he wrote about some of the male tree spirits, we women were there, too. I'm surprised he didn't notice us, because the males of your species consider us remarkably attractive. Eurydice and Erato are two of my many sisters. Who am I?
7. You might not recognize me if you saw me. Small wonder, since as an air spirit I'm usually invisible. But Paracelsus the alchemist knew me and told other alchemists about me. Alexander Pope, in his pathetic attempt at poetry, said women turn into elementals like me because their spirits are too full of dark vapors to ascend into the skies. What did he know? Do you know what I'm called?
8. We may not be big but we're well-liked by the Germans. We might help around the house or aid sailors during a voyage. You'll find an element named after us on the periodic table. Do you know who we are?
9. Sometime, if you're walking in the forest, you might see me as a horse who lets you ride him. Or you might see a young woman swimming in a pool who invites you to join her. But be forewarned: either way I'll drown you in a heartbeat. Do you know my elemental name?
10. You can call me a ragamuffin if you like but I'm more than that. I'm a rag-tag collection of thoughts and bits of magic and I can't stay around long. Sometimes I'm a guide or I bring needed information. Oh, I can't stay here any longer, the colors are too intense in your world! Before I go, can you say my name?
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