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The Bluebottle Flies

Happy flies who appear in various nonsense poems.

minor

Also known as the Happy Bluebottle-Flies

First appearance: the daddy long legs and the fly

The Bluebottle Flies first appears in 0018 the daddy long legs and the fly.

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Lady Jingly’s tearful confession that she already has a mate in England delivers the emotional peak of unfulfi…

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