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The common fairy or Commonus Fluttericus, is a fragile, yet beautiful creature. There are many ways to cause the death of this elusive little humanoid. Simply saying "I do not believe in faerie's" for example, can have dire consequences. Likewise cats and the common flu have drastically reduced their numbers in populated areas. Skipping, although commonly thought to pose a danger to fairies, actually has little to no effect, unless one is skipping directly on top of said fairy. Do not fear, however, for they are easily brought back to life by clapping loudly in the immediate vicinity of the diminutive corpse.