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 Twinkling.Twist (Oliver). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Twins.
 
One of the signs of the constellation (May 21st to June 21st).   1
       
“When now no more the alternate twins are fired,
Short is the doubtful empire of the night.”
       
Thomson: Summer.
 


 Twinkling.Twist (Oliver). 

 
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