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 Fairy of the Mine.Faith. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Fait Accompli (French).
 
A scheme which has been already carried out with success.   1
        “The subjection of the South is as much a fait accompli as the declaration of independence itself.”—The Times.
 


 Fairy of the Mine.Faith. 

 
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