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THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN

The Fountain of Baranton is supplied by a mineral spring, and it bubbles up on a piece of iron or copper being thrown into it.

"Les enfans's'amusent a y jeter des épingles, et dieent par common proverbe: 'Ris done, fontatne de Berendon, et je te donnerai une épringle.'"[1]

  1. Revue de Paris. Tome 41. 7 Mai, 1887, pp. 47–68, article "Visite au Tombeau de Merlin," par Théodore de la Villermarqué.