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Sennen Cove was much frequented by mermaids. This place was also resorted to by a remarkable spirit called the Hooper--from the hooping, or hooting sounds it was accustomed to make. In old times, according to tradition, a compact cloud of mist often came in from over the sea, when the weather was by no means foggy, and rested on the rocks called Cowloc, thence it spread itself like a curtain of cloud quite across Sennen Cove. By night a dull light was mostly seen amidst the vapour, with sparks ascending as if a fire burned within it: at the same time hooping sounds were heard proceeding therefrom. People believed the misty cloud shrouded a spirit, which came to forewarn them of approaching storms, and that those who attempted to put to sea found an invisible force--seemingly in the mist--to resist them. A reckless fisherman and his son, however, disregarding the token, launched their boat and beat through the fog with a threshal
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[6] of furze. She made one of no more than the usual size but could not lift it, neither could she after she had lightened her