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Also called Ignis fatuus (Medieval latin 'foolish fire'). The will o' the wisp of friar's lanthorn, a flame like phosphorescence (caused by the spontaneous combustion of gases from decaying vegetable matter) that flits over marshy ground and deludes people who attempt to follow it. Hence any delusive aim or object, or some scheme that is uttterly impracticable.
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