(B/C) - THE TOORINGTON BELLS - The Basildon Fare comes every year - and with it - its magic!

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THE TOORINGTON BELLS – The Basildon Fare and Iris Cauldicot

The Basildon Fare comes down from Essex each summer. And, this is a wonderful day for the people of Toorington. And, the Basildon Fare has everything that a fare usually has. A helter skelter with its dizzy downward ride at great speed, a ghost train that makes the girls scream, a weight lifting competition that's popular amongst the farmers, and, of course, all the other attractions that come with the fare. But, the Basildon Fare has one thing that no other fare has. The Basildon Fare has a chamber of mirrors. And, this is no normal collection of mirrors!

The mirrors of the Basildon Fare chamber of mirrors show life as it was a long time ago. And, that's why it's loved by the women of Toorington. And, that's why Iris Cauldicot gets up at 4 in the morning so she can be first in the cue. And, when the doors open at 9, Iris Cauldicot is always the first to go in. Into the chamber of mirrors.

And, as she stands in front of the mirror she feels a very strange feeling - a kind of excitement that's impossible to describe. A feeling that can only be had in the Basildon Fare chamber of mirrors. And, there she stands in a trance. And, then the magic starts working. Little by little, Iris Cauldicot starts going back. And, everything happens at once. Grey becomes blond, overweight becomes thin, not attractive is once again beauty, and even eyes become alive just like then. And, this sensation goes on for 72 seconds. It is then time to return to the now.

But, now the now is much different than before, and, just like everyone else, Iris Cauldicot knows that the Basildon Fare will be back again in 12 very quick months. And then, once again, Iris Cauldicot will taste the taste of long ago youth!

The Basildon Fare comes down from Essex each summer. And, this is a wonderful day for the people of Toorington. And, the Basildon Fare has one thing that no other fare has. The Basildon Fare has chamber of mirrors that is no normal chamber of mirrors! Everything in Toorington is just how you want it to be.

Iris Cauldicot, The Basildon Fare and its Chamber of Mirrors.