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What's amazing is that when the first Renaissance fair started 35 years ago, and when there was a surge of them in the late 1970s, everyone involved anticipated a 10-year life span for the phenomenon, ... But with the resilience and continued popularity of the fairs, we're still on a growth curve.

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