at Alderley Edge which is a place in the country south of Manchester there's the face of a wizard carved into a rock. Under the wizard's face are chiseled the words "Drink from this well and take thy fill for the water falls by the Wizard's will". Beneath this legend is a stone trough brimming with disgusting water that only a fool would drink. I know very little about geology but it has a track record in providing explanations for the appearance of water that witchcraft really does lack. Also judging by the state of said water the 'wizard's will' seems a pretty ropey affair as he demonstrably failed to factor in, when casting his spell, the small matter of public health. I'm tempted to return with a new legend along the lines of "If you believe this garbage and are tempted to drink thy fill don't come crying to me when you die of gut rot." And along the base of the trough in words that could only be read by someone who had collapsed would be written, "You truly are a bit of a knob. Are you from around here?"
Harsh but fair, I think.
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