It describes an era in history during which lights was hard to come by.

Answer: dark ages

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It increases and decreases yet no one see it. It is not a fire and yet it can be quenched.
It is a desert oasis where money magically appears or disappears from your pocket.
It is everything to someone, and nothing to everyone else. What is it?
It is known as the best real estate for toys
It is not your enemy, yet we still beat it. What is it?
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It is the time in your life when you simultaneously know everything and nothing at an instance.
It will not die when hung, and will dry when wrung.
It's held in the hand when going out.
James has 98 chocolate bars, he eats 91 of them. What does he have now?
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Kids hunt for them and adults make sure they are not all in one basket.