Death postponed if substitute can be found

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Death postponed if substitute can be found.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Lasting magic qualities. · Immortality. · view the constellation · filed as D1855.2

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GreekEuripides Alcestis, *Grote I 108
IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under Time of death postponed. (Cf. D1345, D1857.)

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Witch delays person's death Saint delays person's death. (Cf. V220.)Death can be postponed if man does not break tabu for forty days Life prolonged a thousand years by traveling six months each year Death postponed for three generations

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