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Other actions of revenants.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Miscellaneous actions of revenants. · view the constellation · filed as E599

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Filed under Miscellaneous actions of revenants.

13 finer motifs beneath it
Ghost searches for breath Ghostly corpses seen on floor of house, disappear when coroner comes Ghost watches (follows) its own corpse Ghost asks alms (from one who does not know that asker has died) at usual place and time Ghost travels swiftly. (Cf. D2122.) Ghosts move furniture Ghost carries lantern. (Cf. E371.10, E472, E594, E530.1, F491.1.) Ghost vanishes when taken home. (Cf. E332.3.3.1.) Ghost seen in two places simultaneously Playful revenant Locked doors open at touch of ghosts Human being transported by a ghost Dead person bathes
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Revenants eat. (Cf. E499.1.) Dead man touches living Dead drag boat to strand Ghost leaves evidence of his appearance. (Cf. E322.3.3.1, E542. 1ff.) The dead speak The dead sing. (Cf. E371.3.) The dead wail (Cf. E402ff.) Dead make music on their ribs Dead man sobs. (Cf. E402.1.1.) Ghost in form of bear sneezes. (Cf. E423.2.1.) Ghost becomes log during day Ghost plays musical instrument Dead man smokes pipe Ghost drinks Dead man writes Ghosts forced to labor

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