One-eyed barber sees thread of silk stretching to sea

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One-eyed barber sees thread of silk stretching to sea.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Extraordinary powers of perception. · view the constellation · filed as F642.6

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Person of remarkable sight. (Cf. X938.)

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Remarkable star-gazer. Sees birds in nest in distant tree Person of remarkable sight finds tracks of swine stolen seven years before his birth Person can see through opaque objects Person sees equally well by night or day Man can see celestial nymphs dancing in divine world Person of remarkable sight can see the soul Person sees enormous distance

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