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Deceptive land purchase: as much land as can be covered by saint's hood. Only by snatching up hood does seller prevent it from covering whole territory.

Deceptions. · Deceptive bargains. · Deception through pseudo-simple bargain. · view the constellation · filed as K185.4.1

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Filed under Deceptive land purchase: as much land as a shawl will cover. An immense shawl prepared.

Filed beside it
Land grant: as much land as can be covered by saint's mantle

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