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Sham prowess – miscellaneous.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Sham prowess. · view the constellation · filed as K1969

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Filed under Sham prowess.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Sham traveler. Boasts falsely of voyage and receives canoes which he appropriates Warrior buries oversized armor so as to convince posterity of soldiers' gigantic size Servant poses as master Sham deity
Filed beside it
Sham warrior Sham prince (nobleman) Sham brave man Sham rich man Sham physician Sham wise man Sham teacher. Pretends to read a document brought him as a letter. It is a tax receipt Sham churchman False prophet Sham magician Sham astrologer Sham crystal-gazer Alchemist Juggler promises to fly from one house to another. Keeps crowd waiting until dusk and then makes his escape Sham prowess in hunting (fishing)

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