Disguise as musician in order to escape

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Disguise as musician in order to escape.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Death escaped through disguise, shamming, or substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K521.4.2

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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general Africa (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 396 No. 18.

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Filed under Clothes changed so as to escape.

1 finer motif beneath it

Musician in danger puts on his musician's attire as if about to play; escapes

Filed beside it

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