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  • ...the subfamily Borophaginae (hyena-like dogs), or Chasmaporthetes (the only true American hyena). It has also been suggested, although not by mainstream cry
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  • ...euphemism to avoid their wrath that would ensue from calling them by their true name.
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  • ...nkind (Islam), while those who successfully try to follow a righteous path will be rewarded with the pleasures of ''Jannah'' (Paradise or Heaven in Islam). ...usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/002.qmt.html#002.029 (2-29)], God announced that He will create a ''Khalifa'' (viceregent) on Earth, causing the angels to exclaim h
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  • ...ies as he is, the Zulu people of that region are loath to even portray his true physical form in sculpture or painting, choosing instead to use drawings of
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  • In the ''Forgotten Realms'' campaign setting, all of the above holds true, except where contradicted by Realms canon. Tiamat is one of the few surviv
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  • ...as a Shaitan (Satan), a Muslim term denoting a devil or demon who deceives true believers and the Yazidis have been accused of devil worship. ...material in them is consistent with authentic Yezidi traditions, however. True texts of those names may have existed, but remain obscure. The real core te
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  • ...y, the Fear Liath More is encountered in physical sensation, but without a true physical form.
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  • ...Sotalia fluviatilis''), whose range overlaps that of the Boto but is not a true river dolphin.
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  • ...hristian Bjerring was soon interviewed by Swedish TT, and said: ''"If it's true that the Japanese collected samples of fins and skin, it would be possible
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  • ...style. Their transformation is never fully complete, however: an encantado will always have a bald spot on the top of its head where its dolphin blowhole r ...to human form seems to be rare, and usually occurs at night. The encantado will often be seen running from a festa, despite protests from the others for it
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  • ...Now we know them because of the family chronicle, that is considered to be true among the people. ...hose will die, who dare to enter this room! And this is the night when you will lose your heads!'' He cut the two soldiers heads off, the baron was wakened
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  • ...eople who do not believe in her and who go there and do anything they like will be hit by her. ...will often take the person in front of X, who will face the window and who will talk outside, saying, “Please excuse the sick people who have come to the
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  • ...s are chaotic evil by nature, and are native to the Abyss. Demons have no true rulers, though powerful [[Demon lord (Dungeons & Dragons)|demon lords]] are
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  • ...tch". Despite being based on a work of fiction, the film was marketed as a true story. [2]
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  • ...orphanage in which they swept away children who didn't do their chores and true to this, their main weapon is a broom and they are commonly seen sweeping u
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  • ...istan it is said that if you see a [[magpie]] sitting on a wall, a message will be coming for you. ...thday cake with one breath while making a silent wish, your wish will come true.
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  • ...s his audience to put no stock in any demons, or “Gods” other than the one true Christian God, even if the working of spells appears to provide benefit. H ...the dead, or of Death Itself, are not at the magician's beck and call, nor will they, nor "He" do your "bidding". It is only the arrogant soul that believe
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  • ...ick put up for it. Now some people says he was a Arndel man; but that an't true. Young Jim Puttock his name was, and he came from Wick. I've lived at Toddi
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  • ...he juice from pomegranates, which were a symbol of fertility. However, the true meaning of the mysterious resurrected Unicorn in the last panel is unclear.
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  • ...sing particular attention on Nietzsche's theories of Übermensch and the '''Will to Power'''. ...bodies, but the police were never able to prove whether these claims were true.
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  • ...family and the locals, and left believing that the tales he had heard were true. He said of the Irvings that he found them "sincere, frank and simple" and
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  • ...alised]] by starving neighbors. Although it is not known if this story was true, there were some alleged instances of cannibalism during the famine. During Unfortunately, this theory of non-secretors proved true some time later after his final arrest when it was found out that "a secret
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  • ...tended period of time, the creature steadily begins to weaken and show its true age. This can prove to be fatal to the Vampire, if the cunning Vampire Hun ...kill or cause the Vampire pain are silver or blessed steel (both of which will be discussed later).
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  • ...fire at the foot of the rock, from which you may jump into the fire, which will save me the trouble of killing you and dressing your flesh.' The hare readi
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  • The '''Amityville Horror''' (- A True Story) is a best-selling book written by Jay Anson, and published in Septem ...in the living room George allegedly heard a chorus of voices telling them “Will you stop?!”
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  • ...etelling of '''myths''' – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use [[supernatural]] events or characters to explain the nature of ..., ''myth'' means a falsehood — a story which many believe but which is not true. The field of mythology does not use this definition.
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  • ...ning and dangerous situations. When discovered, they reveal their faceless true form for a final scare.
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  • ...ually represent some sort of psychic phenomena. More reasonably, the first true cryptozoologist Bernard Heuvelmans held throughout his life that pleisiosau
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  • ...dual for some reason or another, the thief will sicken and waste away. He will die, and rise from the dead as an undead servant of the Mummy. ...different methods of mummification, only the most important and elaborate will be discussed here.
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  • ...und of the '''Huldrefolk'''. It is said that work crews building new roads will sometimes divert the road around particular boulders which are known to be * Huldra is also the name of a witch in Sheri S. Tepper's The True Game series of novels.
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  • ...'black dog'' in Manx). People believe that anyone who sees the dog clearly will die soon after the encounter. ...ong its titles are Pizzaface and Friend Force. It plans to expand into the True Crime arena.
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  • ...nothing extraordinary about some of these false humans reverting to their true natures. Alternately, the ghosts of people who had been killed by tigers co
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  • ...commonly known as '''the Barguest type''', changes its shape, something a true black dog is not capable of doing; ...Dogs appear silently, and at other times the sound of their claws clicking will be heard.
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  • ...ature spirits, Pan appears to be older than the Twelve Olympians, if it be true that he gave [[Artemis]] her hunting dogs and taught the secret of prophecy
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  • ...ould bear to come near it, even for a moment, even if he had an adamantine will. Yet bitter necessity that cannot be gainsaid, not only keeps me there, but [Zetes to Phineos:] ‘We should be quick to help you, if it were true that we are destined for this honour. Yet the thought fills us with dismay.
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  • ...andom but how can the Moirae weave the tapestry with such precision that I will be directed through a series of impossible coincidences in the voyage from ...rave, but Atropos looked at the brand burning on the hearth and said: ''He will live only as long as this brand remains unconsumed''.
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  • ...e the worst part of it occurs. Posttribulationists believe that Christians will not be taken up into Heaven until Christ returns at the end of the Tribulat ...n the process, would gradually evolve into an apostate system within which true Christians would be a persecuted minority. The apostate Church is associate
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  • ...ystery. Many consider Dr. Thomas Bond as the first offender profiler and a true pioneer in the field of offender profiling. ...ned to the police that, upon the offender's discovery, the “chances are he will be wearing a double-breasted suit. Buttoned.”
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  • The face and voice of the deceased were likened to those of Anubis. Thus the true visage of the jackal-headed god was as a death-mask to behold; in some sens ...f melancholic compassion that could only be attributed to the blood of his true and secret father.
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  • ...ry book called the ''Tengu Meigiko'' suggests that this goddess may be the true predecessor of the tengu, but the date and authenticity of the Kujiki, and ...unholy power. They often disguise themselves as priests or nuns, but their true form seems to be that of a kite.
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  • ...r Gaeten Delaforgem, this psychic, astral and autonomous entity (egregore) will continue as long as thought energy feeds it but it does not have to be the The same is true of any organization – be it a church or civil rights movement, Ku Klux Kl
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  • ...''. The Abyss and its population are both theoretically infinite in size. "True" tanar'ri such as the [[balor (Dungeons & Dragons)|balor]]s (originally cal ...lers, slaymasters, and slaughterkings. Eventually, with more time, kythons will grow into newer and more powerful forms. Kythons closely resemble [[xenomor
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  • ...re of Ba‘al Zebûb, the god of the Philistine city of Ekron, to learn if he will recover. Elijah the Prophet then condemns Ahaziah to die by Yahweh's words ...w.hermetics.org/pdf/grimoire/Grimoirum_Verum.pdf ''Grimoirium Verum or The True Grimoire. The Most Approved Keys of Solomon The Hebrew Rabbi'']
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  • ...rits. His Seal is this, which wear thou as a Lamen before thee, or else he will not appear nor yet obey thee, etc.Goetia - S. L. MacGregor Mathers (1904)</ ...he planets, Astaroth will demand his creature back. Then the lifeless clay will scorn its master and turn to destroy him and all it meets."
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  • ...hem, even though she was indeed a modern human. How this may relate to the true identity of other reported Almas is unknown.
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  • ...he held the only key to the phone system. Even if Adam believed that to be true, a trouble maker in the office (potentially the centre of the disturbances, ...sh Museum called: "Lithobolia, or stone throwing Devil. Being an Exact and True account (by way of Journal) of the various actions of infernal Spirits or (
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  • ...rect yourself by saying, "The Lord of Time" otherwise your greek knowledge will be slightly altered than the truth.
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  • ...the Balkans. In other areas it is believed that the offspring of a vampire will ''be slippery like jelly, and cannot live'' (Vukanovic 1957-1959, pt. 3, p. ...d earns her living as a fake vampire-hunter as above; her discovery of the true state of affairs comes as a considerable shock.
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  • ...ls will punish the spirits of deceit and Belial (3:3) and that the Messiah will bind Beliar and give to his children the power to trample the evil spirits ...Crown), and states that his name means "'without a master' and symbolizes true independence, self-sufficiency, and personal accomplishment."[3] Belial rep
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  • ...act with people can metamorphose into humans or animals, after which their true selves can be seen only by so-called ''šestaci'' – men with six fingers
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  • ...an untimely death, in keeping with the dictate imposed on them by Brahma. True danger lay in incurring their wrath by refusing to offer them the proper ob ...romised both of them, prior to his departure to retire into seclusion as a true hermit should, that he would grant them anything that they desired. The fir
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  • ...thing he sees, or else his family will be cursed for nine generations and will not die in their beds. ...es. On this signal his father is to release his favourite hound so that it will run to John, who can then kill the dog and thus avoid the curse.
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  • ...ibility of him ever reforming, although he did not think that the same was true of Hindley once she was removed from Brady's influence.
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  • It could be argued that the true evil elves of Middle-Earth are the [[Orcs]], since in some editions of Tolk ...ned to his home of Hag Graef to lead its armies to war. None know what his true intentions are, but he has lost none of his thirst for power.
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  • ...'' by Capcom's United States branch.<ref>Interview of Shinji Mikami. ''The True Story Behind Biohazard'' Retrieved March 18, 2006.</ref> However, it is sai ...the games allow the player to choose from one of two main characters which will affect which parts of the story are revealed with additional secrets, mini-
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  • ...powers he will destroy seven of the Kayân heroes in his own time; but one will remain. There where Mîtôkht ["Falsehood"] arrives, Arask ["Malice"] becom ...nstruction of the Temple. The demon appears and predicts Solomon's kingdom will one day be divided (Testament of Solomon 5:4-5). When Solomon interrogated
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  • ...web is complete, the [[End times|end of the world]] will come, because it will create a permanent junction with the Dreamlands allowing monsters to move f ...laaki|Revelations of Glaaki]]'', after the fall of humanity Eihort's brood will be born into light.<ref>Harms, "Eihort", ''Encyclopedia Cthulhiana'', p. 96
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  • ...Godwin's free love ideals would always conflict with his deep desire for "true love" as expressed in so much of his poetry. ...ath of her infant daughter Clara outside Venice, after which her young son Will died too, in Rome, as Percy moved the household yet again. By now Mary had
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  • ...ough others contend that his works are meant to ''create'' anxiety whereas true pornography aims to relieve it. He points out the grotesqueness and flaws ...rquis de Mazan. This is the title we find in his marriage contract, in his will and in the Bull of Pope Innocent XII of April 3rd, 1693..." But no referenc
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  • ...e bow in its direction. The kappa possesses a deep sense of etiquette, and will be forced to return a deep bow, even if it means losing its head-water in t ...all children are one of the gluttonous kappa's favorite meals, though they will eat adults as well. They feed on these hapless victims by sucking out the s
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  • ...of Egypt'', her first novel in this genre, the beginning of a trilogy that will chronicle the life of [[Jesus]]. ...vampire novel, saying; "I would never go back, not even if they say, 'You will be financially ruined; you've got to write another vampire book.' I would s
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  • .... She makes a series of threats, and foretells a coming battle in which he will be killed. She tells him, enigmatically, "I guard your death". ...ies") and that these groups may have been in some way dedicated to her. If true, her worship may have resembled that of Perchta groups in Germanic areas.
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  • ...ncillor of the Prince. I will speak to him of you and of your loyalty, and will intercede with him that you may attain your wish." "Well, then, to-morrow night I will take you with me to the councillor's house."
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  • Is it true then, Father Zeus, that people are not killed only by disease or wounds, bu
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  • ...eing in two places at once through an act of magic. In some cases a person will come upon his own doppelganger who is typically engaged in some future acti ...that... I verily believe he that told it me, did himself believe it to be true." At the time Donne was indeed extremely worried about his pregnant wife, a
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  • ...-looking humanoids. Fierna fights with a blade of fire that she summons at will and Belial, with a mighty ranseur. ...inth, is at the very least an archdevil, but he may possess the power of a true deity. He resides in Malsheem, located on the lowest layer of Baator, Nessu
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  • ...he land belongs to the "Marquis of Carabas", saying that if they do not he will cut them into mincemeat. The cat then happens upon a castle inhabited by an * The True Story of Puss'n Boots (2009 film), an 80-minute French animation
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  • It wasn't true, but angry fans inundated the Sesame Workshop with letters, and more than 3
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  • ...s before Hiranyakashipu and offers him a boon that he will personally make true anything he wishes for. In reply to which Hiranyakashipu requests the follo <blockquote>"O my lord, O best of the givers of benediction, if you will kindly grant me the benediction I desire, please let me not meet death from
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  • ...piritual task; the ritual assumes that possessed persons retain their free will, though the demon may hold control over their body, and involves prayers, b In the Church of England, every diocese has an official exorcist, who will usually be an elderly priest and from the Anglo-Catholic wing of the church
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  • ...are the main branches of philosophy. In ''The Story of Philosophy'', [[Will Durant]] lists [[logic]], [[epistemology]], [[ethics]], [[aesthetics]], and ...[[Bertrand Russell]]) have argued that [[first order logic]] shows us the true logical form of ordinary sentences.
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  • ...ncognito, the Vampire towards the end of the series, are referred to as a "true Nosferatu".
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  • ...trate themselves capable of producing new sidhe children. She lost her one true love in the goblin wars. Her current consort is Eamon. ...Remains to be seen how much his brothers’ (Holly) hatred toward the sidhe will have an effect on Ash’s chances towards this.
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  • ...the avian cryptid usually glided through the air, but also was capable of true flight. It was usually seen at dusk, gliding between crevices between two h
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  • ...s the reason he told her to shut her eyes was because gods revert to their true forms whenever they do the basest of things, such as eating, sleeping, and In another version, Kali stipulates he will only marry the apsara if she keeps her eyes closed while they are in the fo
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  • ...sr=11-1/qid=1164140895/ref=sr_11_1/104-3431179-9863151 Perfect Victim: The True Story of "The Girl in the Box" by the D.A. That Prosecuted Her Captor][ISBN
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  • ...a lone human (or a small group), their favorite part being the brain. They will often haunt a village, taking a fresh victim each night. *The Nandi bear could be a true member of the ursidae family. The Atlas bear lived in Africa, but is believ
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  • ...in the book the basilisk was portrayed as a much larger creature than the true mythological beast.
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  • *Coleman, Loren. ''Tom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology''. Fresno, California: Craven Street Books
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  • ...body and a woman's head. She typically washes her hair on a riverbank and will kill humans when angered. * Haku from the Studio Ghibli movie Spirited Away's true form is a asian-style dragon.
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  • ...she knows she is going to die, though, because the extreme loss of scales will cause her to lose her flight. ...he natural order as well. The first Mothra was then created to restore the true balance, and stop Battra's rampage. The Cosmos revere both Mothra and Battr
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  • ...wstorms and uses her icy breath to leave them as frost-coated corpses. She will appear as a stunningly beautiful young woman to young men and freeze them t .... In a similar legend, Yuki-onna melts away once her husband discovers her true nature.
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  • In some cases, a serial killer will plead not guilty by reason of insanity in a court of law. This defense is a ...me period between murders can vary between a few days to several years and will often decrease the longer the offender goes uncaught. For example, [[Jeffre
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  • ...the rituals are not completed or ==the conflict left unresolved, the yūrei will persist in its haunting. ...e frequently depicted as being accompanied by a pair of floating flames or will o' the wisps (Hitodama in Japanese) in eerie colors such as blue, green, or
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  • ...the autonomy of people with whom he or she has a close relationship, e.g., will not let spouse leave the house unaccompanied or permit teen-age daughter to ...aws prevent inquiring into the victim's sexual history, a 24-hour timeline will have to be used. There are essential two (2) elements that constitute the a
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  • ...elief that the Lwa are easily offended.It's said that when angered the Lwa will remove the protection that they grant their devotees.Causing bad misfortune ...saw what Anansi was doing. "Why don't you tie the pot behind you, then you will be able to grip the tree?" he suggested.
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  • ...he release of an award-winning UK/Canada co-produced animated short, ''The True Story of Sawney Beane''.
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  • ...ce, ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' inspired Universal to film their first true horror film, ''The Phantom of the Opera'', based on the mystery novel by Ga ...deo game franchise of the same name, is slated for a 2009 release date and will utilize motifs of the Universal Monsters.
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  • ...Bulgaria, the Vampire was believed to have only one nostril (probably not true). In Poland, the Vampire has a sharp, needlelike point on the tip of its t ...rey to be bland and unsatisfying. This is only something that the Vampire will do in desperation or is trying to avoid feeding on humans as much as possib
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  • ...goal. The essay describes ceremonial [[magick]] as a means of training the will, and of constantly directing ones thoughts to a given object through ritual ...re "spent not in laws, statutes, or rules, but according to their own free will and pleasure." (''Gargantua and Pantagruel'' by Rabelais, F. Ch. 1).
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  • ...ite dress or a sleeping gown. Though usually speechless, the Lady in White will occasionally, in a sad voice, recount to witnesses her misfortunes. The ori * [http://ghostvilla2.blogspot.com/2007/12/white-lady.html Ghostvilla - True Ghost Stories and Paranormal Research]
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  • ...iberties with the traditional, accepted symbolism, but still demonstrate a true reverence for the Shakta sect. ...evotees (or anyone worshipping her with a true heart) will be saved as she will guide them here and in the hereafter. She is wearing a garland of 51 heads,
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  • ...n the 20th century. In Latin-America some believe that the promised become true when there were massive UFO sightings reported in Mexico during the 6th sol
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  • ...i's Mermaid Saga, a legend tells that those who eat the flesh of a mermaid will become immortal. In truth, this only happens with a small number of people ...il. Much of the movie revolves around her humorous attempts to conceal her true identity from her lover. A made-for-television sequel, ''Splash, Too''
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  • ...dmiration, and there is no point in emulating or celebrating him, unlike a true hero. [[Satan]] is, however, the most intriguing and compelling of the char ...tempt by Milton to draw readers into sympathizing with Satan against their will, thereby demonstrating the seductive power of evil.
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  • ...n any other person she has ever seen, and her mother happily sees that her true daughter has returned. Both the human girl and the troll girl marry happily ...o identify a changeling is to cook a family meal in an eggshell. The child will exclaim, "I have seen the acorn before the oak, but I never saw the likes o
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  • ...ll as Toho's part in this, remained unclear.[8] Toho was asked if this was true and chose not to comment. ...Roy Lee and Brian Rogers. Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira and Doug Davison will be the executive producers.[9]
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  • Much of the British public believed the events to be true and some controversy ensued after its airing. This was all in spite of the ...adcast and, although this has now been lifted, it remains unlikely that it will ever be shown again on British terrestrial television. The British Film In
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  • ...he band by their leader to look like real, live monsters and to hide their true appearances.
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  • ...l existence of realities beyond empirical perception, or a belief that a ''true'' human perception of the world trancends logical reasoning or intellectual ...relations between ontos and episteme, but rather on finding practices that will yield clear perception. At least one branch of epistemology hints at this d
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