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57: The Witches are Coming - Hide Your Broom, Hide Your Goats

Dark History

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Is She a Witch?

According to Heinrich's book, if she stood on a scale and weighed less than a stack of Bibles, she was a witch. Another way to locate a witch? Put a Bible next to her. If any woman tried to get the mole removed, the scar was enough to prove that she was awitch indeed. The only way you could be found innocent was if you matched the weight of the Bibles exactly.

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