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The Dream of Mary Toft
Mary Toft went into early labor on the 27th of September. She sent word to her mother-in-law, Anne Toft, who was an experienced midwife. Dr. Howard arrived and saw that Mary had not given birth to a baby at all. In days that followed, Mary proceeded to give birth to more and more rabbits. By early November, according to the doctor's own count, Mary had given birth to nine rabbits. They were all dead, all hairless, and all young.