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Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
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Why Wasn't Helen Duncan Convicted Under a Witchcraft Law?
Helen Duncan was arrested under a 1735 witchcraft law because they couldn't figure out what other way to arrest her. She had an ability to regurgitate at will, which to me sounds just as Helen. Oh, so Helen could sit in a darkened room and bring this stuff up. And it looks very convincing until you put a light on it, of course.
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