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Old Belief
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Blank sheet of coarse paper on a plank table between a lit candle and a black inkpot holding a quill

the bargain written down

A devil who makes contracts is a devil who has met literacy. The written bargain belongs to the later, Christianised layer.

Basis: The contract motif in the tale tradition · AI-generated

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