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Stories are a bit divided on how tanuki disguise themselves. Some claim they are expert shapeshifters. Some claim they are expert illusionists. Others fall somewhere in the middle- tanuki can shapeshift but they use a bit of a glamour to improve their disguise.

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Day 6 - Illusion

Do not trust every friendly face. The safety it promises might just be an illusion…

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ILLUSION - 'The She-Bear'
A literary fairytale from Italy describes a prince marrying a gentle she-bear. It was written by Giambattista Basile in 1634. It involves a prince who falls in love with a princess while she is magically disguised as a bear to escape being killed by the King. In spite of the illusion, love prevails.
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Not sure if Dorian Gray counts, but here he is. And hey, who needs AI when oneself can create uncanny art 🤪

Happy Saturday!

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