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Magic Word Cure

Tue Oct 7, 2008, 12:41 PM
In the Middle Ages, doctors used to post this on a sick person's wall to get rid of their "evil spirits" or demons.

ABRACADABRA
ABRACADABR
ABRACADAB
ABRACADA
ABRACAD
ABRACA
ABRAC
ABRA
ABR
AB
A

I think there was a spell or chant or dance or something that went along with it, but I don't know it.

Anyway, I read that sometimes it actually worked.

Here's to kicking those demons!

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~basile08:iconbasile08: Sep 11, 2008, 3:08:09 AM
Thanks for the :+fav:

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~RodriSoarez:iconRodriSoarez: Jul 21, 2008, 12:16:52 PM
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~amurderrr:iconamurderrr: Jun 28, 2008, 7:41:50 AM
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*nightdimness:iconnightdimness: Jun 25, 2008, 10:07:32 PM
Thanks for the fave =]

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~martincharvat:iconmartincharvat: Jun 25, 2008, 1:00:35 PM
thank you for support

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=HateBunny:iconHateBunny: Jun 25, 2008, 12:33:40 PM
thanks for the fave on my hunk of rust.

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~fleischfreund:iconfleischfreund: Jun 20, 2008, 11:50:31 AM
Thanks again for the favourite on Grim is waiting Glad you like it. :D

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*praytell:iconpraytell: Jun 19, 2008, 2:46:06 PM
thanks for the :+fav: on 'homophonic parentheticals'

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post-script

mere words can
transcend meaning
(what you think, and write, and say).
haiku becomes
a mantra becomes
the pattern for your day.

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