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      "explain historical witch trials from sources",
      "recognise fraud and harmful practices",
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      "Freedom of religion law"
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                  {
                    "text": "What do practitioners believe, according to their sources?",
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                    "text": "Have governments issued pardons or apologies?",
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                    "text": "What folk customs are associated with magic here, according to folklorists?",
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                    "text": "Are they still practised?",
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                    "text": "Is someone, especially a child, being accused of witchcraft or harmed because of such beliefs?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
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                    "text": "Which child protection or emergency service should be contacted?",
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                "id": "fraud-finding",
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                    "text": "Is someone being pressured to pay for spells or curse removal?",
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                    "text": "How can fraud be reported?",
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                    "text": "Is stage magic or conjuring meant?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits?",
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                "id": "fiction-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "Is magic in fantasy fiction or games meant?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
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    "Should traditions be separate entries?",
    "How should beliefs be attributed consistently?",
    "How should stage magic be split off?"
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