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Description acceptable. A book by the martyr John Frith found in this type of location at Cambridge’s market square in 1626 was interpreted by some Calvinists as an omen of persecution. In an Inuit myth, a character finds a beautiful girl dancing in this type of place, but kills her by removing her from it. A prized possession is found in this type of place after a man throws it away on the advice of Amasis, who worries about tempting the gods (15[1])with too much good luck. After his usurpation by (*) Asmodeus, King Solomon is restored to power once his seal is recovered from (10[1])this type of place. (-5[1])Raven enters a place of this type listed by Joseph Campbell following the “Crossing of the First Threshold” as a stage of rebirth in the hero’s journey. For 10 points, the ring of Polycrates is recovered from what kind of location, where Jonah spends three days and three nights after refusing to go to Nineveh? ■END■ (10[1])

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