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Fenshen

Fenshen (Chinese: 分身; lit. 'divide the body') or fenxing 分形 ("divide the physical form") was a legendary Daoist and fangshi Master of Esoterica technique for multilocation, that is, transforming or multiplying one's body into two or more identical versions. A famous story about fenshen concerns general Cao Cao ordering the execution of the alchemist Zuo Ci, who when taken into prison playfully divided himself into multiple Master Zuos; thus bamboozling the guards and escaping death.

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• ▸Feis
• ▸Cement
• ▸Fez (hat)

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