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What was the unspoken, highly profitable motive behind accusing specific women of witchcraft in 17th-century Europe?

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What was the unspoken, highly profitable motive behind accusing specific women of witchcraft in 17th-century Europe?

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What was the unspoken, highly profitable motive behind accusing specific women of witchcraft in 17th-century Europe?
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