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a license to be everyone except yourself, granted by half an inch of papier-mâché.
venice peak18th-century carnival masking lasted nearly six months yearly
class blendermasks let nobles and servants mingle anonymously
banned oftengovernments outlawed them, fearing crime and conspiracy
plot deviceRomeo met Juliet at a masked ball
word rootderives from Arabic maskhara, meaning buffoon or jest