Storytellers seldom let facts get in the way of perpetuating a legend, although a few facts add seasoning and make the legend more believable.
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John H. Alexander
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Ghosts! Washington Revisited: The Ghostlore of the Nation's Capitol
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One doesn't intentionally to alter the truth, just enhance it and make it more memorable.
The popular notion that ghosts are likely to be seen in a graveyard is not borne out by psychical research... A haunting ghost usually haunts a place that a person lived in or frequented while alive... Only a gravedigger's ghost would be likely to haunt a graveyard.
A tale spinner's goal is entertainment.