- Epileptic Trees: In-story, the townspeople make absurd suggestions, such as the possibility that Chichikov was Napoléon Bonaparte in disguise or the notorious and retired 'Captain Kopeikin,' who had lost an arm and a leg during a war. Despite the fact that everyone could see Chichikov had all his arms and legs.
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