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I CAN well believe in Sally meaning a joke. Animals have a keen sense of “making believe” which is the essence of play. A child's first game is bo-peep—a make-believe. When a pair of friendly dogs have a jolly tussle, they make believe to engage in deadly combat.
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HARTOG, M. Make-believe. Nature 40, 299 (1889). https://doi.org/10.1038/040299a0
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