His easy chat combined blunt truths, partial revelations, and outright deceptions. It has the ability to differentiate truth from lies and see through deceptions and disguises. These deceptions and lies shake the priest's faith in humanity. He did however warn the women of deceptions and cunning. Andreu begins to reject his family full of lies and deceptions. Some authors believe that this has been over-attributed to cunning deceptions instituted by Baden-Powell. Complications ensue from these and other deceptions. It is a rocky partnership, full of half-truths and deceptions. He unmasks insider financial deceptions, often for criminal and terrorist enterprises. Some charms were used to hurt enemies, and involved the deceptions of curses. Gretchen and her family are destroyed by Mephistopheles' deceptions and Faust's desires. He soon begins writing a memoir detailing Amy's crimes and deceptions. But, other sources focus on the deceptions created by the religions themselves. Bertram was accompanied by electromagnetic deceptions codenamed "Operation Canwell" using false radio traffic. Following the landings, some small tactical deceptions were used to add further confusion.