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May 2021
39m 34s

Yamauba

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Amidst Japan’s highest peaks, a kindly woman provides weary travelers with food and shelter — if they obey her rules. If they don’t, the Yamauba reveals the demon inside of her.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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