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Feb 2024
26m 48s

Lore 247: Subterranean

Aaron Mahnke
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So much for folklore is hiding just beauty the surface of seemingly normal places. The process of digging, though, isn't without risk.

Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by Cassandra de Alba and music by Chad Lawson.

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