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Mar 2025
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Lore 275: Taking Control

Aaron Mahnke
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Thankfully, every rule has an exception, as this tragic story from 16th century France makes painfully clear.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.

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