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“She once told him about the mysterious trampled-down places found in fields, which the peasants superstitiously called werewolves' nests. Coming across one of these sites, she fell to her knees and...”
“The fig tree grows its flowers strangely inside out, concealed within the soft interior of the fruit. Erszbet imagines the fig's hidden fairy weight of seeds, grown in sweetness that is also a dark...”
“A child conceived on Christmas Eve is considered unlucky and will later resent his parents for their unholy transgression, their lack of control and piety. The child may be deformed with a harelip ...”
