Mythology & Folkore
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From how Prometheus stole the first flame from the gods to how lights flickering in the sky overhead were connected to dragons, this book is an index of all things mythological, folkloric, and most importantly-strange.
My name is Mara, and I've got an extensive knowledge regarding the oddities and ends of our world. I'm sure you're just as skeptical as most of the population, and I don't blame you-but when you're walking home at night and seem to find your place at the corners of our reality, or sitting in a diner as strange lights flicker overhead (ones that don't look like stars), you can't help but wonder if the legends passed down through generations, eroded by the sands time as they are, hold some sort of truth.
After all, you know what they say: where there's smoke, there's fire.
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