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Lore 245: Evasive (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2024-01-15 05:01:01 +0000 UTCVariety is the spice of life. And yet folklore makes it very clear just how dangerous it is to mix things up.
Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.
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