Aug. 21, 2025

RESURRECTED: Duendes

RESURRECTED: Duendes
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I CAN'T FIND MY KEYS!!! In this episode, Ayden resurrects one of his earliest episodes on Susto about mischievous little beings that hide in walls, steal your things, and cut off toes, Duendes!

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Hello, girlfriends, it's me Adrian or Aiden. Either way, I'm

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still your host, and you're still listening to Sustal. Now

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I'm just kidding. Imagine, Hey, girlfriends, it's me Adrian or Aiden.

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Either way, I'm still your host and you are still

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listening to Sustal, the podcast of paranormal folklore from Latin

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American cultures. I was trying. I don't know why I

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felt the urge to do normal SpongeBob doy'all remember that.

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Anybody get that reference? That was weird. It did not

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feel right at all. Anyway, Hello, it's good to see you.

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Welcome back, Thank you for joining me once again, and

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if this is your first time, welcome. Goolfriend's Fun update. So,

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if you've been watching the vlogs on YouTube, you already

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know pretty much all of this. But I got a tattoo.

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I got my birthday tattoo, which is right here if

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you are watching if you are a best Goolfriend on Patreon,

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and the YouTube videos are actually available free of ads

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on Patreon as well. But anyway, showing it here my

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tattoo of this sword, which is I have it right

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here too, the sword on the cover of this book.

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That I'm constantly talking about, can I get in frame

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stories that must not die? So you can see that

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right here. I'm holding it up as well. But I

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also do a side by side in the YouTube vlog

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as well, So very excited it's healing well. The artist

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Neto Velasco which I said his name wrong in the

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vlog like, but he's an amazing artist. He has a

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very specific style that I think he like coined the

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phrase for this. He came up with this. It's bubblegum

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traditional and it looks really cool. So this is not

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in his style, but I really like his artwork and

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I wanted to get something by him regardless, So this

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is kind of of like, I'll do this first with him,

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and I really want to go back for something else

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with him, but let me at least let this one.

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He'll all the way first before I go and get

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something else. Right Anyway, I talk more about him in

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again the YouTube blog, so please go ahead and check

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that out because it was a lot of fun and

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he's really cool, and make sure to go follow him.

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There's links to his stuff in the description of that

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video as well. But either way, go watch the video

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like it. Subscribe to the channel, turn the bell on,

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comment on the video, all that good stuff. Moving on

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to upcoming events, I've been talking about the Spooky season

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and how we get really busy with live events this

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time of year, which I'm so excited for, and so

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right now I have three events on the books so far.

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I think it's the tenth of the eleventh and the

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thirty first, and that would be doing a talk and

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a movie night at hont Happy Books in Lockhart, which

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is one of my favorite bookstores in the world. If

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you haven't had the chance to go, it is a

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horror book shop. It's so fun. And then I also

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have the Austin Public Library Campfire Stories, and then the

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night Owl podcast Spirit Social on Halloween Night. I haven't

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posted the fly or the graphics with my kind of

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little tour dates if you will for Spooky season, but

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I will be posting that very soon. Again, if you

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are an event organizer, or if you know an event organizer,

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please reach out to me. Put me in contact with

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these people for an event that you think I would

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be good for. I'm open to all kinds of bookings,

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whether it is life storytellings, lectures, talks, podcasting, workshops, hit

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me up, hey, if you've got a time slot for me,

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I will find something to do. Okay, So very excited

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for the spooky season and all of those bookings coming up.

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Speaking of books and bookings, the Susto spell Book Club

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is it's still in full swing. We're meeting at the

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end of this month on August thirty first, which is Sunday,

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at one pm Central Time, to discuss The Witches of

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Aposso by Luis Hadamio. You have about a week and

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a half from today, which is Thursday, to finish the book.

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But you can do it. I believe in you. I

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am not done with it, and I remember at the

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beginning of the month thinking, oh, this book is shorter

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than what we read last month. I'll finish it really quick. No, no,

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I haven't finished it really quick. So listen, we can

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do it. We have a week and a half. It's

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like two hundred something pages. I believe, so we got this.

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We can do it, and I am enjoying it. I'm

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just like I've been you know how I am. I'm

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doing a thousand things at once, so please you still

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have time to join us for the discussion. I will

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be sharing the zoom link closer to the date like

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I did for the last one. And remember, the book

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club is public and it's free for everyone to join.

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But patrons do get to choose the book that we

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are reading, and they have access to the book club

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discord channel, so it's not necessary. You don't have to

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sign up for anything or pay for anything. You can

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if you want to, but again, to participate in the

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book club in the discussion, totally not necessary. That meeting

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is free to the public to anyone to join, even

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if you didn't finish reading the book. We had folks

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last time who didn't finish reading the book but didn't

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mind the spoilers. They were into it. They were like, yeah, sure,

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I'll still read it, or I want to know what

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happens before I get there. Some people are into that.

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Me I am like a zero spoilers please kind of person.

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I don't even want to know if it was good

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or bad. I just want to go into it completely unaware.

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So hey, to each their own. I'm very happy to

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the folks that showed up last time and participated in

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the discussion. It was so great and I'm very excited

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for this next one. Again. August thirty First, that's Sunday

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at one pm Central. Before we get into today's episode,

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I actually want to respond to some Spotify comments because

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I do respond on the app as well, So if

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you didn't know this, you can comment on episodes on Spotify,

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and so I've had people leave comments before and I

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usually respond on there, but I thought let me go

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ahead and bring these to the episode too, so in

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case people aren't looking there, they can hear about them.

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And please, you can leave pretty much anything in the comments.

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You can leave feedback, which someone has left feedback about

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the volume of the show compared to the ads, and

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I tried to fix it, So if you have feedback

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about that or anything else, please let me know. I

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welcome it because I want to grow as a creator

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and I am very grateful for that kind of feedback.

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But it doesn't have to just be that. It could

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also be a question, a compliment, or pretty much anything.

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But I wanted to read over some comments we got recently.

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So this is from Lauren, and Lauren said, I found

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this podcast from TikTok and I'm so happy that I did. Lauren,

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I'm so happy that you found it as well. They

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say there isn't a transcript, so I couldn't find it.

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But what is the book called? Mentioned towards the end

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that quote needed to be dominated. I'm very intrigued, not

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to own lol, but for research. So Lauren left this

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comment on the episode which is the interview with Alexis

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and Eric from City Alchemists. And the book that Lauren

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was talking about was the Book of Saint Cyprian, and

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I have a link here that I wanted to read

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about it. This is from archive dot org on the

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Book of Saint Cyprien. It says this book is a

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massive occult work, complete with images from original texts, copious

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amounts of notes and references, citations, and best of all,

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information that has only been available in the original Portuguese text.

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So this book is translated from Portuguese to English. The

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author was granted unprecedented access to private collections and study

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the original texts in great detail. He has taken everything

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he could from them and compiled what we believe to

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be the single greatest reference on the subject of the

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magic of Saint Cyprian. So if you haven't heard that episode,

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I will of course link it in this episode's notes

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that you can go check it out or you can

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go look for it again. That is the interview that

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I did with Alexis and Eric from City Alchemist, which

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was a great interview. And yeah, that book. I have

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a story that I told about trying to purchase that

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book that you can hear in that episode. The next

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commet that I have here is from SIMBA one seven

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to three and they left this on the episode about

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the dot em gap. They said, this was a great episode.

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Thank you. With everything going on, this episode was needed.

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It's unfortunate that the people who need to listen to

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our struggle don't bother to learn. But I'm glad you

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did that episode because it can change someone's mind about us.

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Thank you so much. That means a lot. That episode

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was kind of rough to put together, just because it's

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so it's it's it's reality. It's real again. Obviously, the

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story that we wrote is a fiction, but it's based

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on accounts of real life events of things that people

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went through and go through, and so yes, it was

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really hard. And if you do remember that episode, I

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did also mention that released a little bit after my birthday.

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A couple of days after and we ran a fundraiser

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with Doctors Without Borders, and I'm very excited to let

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you all know that we actually raised three hundred dollars.

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The goal was five hundred dollars, and if you remember,

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I said anything would be greatly appreciated and would mean

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a lot. But we raised three hundred dollars out of

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the five hundred dollars goal, which is amazing. And I'm

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so so touched by everybody's generosity, and so I just

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wanted to go through and read everybody off who left

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their information. So a big, big, huge thank you, first

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and foremost to Wukyo, Johnny and Eileen over at wikyoo

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or our top donor with one hundred dollars. Oh my god,

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you guys. As if I didn't love them already, not

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that I need your money to love you, but come on,

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like Misa Moore is Miss Gaigno's, I love them so much,

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so they left that amazing donation. We also have Victoria,

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Miguel Revin and three anonymous donors. I wish you would

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have left your name so I could read it out

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as well, but I understand wanting to. I usually when

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I donate to gofundmes and stuff like that, I will

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do it anonymously if I remember too, So thank you

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so much to everybody for raising three hundred dollars with

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me for Doctors Without Borders, who do really important work

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all over the world, but also at the migrant checkpoint.

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I guess we can call it outside of the that

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end gap providing life saving work. So even though this

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fundraiser is done, please consider donating to Daughters Without Borders,

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because again they're doing amazing work all over the world,

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including at the exit of the that end Gap. So again,

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thank you so so much. That was It's so touching

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that that that we did that, that we pulled that off.

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So with that said, we will go ahead and move

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on into the episode on a high note. And this episode,

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as you can see by the title, is a resurrected episode.

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So I've done this twice. I did this with the

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episode of La and the Girl who Danced with the Devil,

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and basically when I resurrect an episode, these are the

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earliest episodes, like the very first episodes. I think Glendez

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was number three that I did. And the reason I'm

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doing it is because it's been six years of doing

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this and I feel, at least I feel even though

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I am still growing and learning that I have grown

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and learned a lot about putting these episodes together for you. Also,

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I'm very excited to bring new skills, whether that be

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with production, editing, writing, to go ahead and resurrect the

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story of Gonds with you. So we're gonna go ahead

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and get into that. So, without further ado, please enjoy

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this resurrected episode of Gwendez. Mateo had just turned thirteen

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at the start of summer when his family moved. He

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was having a difficult time adjusting from his high energy,

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bustling city life to a quiet and sluggish rural setting.

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He was alone in a new place. Everyone he knew

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now hours away, and would remain that way until he

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could meet kids his own age when he started school

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in the fall. After spending all morning and packing his

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things in his new room, Mateo decided to take a

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break and explore the family's new home. It was older

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and rustic compared to his family's apartment in the city.

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The floors creaked with nearly every step, and a strong

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enough gust of wind could shake the whole house. He

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eventually made his way outside. The cozy four bedroom sat

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isolated between a dirt road and a cornfield. The nearest

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neighbor was a ten minute drive away. Mateo circled the

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house until he stood at the edge of their backyard,

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connected to a field. Early in the harvest season. The

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cornfield stood tall and inviting, providing shade and a break

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from the midsummer sun. He felt drawn to enter the field.

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Something other than the cool soil called to him there,

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but he couldn't quite place what it was. Deep in thought,

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and now a few feet into the field, he heard

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a sudden shuffling to his right. Mateo jumped to attention

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and spun around to nothing. Maybe the wind was playing

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tricks on him, rustling the cornstalks. Then he heard it again.

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This time he could see movement ahead, certain it was

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a stray dog. He ran inside to grab leftovers and

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ran back outside, hopeful to make a new friend, but

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there was no sign of the dog u or anything

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for that matter. Mateo loved animals and couldn't bear the

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idea of a hungry pup, so he ventured back into

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the field in search of a potential new pet. After

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an hour or two, he gave up on his search

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and devised a plan to leave a trail of food

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leading back to the house. Before he made his way back,

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something in the dirt caught his eye. It looked like

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a piece of pottery laying in the soil. With the

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sun setting, he decided he'd inspect it back home. That night,

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Mateo was woken up by the sound of something shattering

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in his room. He quickly turned the lights on and

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looked around for what broke, but there was nothing. The

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next day, after finishing unpacking his things, he remembered the

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piece of pottery he found. He searched his room high

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and low, and the rest of the house, but could

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not find it. His parents hadn't seen it either. To

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the supermarket, but Theo went back into his room with

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new batteries for his CD player, but he couldn't find

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his headphones. He was sure he left them on his bed,

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but now he was confused and frustrated. He settled for

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watching a movie in the living room, and his eyes

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quickly grew heavy. In a snap, he opened his eyes

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to darkness. It was the middle of the night, he

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realized he dozed off. As he was about to move

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to his bedroom. The television turned on seemingly by itself.

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Full volume. Startled and worried that he would wake his parents,

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he scrambled to shut it off. He sat silently for

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a moment, keeping an ear to the house to make

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sure he hadn't woken anyone up. After a minute or two,

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he started walking to his room again when he heard something,

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a faint thudding, like something was moving in step with him.

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He took a few more steps and realized the the

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sound was behind him. He ran to the nearest flight

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switch in the kitchen. Just as he started to calm

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himself and think maybe he was still dreaming, he heard

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the pitter patter again, like tiny footsteps. Panicked and paralyzed,

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he managed to slowly turn around in the glow of

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the stove top light. Standing before him at knee level,

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Madeo wasn't sure what he was looking at, a small

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humanoid being. It flashed a menacing grin full of razor

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sharp teeth and Madeo's headphones around its neck Matheo panicked

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as this creature rushed towards him. The only other exit

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that wasn't blocked by that thing was the back door

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in the kitchen. He ran out of the house and

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into the darkness. He's not sure why he chose it,

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but felt like something was guiding him into the cornfield

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against all logic. Screamed for his parents, but his voice

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was muffled by the rattling of the corn stalks. He

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tripped and lost his sense of direction. All he could

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see now was the stalks and the dark sky. He

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heaved in the thick aroma of damp corn, trying to

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regain his composure. Then he could hear the stalks cracking

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closer and closer until he was finally face to face

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with the duende. Welcome back, well friends, Okay, thank you

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so much for listening to that story. The first source

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that we have here is of course, a good old

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Wikipedia link, and this is just a really quick rundown

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of what a dwenda is. A very simple definition that

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it has here on Wikipedia is that a dwenda is

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a humanoid figure of folklore with variations from Iberian, Ibero American,

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and Latin American cultures, comparable to dwarves, gnomes, or leprechauns.

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So dwenda's definitely fall in the they category, right. A

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lot of people compare them to gnomes or goblins or elves.

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Those are usually the big three that we hear, right,

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The etymology of the word wende is that in Spanish,

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duende originated as a contraction of the phrase dueno de gasa,

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effectively master of the house, or alternatively derived from some

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similar mythical being of the Visigoth or Swabian culture, given

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its comparable looks with the tone of the Swedish language.

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Conceptualized as a mischievous spirit inhabiting a dwelling, they are

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fay also in the sense that they fall into the

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category of like wilderness or forest dweller, or like wildlife protector.

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They're normally seen in the wild right like surrounded by nature. However,

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a lot of people also say that they live in

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the walls of people's houses. I've heard other lore. This

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may come up in some of the other sources I

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can't remember. One way to get rid of them is

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to lure them out with candy or shiny things or

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like gifts. Basically, so you open your back door and

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you walk through the house. I've heard with like candy,

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like a handful of candy. You walk through the house

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and then you throw it out the back door, and

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you don't see them, but they they run out the door,

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chasing the candy and then you close the door behind

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that right, so you give them the opportunity to exit

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with a gift. They're the opposite of a polite house guest.

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Instead of breaking a gift, they take something right. And

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they're also known to hide things. That's that's how I

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grew up knowing what a dwnda was. It was always

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said that if something went missing, or it was moved

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or misplaced, it was a dwen them messing with you,

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because yes, they are mischievous little things. So yeah, every

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time I lose something, I'm like, damn it, there was

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a blende. I've also heard that saying the word dwende,

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which I've now said about one hundred times, summons them.

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So I just want to preface. I mean, it's too

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late to preface, but I want to say it now.

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Lay down the boundary that sorry, y'all are not welcome

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in here. There is a beautiful creek right outside her apartment.

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Go live there. There's plenty of stuff for you to

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have out there, not in here. And we have Margaret.

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She will I'm sorry, but I feel like Margaret could

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take a gunde. She's she won't fall for their tricks,

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and she's got razors on her hands, so and if

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they mess with her, I will go after them. This continues.

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Spanish folklore is rich intels and legends about various types

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of Duendez, and then there's a bunch of names for

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how they're known here, and this says like different names

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were comparable beings. Are Anhannas, Buzgosos, Dianos, Ernanos, elfos, Adas, Nomos, Noberus, Dentirujus,

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Trasos or Trasgus, Traslius, Trentis, Tronantes, vent dolinis, and others.

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In some regions of Spain, Duendez may have other names,

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like I said Earlieros and Galicia, Foyet and Catalogna Irak

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in the Basket Country, and Nevara Trasgus in Asturias, Menutos

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or Mendos in Via the Echo and in other parts

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of Atto, Araguon and Menge's south of Spain. So there's

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like all these different names for them, and this Wikipedia

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entry goes through them. There's one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve,

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thirteen four. There's like fifteen different names for Duendez that

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that they go through here. So it's interesting that they

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kind of go by different names, and I'm like, I'm

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sure it's the same creature. They're just again known by

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many names. The next link that I have here is Thede.

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This is just a specific one that I wanted to

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talk about, because again there's all these different names for them,

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but this one says that the tende or del monte,

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which is master of the mont or the master of

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the forest right, is a supernatural creature appearing in cultural

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folklore stories, mostly evident in Creole cultures. That Dadwende is

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considered a powerful spirit that protects animals and the jungle.

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Though it is believed to lack thumbs, there are many

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stories that have been passed on from generation to generation

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to warn against this spirit. This creature has appeared on

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a postage stamp of Belie as a part of a

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series of Belizean folklore. The Nametadwende comes from the Yukatek

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Maya word tata, meaning grandfather or old, and the word

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duende is Spanish for goblin, so an old goblin right.

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This Spanish term duende originated as a contradiction of the

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phrase dueno gasa or duen the gasa duende possessor of

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a house and was originally conceptualized again as a mischievous

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spirit inhabiting a house. It is said that if you

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encounter him in the forest, you must show your hands

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with the thumbs hidden, or he will break them off.

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Yet he is regarded as a caring spirit, so basically

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they're jealous of thumbs, so don't let them see your thumbs.

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And if you're watching the video, I'm hiding my thumbs

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here or he will break them off. I want to

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see this postage stamp really quick. Oh yes, I've seen

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these before, I remember. Yeah, this is a it's a

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Christmas nineteen ninety one folklore stamp from Belize. Oh this

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is on eBay. I kind of want it. It's not

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Oh damn it, it was sold. Okay, if anybody sees a

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gwen that, I'll put the picture up here so you

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can see it as well. This folklore Christmas nineteen ninety

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one Duende postage stamp. Please send me the link or

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buy it for me and send it to me. That

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is so cool. Okay, yeah, I definitely I need that

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for sure. Okay, moving on to the next source that

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I have here. This is actually a painting and this

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painting comes up a lot when you search Dwendez. This

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is a painting called Gaprico's Hobgoblins or Duen Decitos from

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seventeen ninety nine from one of my favorite artists, which

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is Francisco Dagoya. This artist famously did the Saturn Devouring

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his Son painting, and he also has a ton of

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kind of like really macabre, creepy paintings that I'm very

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into because they're so cool. But here on this entry

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on nortonsimon dot org from the Norton Simon Museum, this

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says this image is a thinly veiled attack on the

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corruption and decadence of the Spanish Church. The paintings appear,

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by the way in this video. In this print, clergy

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are portrayed as tesque hobgoblins or mean spirited angels who

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fell from heaven with Lucifer. I'll also be posting this

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on social media. This continues. The central figures, sharp, jagged teeth,

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and enormous hand referred to the powerful grip the church

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had on the country's wealth and its willingness to flaunt it. Now,

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when I read this, this made me think of everything

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that I've been told about Dwendez, which is that they

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like to steal or take things. And so I thought

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that this is really interesting because I wonder how long

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that characteristic has been attributed to Dwendez and if it's

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gone all the way since this seventeen ninety nine. That's

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the attitude people had about the church, at least in

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this era and in this place, was that the church

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is just taking. They're just like Dwendez. They just they

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just come in and they steal, only take whatever they want,

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which is kind of funny. Right. There's the second part

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to this painting that I wanted to talk about from

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a different source. This is from Fundacion Goya Andarragon dot

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e s. Which sounds like it's like a the Goya

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Foundation and Aragon, but this is about the wendsitos. I

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wanted to read the artistic analysis from this because that

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is very interesting. It talks more about that in a

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little bit more detail. It says three grotesque goblins dressed

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in monk's habits are holding glasses of wine. The one

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standing on the right of the print appears to belong

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to a barefoot order and compared to the others, has

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a more taciturn and reserved attitude. The one in the

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center gesticulates, displaying an enormous monstrous hand that bellies his

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small size or belies his belies bellies b E l

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I E s belies y also matterpronounce that his small size.

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He laughs freely and reveals his battered sharp teeth. The

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one on the left side of the print is sitting

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on the floor and appears to be deeply focused on

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the glass he holds in one of his hands. The

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scene takes place in a dark vaulted space, perhaps a cellar.

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At the top of the room's far side, a barred

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window opens. Using fine aquatint, Guya creates midtnes that contrast

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with the light filtering through the bars. The room is

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in semi darkness, and the painter chose not to give

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priority to any of the three figures, who are treated equally.

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The National Library the Manuscript describes this scene very well,

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quote the true goblins of this world are the priests

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and friars who eat and drink at our expense. The

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church or the clergy has sharp teeth and a monstrous

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long right hand for grasping the barefoot friar more prudish

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covers the glass of wine, but the shod friar doesn't

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mess around. He pours soup into wine and munches happily.

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So definitely like a hardcore critique of the church, which

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I think is valid and was extremely valid at that time,

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like the church had way more power than which honestly

464
00:25:35.079 --> 00:25:37.839
like it still has too much power now. But whatever,

465
00:25:37.880 --> 00:25:40.440
that's a whole different conversation, I guess. So this is

466
00:25:40.440 --> 00:25:42.759
a really and this is why I like Guoya as

467
00:25:42.759 --> 00:25:45.839
an artist because of these critiques that he did that

468
00:25:45.880 --> 00:25:49.240
I'm sure were very, very controversial at the time, but

469
00:25:49.480 --> 00:25:52.400
that people were probably like glad somebody was pointing out right.

470
00:25:52.480 --> 00:25:55.200
This continues in the second half of the eighteenth century.

471
00:25:55.240 --> 00:25:58.319
The word guende was used to refer to friars, so

472
00:25:58.400 --> 00:26:01.119
it could be interpreted that with this print, the artist

473
00:26:01.240 --> 00:26:04.359
is resuming his criticism of the clergy, who in this

474
00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:07.960
case are drinking the wine they earn from the town's tithe.

475
00:26:08.440 --> 00:26:10.799
And the tithe is what people pay to the church.

476
00:26:10.799 --> 00:26:13.880
So when you go and you give money the collection basket,

477
00:26:13.920 --> 00:26:16.480
you're tithing. That is your tithe. The painter questions the

478
00:26:16.599 --> 00:26:20.079
usefulness of this class, its role in a society forced

479
00:26:20.119 --> 00:26:23.319
to maintain it. No matter what. Yeah, and then this

480
00:26:23.400 --> 00:26:26.799
finishes up here. The deformed faces of the engravings subjects

481
00:26:26.839 --> 00:26:30.160
are clearly reminiscent of the characters found in the print

482
00:26:30.279 --> 00:26:33.640
The Family of the Rustic Bertoldo, an anonymous work from

483
00:26:33.680 --> 00:26:37.039
the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. In these cases,

484
00:26:37.079 --> 00:26:40.240
the heads are disproportionately large for the bodies, a deformation

485
00:26:40.359 --> 00:26:43.400
also evident in Buen Desitos. So yeah, this is a

486
00:26:43.440 --> 00:26:47.599
really cool piece of artwork and commentary on the church

487
00:26:47.640 --> 00:26:50.559
and the church's power, which honestly I still think is relevant. Taxes,

488
00:26:50.680 --> 00:26:53.559
churches whatever I said it. The next door is here.

489
00:26:53.680 --> 00:26:57.279
This is actually an episode that I've done on Sustal

490
00:26:57.519 --> 00:27:00.319
since originally doing the when this episode in This is

491
00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:03.119
about the children of the Jungle, and there will be

492
00:27:03.160 --> 00:27:05.119
a link in the description of this episode as well.

493
00:27:05.240 --> 00:27:08.640
And this is the story of the children who survived

494
00:27:08.680 --> 00:27:13.240
a plane crash in the Amazon jungle and then survived

495
00:27:13.359 --> 00:27:16.759
It was forty nights in the jungle. Again, a group

496
00:27:16.799 --> 00:27:18.359
of children. I think I want to say it was

497
00:27:18.400 --> 00:27:22.519
three children and the oldest one was like twelve or thirteen.

498
00:27:23.000 --> 00:27:25.359
But the reason that this is included here and I

499
00:27:25.400 --> 00:27:27.400
talk about this in that episode as well, is because

500
00:27:27.440 --> 00:27:30.480
in this first paragraph from the Guardian dot com, and

501
00:27:30.599 --> 00:27:33.880
this is titled Indigenous Knowledge, bravery, vigilance, How young siblings

502
00:27:33.880 --> 00:27:38.079
survived in Colombia's Perilous Jungle. This says Fatima Valencia, the

503
00:27:38.079 --> 00:27:41.359
grandmother of the four children rescued on Friday after forty

504
00:27:41.440 --> 00:27:44.880
days alone in the Colombian Amazon, had a simple explanation

505
00:27:44.920 --> 00:27:47.079
for why they had taken so long to be found

506
00:27:47.200 --> 00:27:50.279
despite a huge search effort. They were being carried through

507
00:27:50.279 --> 00:27:54.000
the jungle by Duende, a leprechaun like mythological creature said

508
00:27:54.079 --> 00:27:56.960
to roam the forests. As more details emerged about the

509
00:27:56.960 --> 00:27:59.759
four children's incredible feet of survival, it has become clear

510
00:27:59.759 --> 00:28:02.519
that the ancestral knowledge of the eldest child played a

511
00:28:02.559 --> 00:28:05.480
vital role in keeping her younger siblings, including a baby

512
00:28:05.480 --> 00:28:08.839
who turned one during the ordeal, alive for forty days.

513
00:28:08.880 --> 00:28:12.400
She was thirteen years old. This and the youngest child

514
00:28:12.720 --> 00:28:15.799
was a baby who wasn't even one when the crash happened,

515
00:28:15.839 --> 00:28:18.599
turned one within those forty days. This says thirteen year

516
00:28:18.599 --> 00:28:22.200
old Leslie Mukutui was able to identify edible fruits, find

517
00:28:22.240 --> 00:28:24.960
suitable water, and avoid dangerous plants and animals, thanks in

518
00:28:25.039 --> 00:28:28.319
part to knowledge handed down to her by Valencia, the grandmother,

519
00:28:28.400 --> 00:28:32.039
which is terrifying, Like this poor girl she kept her

520
00:28:32.039 --> 00:28:35.920
siblings alive while keeping somehow her head on her shoulders

521
00:28:35.920 --> 00:28:39.920
throughout this whole thing, because like there's so many dangerous things,

522
00:28:39.960 --> 00:28:43.839
like not only is the terrain itself dangerous, but the animals,

523
00:28:44.079 --> 00:28:47.359
the wildlife. If you eat or drink the wrong thing,

524
00:28:47.559 --> 00:28:50.720
you can get very sick, possibly die, Like, oh my god,

525
00:28:50.759 --> 00:28:53.359
it's wild how this happened. But there's a hyperlink in

526
00:28:53.400 --> 00:28:57.200
the article from Redmass dot Co and it says there's

527
00:28:57.240 --> 00:28:59.920
a goblin circling them. Grandmother of the missing children in

528
00:29:00.359 --> 00:29:03.480
god get that, Maria Fatima Valencia, says that a natural

529
00:29:03.519 --> 00:29:06.359
force has prevented miners from settling in one place. And

530
00:29:06.400 --> 00:29:10.119
this is translated from Spanish to English. So I'm reading

531
00:29:10.160 --> 00:29:12.240
this now for the first time, so hopefully it translated well.

532
00:29:12.279 --> 00:29:14.680
But yeah, so this is saying how during the search

533
00:29:15.160 --> 00:29:18.720
they had speakers and as they were flying above the

534
00:29:18.839 --> 00:29:22.079
jungle and traversing through it, over the loud speakers, they

535
00:29:22.079 --> 00:29:25.640
were calling to the children and telling them to not move,

536
00:29:25.759 --> 00:29:28.359
to stay where they were, to stop walking, to just

537
00:29:28.440 --> 00:29:30.240
stay put and that they would be found, and so

538
00:29:30.279 --> 00:29:33.319
their grandmother was. She then went on in an interview

539
00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:35.440
and she said that, and this is an English it says,

540
00:29:35.440 --> 00:29:37.400
at this point, it's not that the children are walking,

541
00:29:37.440 --> 00:29:39.920
it's that some of those wild animals or the dlendas

542
00:29:40.079 --> 00:29:43.119
must be carrying them, which is why they're not sitting still.

543
00:29:43.240 --> 00:29:45.880
And so you could see this as the blenda being

544
00:29:45.920 --> 00:29:50.839
mischievous and prolonging the children's rescue, or that the dlenda

545
00:29:51.039 --> 00:29:53.839
was moving them away from danger. And so yes, it

546
00:29:53.839 --> 00:29:57.799
did prolong their rescue or their like discovery or however

547
00:29:57.839 --> 00:29:59.880
you want to weard that, But like what could have

548
00:30:00.279 --> 00:30:03.680
happened had they stayed put in one spot? What would

549
00:30:03.680 --> 00:30:07.279
they have encountered an animal or like, I don't know,

550
00:30:07.400 --> 00:30:10.519
Like again, it's just wild, and that from what I

551
00:30:10.559 --> 00:30:14.039
had read before on this story, the grandmother looked at

552
00:30:14.039 --> 00:30:16.240
it in a positive light. That she was like, you know,

553
00:30:16.480 --> 00:30:19.599
the the jungle returned our children to us, and that

554
00:30:19.680 --> 00:30:22.519
this is one that kept them alive. The next link

555
00:30:22.559 --> 00:30:26.079
that I have here, this is from owlcation dot com,

556
00:30:26.359 --> 00:30:30.240
and this is fifteen fascinating facts about Elduende, the legend

557
00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:32.920
of Latin America's mysterious goblin we're going to read through these,

558
00:30:32.920 --> 00:30:36.440
it says, unraveling the mysteries behind Eldwende. In Latin American folklore,

559
00:30:36.599 --> 00:30:39.839
Edwenda is a mythical creature known for its mischievous behavior

560
00:30:39.839 --> 00:30:42.599
and ability to bring either good or bad luck to

561
00:30:42.640 --> 00:30:46.200
anyone it encounters. This folklore has captivated the imagination of

562
00:30:46.279 --> 00:30:50.240
countless people and children for generations, blending elements of good, evil,

563
00:30:50.279 --> 00:30:53.799
and mischief into one intriguing legend. Standing typically between one

564
00:30:53.960 --> 00:30:57.119
to three feet tall, these mysterious beings are said to

565
00:30:57.160 --> 00:31:01.160
inhabit homes, forests, and caves, playing roles that range from

566
00:31:01.200 --> 00:31:04.359
protective house spirits to malevolent tricksters. Okay, so if the

567
00:31:04.400 --> 00:31:06.960
wends are protecting the house, they're welcome. But I don't

568
00:31:06.960 --> 00:31:09.400
want any tricks in here. Margaret already does enough tricks.

569
00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:12.720
This continues, with origins dating back to pre Columbian times

570
00:31:12.759 --> 00:31:16.000
and later influenced by Spanish colonization, when they continues to

571
00:31:16.039 --> 00:31:19.440
fascinate audiences across Latin America and beyond. Let's take a

572
00:31:19.440 --> 00:31:21.920
closer look at this enigmatic feature, and then, of course

573
00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:24.319
the fifteen legends. So are the fifteen facts that says

574
00:31:24.480 --> 00:31:27.519
Number one. Origins in Spanish and indigenous folklore. The word

575
00:31:27.599 --> 00:31:30.759
d when they comes from the Spanish phrase dueno de gasa. Again,

576
00:31:30.839 --> 00:31:32.759
we know that part owner of the house, reflecting their

577
00:31:32.759 --> 00:31:36.640
traditional role as house spirits. However, the legend also intertwines

578
00:31:36.680 --> 00:31:41.279
with indigenous beliefs, incorporating elements of nature, spirits, and guardian entities.

579
00:31:41.440 --> 00:31:46.640
Two varied appearances across regions. Dwenda's appearance varies widely. In Guatemala,

580
00:31:46.680 --> 00:31:49.440
they wear large hats and red clothing, while in Mexico

581
00:31:49.480 --> 00:31:52.799
they're depicted as small, elderly men with white beards. Some

582
00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:57.359
versions describe them with backward facing feet to confuse trackers,

583
00:31:57.440 --> 00:32:00.359
so much like La Siguapa, which you've also don on

584
00:32:00.400 --> 00:32:03.000
the show, she has those backwards facing feet and you

585
00:32:03.079 --> 00:32:05.720
can never really tell where she's going, where she's been

586
00:32:05.960 --> 00:32:09.200
because of those tracks. Number three from protector to trickster.

587
00:32:09.400 --> 00:32:13.920
Originally considered household protectors in indigenous traditions, Luenda's image shifted

588
00:32:13.960 --> 00:32:17.480
during Spanish colonization, merging with European Goblin folklore to become

589
00:32:17.519 --> 00:32:21.480
more ambiguous, often helpful, sometimes malevolent. It's interesting that with

590
00:32:21.759 --> 00:32:26.240
colonialism it took on negative characteristics, whereas before they were

591
00:32:26.240 --> 00:32:31.119
seen as household protectors or like protectors of wildlife and animals.

592
00:32:31.160 --> 00:32:33.319
But then the Spaniards come in and then it's like,

593
00:32:33.359 --> 00:32:35.640
oh no, it's an evil little thing. It's all evil,

594
00:32:35.720 --> 00:32:39.240
right anyway. Number four guardian against evil. In some regions,

595
00:32:39.240 --> 00:32:43.279
Adwenda is invoked for protection against evil forces. Respectful offerings

596
00:32:43.279 --> 00:32:46.400
are set to earn its favor and bring good fortune. Again,

597
00:32:46.480 --> 00:32:49.039
so things like the candy. Maybe if you're luring it

598
00:32:49.119 --> 00:32:51.680
out of the house, you're saying you can stand the property,

599
00:32:51.880 --> 00:32:54.039
not in my walls, but on the property and protected,

600
00:32:54.079 --> 00:32:56.319
and here's your candy. Right. It's interesting that it is

601
00:32:56.359 --> 00:32:59.519
actually invoked because everything that I've heard before is people

602
00:32:59.599 --> 00:33:02.200
are trying whatever they can to keep them away, right.

603
00:33:02.359 --> 00:33:06.400
Number five malevolent prankster. Conversely, other tales painted Whenda as

604
00:33:06.440 --> 00:33:11.160
a chaotic trickster who delights in leading travelers astray, hiding objects,

605
00:33:11.240 --> 00:33:14.240
or even abducting children. So these are the things that

606
00:33:14.319 --> 00:33:17.599
I heard more often growing up. Was that really not

607
00:33:17.720 --> 00:33:21.000
the leading travelers astray? I heard more of that as

608
00:33:21.039 --> 00:33:24.440
I started doing Susto. But the thing about hiding things,

609
00:33:24.480 --> 00:33:27.599
moving things, and abducting children, that was more commonly what

610
00:33:27.640 --> 00:33:29.920
I heard growing up, And what I've heard other people

611
00:33:29.960 --> 00:33:33.240
have also been told right shape shifting abilities. This one

612
00:33:33.440 --> 00:33:35.920
is not very common to me at least. One of

613
00:33:36.079 --> 00:33:39.039
when Tha's most fear traits is its ability to transform

614
00:33:39.079 --> 00:33:44.519
its appearance, allowing it to evade detection or lure unsuspecting victims. Interesting,

615
00:33:44.559 --> 00:33:47.480
So that's how it lures people into wilderness or wherever

616
00:33:47.480 --> 00:33:50.400
it's taking them, by transforming into someone or something that

617
00:33:50.440 --> 00:33:53.599
they would seemingly trust. Right. Seven connection to nature. In

618
00:33:53.640 --> 00:33:56.960
some traditions of when this serves as a guardian of forests, rivers,

619
00:33:56.960 --> 00:34:00.319
and mountains, punishing those who disrespect nature. Again, that one's

620
00:34:00.400 --> 00:34:03.359
very common to hear. Eight fascination with children of Gwende's

621
00:34:03.400 --> 00:34:07.119
particularly drawn to children. Some legends say they teach music

622
00:34:07.160 --> 00:34:09.719
to gifted youths, while others warn they lure them away

623
00:34:09.719 --> 00:34:12.280
from home. So it really it's like, you know, there's

624
00:34:12.320 --> 00:34:17.079
are there. They're people humans, I don't know they're they're humanoids.

625
00:34:17.400 --> 00:34:21.119
They have personalities, they have moods, I guess, and depending

626
00:34:21.119 --> 00:34:24.039
on those moods is what they do. Right. Nine Backward

627
00:34:24.079 --> 00:34:27.039
footed trickery. Again, this kind of this one's repeat. It

628
00:34:27.039 --> 00:34:29.480
says many stories described with wend with backwards facing feet

629
00:34:29.519 --> 00:34:31.719
a feature meant to deceive those who try to follow

630
00:34:31.760 --> 00:34:35.599
its tracks. Ten Colonial influence on the legend. Spanish colonizers

631
00:34:35.599 --> 00:34:38.559
reshaped indigenous beliefs. We mentioned this on already blending them

632
00:34:38.559 --> 00:34:42.760
with the European folklore to create the modern, multifaceted Alduende Eleven.

633
00:34:42.960 --> 00:34:47.519
Symbol of resilience of Whende represents adaptability of embodying the

634
00:34:47.559 --> 00:34:52.000
survival of cultural traditions after colonization and change. Twelve Artistic

635
00:34:52.039 --> 00:34:55.440
and cultural impact. The legend has inspired countless artworks like

636
00:34:55.800 --> 00:35:00.519
Goya's Duen, Decito's literature, and even modern media. Its place

637
00:35:00.519 --> 00:35:03.639
in Latin American identity thirteen. Role in spiritual practices some

638
00:35:03.719 --> 00:35:07.159
communities in vocal in rituals for protection or guidance, merging

639
00:35:07.199 --> 00:35:10.239
folkal with spiritual traditions. Again, sorry to have ever wrote this,

640
00:35:10.280 --> 00:35:13.119
but like lots of repeats happening here. Fourteen tells of

641
00:35:13.119 --> 00:35:16.320
redemption me right, because I'm a perfect writer anyway. Fourteen

642
00:35:16.360 --> 00:35:19.400
tells of redemption certain stories depicted when they evolving from

643
00:35:19.400 --> 00:35:22.440
a trickster into a benevolent figure, highlighting its complex morality

644
00:35:22.519 --> 00:35:25.639
that one's a repeat Sorry fifteen and enduring mystery despite

645
00:35:25.639 --> 00:35:28.159
centuries of storytelling of the one that remains an enigmatic

646
00:35:28.239 --> 00:35:31.320
figure and its legends evolve with each generation. That could

647
00:35:31.320 --> 00:35:33.119
have been ten facts about other than that, I'm just

648
00:35:33.159 --> 00:35:37.079
saying I don't know. I'm just saying sorry and moving

649
00:35:37.119 --> 00:35:42.039
on to the last source. This is from eendsh academic

650
00:35:42.119 --> 00:35:45.400
dot com or academic dictionaries and Encyclopedias. I was really

651
00:35:45.440 --> 00:35:47.239
interested in this picture that's on here, and I'll put

652
00:35:47.239 --> 00:35:49.679
this up here in the video. It says purported when

653
00:35:49.719 --> 00:35:53.079
they on classical period maya pottery. This was in a

654
00:35:53.159 --> 00:35:56.039
cave in Belize, and this is why I included that

655
00:35:56.440 --> 00:35:59.079
small detail about a piece of pottery in the story.

656
00:35:59.119 --> 00:36:01.880
I just wanted to read this entry. It says Duende

657
00:36:02.039 --> 00:36:06.159
is a fairy or goblin like mythological creature from Iberian, Latin, American,

658
00:36:06.239 --> 00:36:09.679
and Filipino folklore. So Filipinos also have their own version

659
00:36:09.800 --> 00:36:12.400
of it, which again I think I've spoken about this

660
00:36:12.559 --> 00:36:19.119
wanting to cover more Filipino folklore because different lands, same colonizers, right,

661
00:36:19.159 --> 00:36:22.639
those are my primos, my primes. So I don't know,

662
00:36:22.719 --> 00:36:24.360
y' all, let me know what you think about me

663
00:36:24.719 --> 00:36:27.320
dipping my claws into the Filipino folklore because there are

664
00:36:27.320 --> 00:36:30.280
some really cool legends over there as well. This continues

665
00:36:30.400 --> 00:36:33.920
while its nature varies throughout Spain, Portugal, Spanish and Portuguese

666
00:36:33.920 --> 00:36:37.320
speaking America, and the Philippines. Analogs from other cultures include

667
00:36:37.320 --> 00:36:41.679
the Danish Norwegian nisse, the French lutin and nane rouge,

668
00:36:41.800 --> 00:36:47.760
the Irish clurichon, leprechaun and far daring, the Manx fenadiary

669
00:36:48.119 --> 00:36:54.519
and moiinger veggie, the jay veggie veggae veggie, I'm sorry,

670
00:36:54.559 --> 00:36:57.840
I don't know these words, the Scottish slash, English brownie,

671
00:36:57.880 --> 00:37:02.519
the Welsh twilith tag, and the Swedish tomtes So all

672
00:37:02.559 --> 00:37:04.960
over the world, dwend is all over the world. The

673
00:37:05.039 --> 00:37:08.760
dwende is for real, mister worldwide, mister three h five dale.

674
00:37:08.920 --> 00:37:10.920
The etymology, let me zoom in on this, because it's

675
00:37:11.000 --> 00:37:13.880
tiny text. The etymology of the word when there reinforces

676
00:37:13.920 --> 00:37:17.920
the equivalents to the latter dompte from dompt equals home,

677
00:37:17.960 --> 00:37:20.280
and that's from Sweden dompte. As it shares the same

678
00:37:20.320 --> 00:37:23.960
origin as a Spanish word, dwen your owner. As Federico

679
00:37:24.000 --> 00:37:27.159
Garcia lorca uses the term, it seems closer to a

680
00:37:27.199 --> 00:37:29.840
fairy as a realm of being dwendez may also have

681
00:37:30.000 --> 00:37:33.320
some traits similar to goblins and cobalds, so again in

682
00:37:33.360 --> 00:37:36.440
that realm of fay right. The word is often considered

683
00:37:36.480 --> 00:37:39.519
to be the Spanish equivalent of the English word sprite

684
00:37:39.599 --> 00:37:42.119
or the Japanese word yokai, and is used as an

685
00:37:42.199 --> 00:37:45.159
umbrella term for any fairy like beings such as goblins, pixies,

686
00:37:45.239 --> 00:37:48.719
and elves. I don't know, I've only really seen dwende

687
00:37:48.800 --> 00:37:52.800
being used for a very specific type of entity. It's

688
00:37:52.840 --> 00:37:56.639
always as this little humanoid being. It's not as like

689
00:37:56.679 --> 00:38:01.880
a flying pixie or fairy or like even elves, So

690
00:38:01.960 --> 00:38:04.159
I don't know, it's interesting that it's putting that on

691
00:38:04.320 --> 00:38:06.960
it here. Anyway, this continues. The word is also used

692
00:38:06.960 --> 00:38:10.679
in Portuguese folklore, being used to describe goblins, pixies, brownies,

693
00:38:10.679 --> 00:38:13.480
and leprechauns. They're believed to be of a small statue

694
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wearing big hats, whistling a mystical song, the whistling there's

695
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always whistling right while walking in the forests. Using their talent,

696
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they are believed to lure young girls to the forest,

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causing them to lose their way home. Conversely, in some

698
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Latin cultures, the duendees are believed to be the helpers

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of people who get lost in the forest, so they

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could find their way home, like the children of the jungle.

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In the folklore of the Central American country of Belize,

702
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particularly amongst the countries African slash Carab descended Creole and

703
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Guttifuna populations, when they are thought of as a forest

704
00:38:45.239 --> 00:38:48.960
spirit called who lacks thumbs again, and hide your thumbs

705
00:38:48.960 --> 00:38:51.000
because of the thought that when that sees them snap

706
00:38:51.239 --> 00:38:54.239
like weapons, he's gonna break your thumbs off in his bed.

707
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Which also, I loved that movie. Go watch it if

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you haven't seen it. Gladys is kind of an icon,

709
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even though she's evilntinues. In Hispanic folklore of Mexico and

710
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the American Southwest, the wendas are known as gnome like

711
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creatures who live inside the walls of homes, especially in

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the bedroom walls of young children. Oh, I don't like

713
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the way that sounds. I'm gonna rip my horns off.

714
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I hated that. Ugh they attempt to. Oh this part

715
00:39:16.519 --> 00:39:19.599
is for reaky. I never heard this growing up. And

716
00:39:19.960 --> 00:39:22.119
this is why my feet are covered. It's not because

717
00:39:22.159 --> 00:39:24.880
I think something's gonna grab them from under the well.

718
00:39:25.400 --> 00:39:27.760
I guess technically yes, but it's not what you think

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is gonna grab your feet. It's the Glendez because they

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attempt to clip the toenails of unkempt children, often leading

721
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to the mistaken removal of entire toes. Y'all get your

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00:39:38.119 --> 00:39:40.920
pedicures or the lendas will steal your toes. If your

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toes are looking crunchy and nasty, they're doing you a

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favoring chopping them off. This continues. They're also known for

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taking items from young children. They have also been able

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to barter with the mother of young children so that

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they can take the child and have them to eat.

728
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Imagine imagine your parent making a deal with a dwende.

729
00:39:57.239 --> 00:39:59.320
Don't worry about the deal with the devil. They're making

730
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a deal with the to be like, what can I

731
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give you so I can have your kid for dinner.

732
00:40:03.159 --> 00:40:05.119
My mom probably would just give me away for free.

733
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She'd be like, take him please. This continues. They appear

734
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at night when children are at play with a ball

735
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and watch the children and later make their appearance and

736
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confront the children. I don't know if it's specifically kids

737
00:40:15.840 --> 00:40:18.400
playing with the ball. Maybe maybe that's this is just

738
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an example, but yeah, they they watch children playing and

739
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then they later try and take them out or get

740
00:40:23.320 --> 00:40:25.960
their toes. I don't know, it says Chamorodo. People believe

741
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in tells of monas, duendez and other spirits Dwende. According

742
00:40:30.719 --> 00:40:34.360
to the Chamoro English Dictionary by Donald's topping betrol Ogo

743
00:40:34.559 --> 00:40:39.039
m Bernavita donka is a goblin, elf, ghost or spook

744
00:40:39.079 --> 00:40:41.559
in the form of a dwarf, a mischievous spirit which

745
00:40:41.639 --> 00:40:44.000
hides or takes small children. I feel like that's trying

746
00:40:44.039 --> 00:40:46.360
to be like, that's just saying like, okay, anything spooky

747
00:40:46.400 --> 00:40:48.840
is dwende. I feel like that's that's there's there's too

748
00:40:48.880 --> 00:40:51.159
much reach going on there. I don't know. This wraps

749
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up and it says. Filipinos also believe in Duende, which

750
00:40:54.519 --> 00:40:57.000
is spelled with a W so instead of d u

751
00:40:57.079 --> 00:41:01.119
e nd, it's d w e n d which frequently

752
00:41:01.159 --> 00:41:04.599
live in rocks and caves, old trees, unvisited and dark

753
00:41:04.639 --> 00:41:07.440
parts of houses, or in ant hills, where they are

754
00:41:07.480 --> 00:41:11.119
called Nuno sapunso or old man of the mound. Did

755
00:41:11.119 --> 00:41:15.360
I say that, okay, nunu sapunsoun sauno. I don't know

756
00:41:15.400 --> 00:41:18.320
they are either categorized as good or evil depending on

757
00:41:18.360 --> 00:41:22.519
their color white or black, respectively, and often play with children.

758
00:41:22.599 --> 00:41:24.559
So that's kind of like, god, what what was this for?

759
00:41:24.679 --> 00:41:27.760
Which episode was that I did an episode on this

760
00:41:28.039 --> 00:41:30.559
dog or this type of these type of dogs they're

761
00:41:30.599 --> 00:41:33.000
like hell hounds, and they say depending on the color

762
00:41:33.079 --> 00:41:36.400
of the dog, it's not lob like the werewolf. What

763
00:41:36.480 --> 00:41:39.400
was it? Okay, y'all, let me know in a comet

764
00:41:39.519 --> 00:41:41.639
or something what it was. But yeah, this the idea

765
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of the colors we're representing good and evil is an

766
00:41:44.000 --> 00:41:56.760
interesting attribute to the Duendez. But that's all for the sources.

767
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Welcome back, well friends, thank you so much for listening

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to today's episode, to this resurrection of an episode on GWEN.

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This as always, if you have your own scary story

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There's a submit a story button on there as well,

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at the end of the episodes now share some gratitude

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for those of you who leave reviews, because, as I

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one from Laura one four to two. Laura said, just

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found this show and binging it. Thank you. I do

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have a little story to share, so this one's a

788
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really quick story. It says, a couple of years ago,

789
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my husband's cousin passed away in Elsa. Very sorry to

790
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your husband. He had been asked to speak and see

791
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my husband since they were close, but my husband couldn't

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make the trip to go see him. So later that night,

793
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around three am, we were sound asleep and were woken

794
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up by three hard knocks on our bedroom window. Oh

795
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that gave me chills. I'm recording this that night, so

796
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I'm like on edge. It says it woke both of

797
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us up at the same time, asking each other if

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we heard that. That's kind of the worst when you

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hear something and you think, no, that couldn't have been me.

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And then you look over at whoever you're with and

801
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they ask you, did you hear that or did you

802
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see that? Oh, that's happened to me? I think a

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couple times, and it is makes my skin crawl. Anyway,

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this continues. We looked out the window, didn't see anything.

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We went back to sleep, and that morning we got

806
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the call that he had passed away. We think it

807
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was him who came to say goodbye to my husband.

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That's so sweet, Laura, Thank you so much for leaving

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