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When the Firefly Brings Death: The Haunting Curse of the Adze

There are monsters that roar, monsters that prowl, and monsters that terrify with sheer size or violence. But sometimes, the most dangerous beings are the ones that seem small, delicate, even beautiful. In West African folklore, few creatures embody this paradox as chillingly as the Adze: a vampiric spirit that takes the form of a …

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