The Unseen Structures of Shabono

Dr. Anastas, Fernando and I were walking along a trail when we came across some strange structures in the jungle. They looked like Thatch Druze shelters but they weren't natural or organic. Dr. Anastus went inside one of the Shabono to see what was wrong with it - he left us behind as soon as he got there. The Yanomami had built them out of broken objects such as rusted metal clothes horses for ribcage and plastic chair legs for an arm. It didn't feel like they were statues; more like human beings standing impossibly still. We couldn't get back to our base until later that day so decided to try and find

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