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The Nature of Tears, Part 3

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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The Origin of the Mucus of the Throat

Life emerges from various bodily secretions across the global mythic landscape. According to twentieth century folklorist stift thompson, in his book, the folk tale is part of the broader miraculous birth of the herotrope. We often don't think about the divine nature of the mucus. But al man, i was just reading, actually, in a tales from a chinese studio, there's a wonderful little story that pops up so suitably weird. And you can sort of see the remnants of its eyes and its mouth. Well, that's body horror.

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