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Secret Teen Ritual
- Alex Goldman first visited Hayyoon at 15 after friends secretly took him out to a field and over a fence.
- The structure felt otherworldly and became a private, magical place for him and his peers.
Strange, Beautiful Pavilion
- The pavilion is a large wood-and-fabric structure with glass floors and a canopy that locals likened to a jellyfish or spaceship.
- Teenagers treated it like a private sanctuary for hanging out, making out, and feeling transported.
Mystery Fuels Community
- Many myths sprang up about the pavilion's purpose, from memorials to ritual sites, because it was secret and enigmatic.
- Its secrecy created a community and bound local teenagers together through shared discovery.