Lore 247: Subterranean (ad-free)

So much for folklore is hiding just beauty the surface of seemingly normal places. The process of digging, though, isn’t without risk.

Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by Cassandra de Alba and music by Chad Lawson.

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