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Tonight's episode, The Beginning That Never Ended.

There's this idea among many different cultures that there are guardians of the land watching over the world.

Yes, beings that were likely never human but have been on earth for millennia with the goal of protecting the wilds to the extent they can,

and keeping us foolish mortals from venturing where we shouldn't.

Well, that's true all over the world and across time, and tonight's dead letter from Ila is a perfect example of that.

Yes, Ila sent this story to us from Australia, a continent we seem to find cause to talk about on astonishing legends several times a year.

All right, sir, would you please do the honors?

Okay, here we go.

I was in grade six and it was a public holiday.

My mom's work involved going to national parks and creating programs for a kids group she ran.

She took me and three friends out to a park that was a few hours drive away.

It was October, I'm pretty sure, because everything was dry and hot,

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