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Hello, everyone. I'm Olympia.

Thank you for being here with me in this wonderful place called Lights Out Library.

And I have a great story to tell you.

So for tonight, if you like history and the Gothic atmosphere, this is going to be for you.

We will explore the origins and many aspects of two mysterious and fantastic creatures,

werewolves and dragons.

We'll see that they existed in many different cultures and different forms,

and how they evolved century after century,

to become these fairy tales and fantasy beings we are familiar with.

So we have a lot to discover, and in this story, we're going to cross the lines between history,

legend, anthropology, and fantasy.

It should help us understand where these myths came from, what base they may have in reality, and how they have colonized our collective imaginary. But first, I would like to take a few

seconds of your time to let you know that we have a Patreon page

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