Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A. Devlin, and welcome to this week's episode of Kowabana,

true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. Before we get started this week,

just a quick note to let everyone know that I've been

working on adding hardcover versions of my books to the Amazon store.

So far you can grab the entire Toshiden, exploring Japanese Urban Legends series in hardcover

and I'm constantly adding more, so if you're a hardcover collector, do check them out. We also have a brand new

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shirts, mugs, stickers, masks and much more, so do check it out and help support the show

at the same time. This week, we're taking a look at some fearsome objects you should be very, very careful

interacting with.

First up, a group of friends find a strange ball hidden in the basement of an abandoned temple.

It's hidden inside a box covered with charms, so you would think that would be sign enough to leave it be.

But of course, curiosity killed the cat, as they say.

Find out just what this ball is and why it's so deadly in...

Dream Enchantment.

This story happened close to 10 years ago. It was right about the time we were about to graduate from high school.

I had already decided what I would do after school.

Rather than continuing my education, I decided I'd find work right away, and so I spent

each of my final school days just trying to kill time.

And then one day, one of my friends asked me to visit an abandoned temple at the foot of a

nearby mountain with him.

We'd been there numerous times before, but it would be a great way to kill some time, so I agreed.

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