Welcome back to another edition of our special Halloween bonus series Trick or Treat. Each Friday this month, I'll be dropping an extra episode for you to enjoy to help you keep that spooky

vibe going all month long. Today's theme will be all about the ghosts of those we've lost. At the

heart of so many haunted house stories or tales of spectral visitors is love cut short by death. And the

ghostly tales that result from these tragedies are often the most memorable and chilling.

So, bundle up against the cold, light a candle to set the mood,

and let me take you on a tour of the ghostly echoes of Lost Love.

I'm Aaron Mankey, and this is lore.

She was determined to stay with him forever, even in the afterlife. The 19th century was a time of upheaval for Thailand.

The nation was still finding its footing

on the international stage, attempting to balance local tradition with Western globalization.

All things considered, King Rama IV was doing the best that he could, but leading the nation

through such uncertainty wasn't an easy task, and conflict was inevitable. And so in the 1850s, Thailand was

forced to respond to an upheaval in Myanmar. The king pledged to send troops to the Burmese

mountains, but for that he needed men, so the government issued a conscription. Now, military

conscriptions aren't popular even in the best of times. No family

wants to have their men taken away from their home and sent to danger in another country.

But for one young couple in particular, their separation was devastating.

Maynach and her husband, Mok, lived in the bustling city of Bangkok.

Mok doted on his wife, and she adored him more than words can say.

Only recently married, they had worked hard to make a loving home for themselves, and it wasn't a moment too soon.

Maynach, you see, was pregnant with their first child, and she was due to pop at any moment.

But before she could give birth, you guessed it, her husband was conscripted into the army. Naturally, Maynach was upset

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