Dragons: Death of the Fantastic
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For thousands of years, people believed in dragons. They were considered part of zoology, no more mythical than horses or chickens. Then along came a scientist/dragonslayer. This special episode comes from the audiobook edition of MOBITUARIES. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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