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Swallow the moons All but the elusive seventh Break away And rise From the sea As a creature A woman Of fire
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Jan 17, 2017
Jan 17, 2017 at 12:51 AM UTC
Binakunawa
Swallow the moons All but the elusive seventh Break away And rise From the sea As a creature A woman Of fire
Inspired by a pre-colonial Filipino mythical legend of a moon-eating dragon, called the "Bakunawa", who eats the six moons in revenge after the villagers slain her sister, but was chased away before she could eat the last one. Mythology says she causes the lunar eclipses.
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Jan 17, 2017
Jan 17, 2017 at 12:51 AM UTC
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