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what if your home was haunted by
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vengeful spirits every single night in
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ancient Rome this was a terrifying
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reality The Romans believed their houses
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could be invaded by lemurs restless
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ghosts of the unburied dead wandering in
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the darkness bringing misfortune fear
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and terror To survive these haunted
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nights Romans held the Lamria Festival
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every May A ritual steeped in dread and
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ancient tradition Picture families
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draped in flowing tunics and almond
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moving silently through dimly lit
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corridors shadows flickering on stone
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walls At midnight the head of the
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household would walk barefoot tossing
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black beans behind him an offering meant
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to distract and appease the lurking
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lemurs He chanted ancient incantations
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hoping these shadowy spirits would
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accept the beans and vanish into the
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night sparing the family from their
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wrath Every corner was watched every
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whisper feared Even the gods were
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invoked for protection Their names
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whispered in desperate prayers Doors
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were bolted tight and the whole family
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waited tense and silent hoping the first
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light of dawn would drive the spirits
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away The fear of lemurs shaped Roman
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rituals blending dread and devotion in
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every household a chilling reminder of
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the thin veil between the living and the
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