Lore 295: Making Your Luck
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It's all fun and games until someone has a cursed dream. The history behind these risky gambles is almost as fascinating as their eventual outcome.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.
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