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Some are almost iridescent, glowing with golds and greens. “Our tree snails are known as the jewels of the forest,” he says. “The islands were dripping in snails. They were everywhere.” ...

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Shadowlands Haunted Places Index collects ghost stories from across the nation. Read them around the campfire and give yourself a shiver.