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OriginOfDeath

Parchment-style illustration of two warriors arguing as Jok approaches; Dinka folktale from South Sudan.

The Advent of Death

In the time before death became permanent, in the days when the world was still young and malleable, there existed an evil entity known as Jok. This dark force was cunning and malevolent, operating under the cover of darkness when the village was most vulnerable. Night after night, when the cooking fires had died down to embers and families lay
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