Western Point

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To the Aleut, this was known as ta'muyas ya'ra or "point of the magic puppets." Supernatural entities in the form of masked male or female wooden puppets lived here in caves and attacked people. The Aleut people would hunt these puppets, which would bleed when killed.

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Coordinates:   51°42'22"N   177°42'10"W
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