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Old Belief
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Close view of dry trodden yard earth split by a deep narrow crack running the full height of the frame, grass tufts at the corners and a rusted spike on the ground

the ground under the yard

The belief asks you to think of the ground as a roof. Everything about the practice follows from taking that literally.

Basis: Finnish earth-folk belief · AI-generated

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