I’m intrigued by “a strange injury seen in a part of Japan, where people will find bloodless wounds despite nothing cutting them.” Is this an urban legend type thing?
I love the description of the mokumokuren. I'm going to be thinking about them a lot at work this week - little actual surveillance, much guilt about every moment spent distracted.
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I’m intrigued by “a strange injury seen in a part of Japan, where people will find bloodless wounds despite nothing cutting them.” Is this an urban legend type thing?
I love the description of the mokumokuren. I'm going to be thinking about them a lot at work this week - little actual surveillance, much guilt about every moment spent distracted.
I had heard of very few of these!