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Kwakwakalanooksiwae

Kwakwakalanooksiwae is a giant man-eating raven from the myths of the Kwakiutl Native Americans. It was so large that the flap of its wings would shake the sky and it could swallow a man in one bite. It was believed to be one of the attendants to the monstrous creature Bakbakwalanooksiwae.

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