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Hunting the Unseen The village was too quiet, the bad kind of silence when someone hides a lie. Animals were missing, and a child had a severe fever. People whispered that someone was using bad magic or stealing. To fix the problem, they brought out Kozo, a helper from the spirit world. Kozo was a dog carved out of wood. He had two heads looking in opposite directions and four eyes. On his back, he carried a mix of clay, dirt from graves, and leaves from the deep forest. This mix held spiritual power. His body was already full of iron nails and blades from past promises. The people gathered at sunset where the roads split. They placed Kozo on the ground. To wake the spirit inside, they poured wine over his heads. Then, they drove an iron nail into his wooden body with a rock. Tuk. Tuk. Tuk. They also burned gunpowder at his feet. The bright flash made the spirit angry and ready to hunt for truth. For three days, the spirit chased the thief. In this culture, the spirit makes the guilty person sick and gives them nightmares. The thief would see a four-eyed dog standing by their bed. Soon, the pressure was too much. The thief confessed and promised to fix the mistake. Once the problem was solved, the nail was pulled out of Kozo’s body. They rubbed oil on the wood to calm the spirit. Kozo was put back inside the dark hut, waiting for the next time the village needed help.