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A mythical monster or ghost in the folklore of the West Indies and southern United States; it is a being with large, glowing eyes, capable of shapeshifting and sometimes depicted as a phantom bound to a particular place, such as a cave or grove, as a guardian (for buried treasure, etc)..
De ole folks is talk bout Plat-eye. Dey say dey takes shape ob all kind de critter
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Plat-eye means A mythical monster or ghost in the folklore of the West Indies and southern United States; it is a being with large, glowing eyes, capable of shapeshifting and sometimes depicted as a phantom bound to a particular place, such as a cave or grove, as a guardian (for buried treasure, etc)..
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De ole folks is talk bout Plat-eye. Dey say dey takes shape ob all kind de critter
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