# Episode 477: The Terrible Burden of Human Consciousness

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Podcast: [What The Folklore?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-folklore-1034096)
Published: 2026-02-10T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week, after celebrating our own brand of "Big Game", we dive into one of the Four Great Folktales of China, "The Butterfly Lovers"

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