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Ectoplasm manifests as a deeply uncomfortable ghost goo

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Spectral visitors love to leave behind a physical souvenir in the form of glowing, viscous slime. This gross manifestation supposedly allows disembodied spirits to interact with the physical world, though it mostly just looks like the afterlife desperately needs a tissue.

Ectoplasm manifests as a deeply uncomfortable ghost goo
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