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Mana is an unseen energy cultivated in Polynesia

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This isn't just the glowing blue bar in fantasy video games. Pacific Island cultures traditionally believed in an active, supernatural energy that could be physically accumulated in mundane objects, places, or highly charismatic people.

Mana is an unseen energy cultivated in Polynesia
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