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Tikbalang is a humanoid horse playing mountain tricks

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Philippine folklore advises against wandering in the woods and running into a towering creature with a horse's head that finds immense joy in making travelers hopelessly lost in the dense wilderness.

Tikbalang is a humanoid horse playing mountain tricks
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