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Is it science…or strange and ghostly? 新城鎮讓阿西姆感到毛骨悚然！夜晚有奇怪的聲音，幽怨的光芒，現在還有一棵邪惡的樹，生長速度遠遠超出了正常範圍。他確信有一些超自然的事情正在發生。他的朋友羅克夏爾相信一切都可以用科學解釋。但是，當樹木控制了他們的老師時，她也開始感到擔憂！這一切看起來與民間傳說裡，在作祟的邪靈愈來愈像。阿西姆和他的朋友能否拯救他們的老師，以及整個城鎮，免受幽靈樹的侵害？ Asim’s new town is freaking him out! There are weird noises at night, eerie lights, and now an evil tree that is growing way faster than it should. he’s sure there’s something supernatural going on.His friend Rokshar believes that everything can be explained by science. But even she’s worried when the tree takes control of their teacher! It’s starting to look like an evil spirit straight out of Guyanese folklore is to blame. Can Asim and his friends save their teacher–and the town–from the ghost tree? Find out…if you dare! It’s a new spooky series based on ghost stories from Guyana.

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