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Pope Lick Monster of Floyd Kentucky

Legend of goat man of pop lick trestle prominent in the stories of mountain folk blue grass anomaly seen by a few chilling bluegrass spotters who become hypnotized some local hillbillies affected jump off the trestle landing a hundred feet below on sharp gravel terrifying to passengers of oncoming train he uses voice mimicry to lure many to their deaths common story in floyd, Kentucky known by few newcomers or interlopers shared by old timers in hushed whispers waitress listens and rolls her eyes at their tale

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