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Blood-clot boy meets a young girl and tells her to perform a ritual that will bring him back to life if he should die in his upcoming encounter. After the Man-eater, who is revealed to be a portly, apple-cheeked old man, kills and devours the Blood-clot boy, the girl successfully revives him; this repeats many times before the Blood-clot boy finally defeats his nemesis. He and the girl end up living happily and having many adventures together.
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