We follow the village elder as he ambles along a dirt track that cuts through jungle and paddies, and cautiously climbs the rickety stairs of a decrepit wooden shack in the middle of an open field. “Animism is practised here,” says our guide Phiya. “He needs permission from the spirits before you can stay.”
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