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Sebuyau is a small Sarawakian town located between Sri Aman and Simunjan. The legend of Nensang Kanau and the Giant spirit According
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Different cultures around the world have attributed mythical creatures as the cause of meteorologic phenomenons or natural disasters like flood and earthquake.