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Big Liz A slave girl is murdered by her master when she turns spy for the Yankees. Black Aggie An evil statue comes to life at night in the cemetery. Eavesdropper A Maryland man learns a hard lesson about eavesdropping. The Hairy Toe An old woman finds a hairy toe and cooks it up for dinner, much to the annoyance of its former owner. (Scary!) Jack and the Devil Jack is so wicked in life that God refuses to have him in Heaven and the Devil turns him away from Hell. You can read more Maryland folktales and ghost stories in Spooky Maryland by S.E. Schlosser.

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