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WHAT IS A POLTERGEIST?
A POLTERGEIST IS A GHOST WHO WATCHES OVER A PERSON, SIMILAR
TO A GUARDIAN ANGEL. HE IS VERY HAPPY, AND FRIENDLY, ACCORDING
TO AUSTRIAN LEGEND
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 01-00-1968