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Nathan Go

Blind Oracle of Mactan

Nathan Go
Blind Oracle of Mactan

He is the blind oracle at Unchained Melody Massage Parlor. He specializes in f­­oot rubs. He can stimulate all kinds of glands with pulls and pricks of the tendon and phalanges. He can, for example, make a person grow taller by pushing on the well of the big toe, which is the pituitary gland reflex point. Everyone knows this. He can also tell people’s fortunes. He made his first prophecy on April 26, 1521. He told Ferdinand Magellan, seated on a cane chair, feet bulbous from … [Read more...] about Blind Oracle of Mactan

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