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The Erzulies or Ioa in Haitian Voudon are three sisters. The watery Erzulie is La Sirène, a beautiful mermaid who lures men to her watery domain where they live for what seems like a year, but might be decades or centuries. Generally benevolent, she can turn as violent as the stormy sea. She appears in Lost & Waiting

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