On the Isle Of Wight, just off the south coast of England, there is a popular amusement park called Blackgang Chine. It was not always such a populous place, with dark soils and barren ground, it was a desolate and empty place. Many years ago, however, it was lush and full of trees and flowers. At this time, there lived a terrible giant. He would eat people for every meal after roasting them alive on his open fire. It was such a fearsome giant that for many years no one would dare try to stop him. One day, a holy man was in the area. He heard of the giant and decided to go and pay him a visit. As he approached the giant, in his lair seated on a pile of skulls and bones, he made the sign of a cross with his fingers and cursed the giant and the ground he lived on. With a prayer, he commanded the ground to no longer bear life. Soon after this, all the plants and trees withered away and the ground became as barren as it is today. The ground became so bad and the tastes so bitter that the giant had no choice but to leave the area for good.
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