The sin eater’s own soul was heavy with the ill deeds of countless men and women from his village or town—he paid a high spiritual price for little worldly return.
The Worst Freelance Gig in History Was Being the Village Sin Eater
Sin eaters risked their souls to soak up the misdeeds of the dead.

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