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Monsters and ghosts should be scared of her!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she sets off for the annual Kakamotobi Festival with her parents, she’s confident she’ll be fine. Her mother warns that there’s going to be loud music \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e scary masks \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003ea very big crowd, but Esi’s unconcerned. She's not afraid of anything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when they get to the festival and her parents suddenly disappear in a crowd of terrifying monster masks, Esi realizes that to save her parents, she’ll have to be the bravest she’s ever been. 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