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John Patrick Shanley on The Perfumed Garden

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The erotic manual The Perfumed Garden by Shaykh Nefzawi, translated by Sir Richard F. Burton, contains a wonderful story about a beggar outwitting a greedy princess. There is also much sexual arcania; for instance, a long list of alternate names for the male member, including The Rummager and The Crowbar.

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