Chapter 31
The hashish scene with Franz in the grotto — 'Taste this, and the boundaries of possibility disappear.'
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From The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Count's adoption of Eastern dress, drugs, and a mute Nubian servant reflects 19th-century Orientalism — and a debated aspect of the novel today.
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