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Wonder Drug

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

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What Is Sylphium?

Sylphium was a plant that first appeared in the city of cirene more than two thousand years ago. Among its many applications, it was used to season meals, fed to live stock to plumpin them up and increase one's libido. It was also relied on to jumpstart menstruation. Just stir it up with a little pepper, a dash of mer and some wine.

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