“Until work has reached its previous stage nympharium privileges are denied to all.”

Source: Dying Earth (1950-1984), The Eyes of the Overworld (1966), Chapter 4, "The Sorcerer Pharesm"

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American mystery and speculative fiction writer 1916–2013

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