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Ancient and modern

The ancient art of love spells

25 June 2022

9:00 AM

25 June 2022

9:00 AM

An Oxford don has raised the prospect of producing a cocktail of hormone pills that would help you to fall in love. What an appalling prospect! You might suddenly find yourself consumed with an irresistible desire for Ian Blackford. The ancients knew what was really required: a means of ensuring that the object of your passion fell in love with you.

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