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43 Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights I’ve never been invited to an orgy. And seeing all this makes me feel I’ve been missing out. Look at that fellow crawling into the lobster shell naked along with his comely mate. Or that man and woman perched over there among the birds in their nest as if they’d just hatched out of some coital delight. And look over there at all that frolicking the river seems to spawn. Those folks are walking around with fruit atop their heads and nestled up next to their groins as if we are all part orchard anyway. Notice how fish are featured so prominently. I would never have expected that. And those erotic acrobatics! I think I’m beginning to blush. I understand this is supposed to end badly. And in the next scene they will be the remorseful victims of unspeakable decay. But let’s linger here for a little longer like the artist would have wanted us to. ...

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