The moment I opened the dust-covered tome I could feel the noxious waves of Orientalism oozing out from it. Whither the antidote? I racked my brains for anything that might prove effective, but precious time was slipping by! I had to pick something, and fast. There was no more that I could do but to try it and hope...
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