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The World of Courtesans c11.90

The World of Courtesans c11.90

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c11.90

The story begins with a salutation to Kama and Kali. The purpose of the work is to offer some counsel to the courtesans and prostitutes. In the great city of Pravarapura which was the only home of Cupid, there lived a prostitute named Kalavati. Her firm breasts, the curve of her eyebrows and the black shade of her eyes proclaimed her prolession. One day she chanced to see from her house-top a fat and sleek barber He was bald and had glossy eyes, he cast glances around himself and was careful to avoid the betel that the courtesans spat out.