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# The World of Courtesans c5.20

The World of Courtesans c5.20

- **Language:** English

### [c5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.20)

\*Like poisoned draught or robber fell, crooked as horn\*  
\*of stag,\*  
\*Like serpent evil-tongued are they, as merchant\*  
\*apt to brag,\*  
\*Murderous as covered pit, like Hell's insatiate maw\*  
\*are they,\*  
\*As goblin greedy or like Death that carries all away.\*  
\*Devouring like a flame are they, mighty as wind or flood,\*  
\*Like Neru's golden peak that aye confuses bad and good,\*  
\*Pernicious as a poison-tree they fivefold ruin bring,\*  
\*On household gear, wasters of wealth and every\*  
\*precious thing\*

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