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woof woof ([personal profile] affectate) wrote in [community profile] gocirclegogo 2013-12-25 08:09 am (UTC)

『Sweet? Oh my! I can scarcely recall the last I received such earnest compliments. In what manner is it sweet? Sugar, honey, or perhaps lead acetate? The Romans of antiquity would boil grape juice in lead pots, allowing it to pick up the sweetness of the lead acetate. The resulting syrup was referred to as defrutum, which was then concentrated further into the sapa syrup. This was used to sweeten wines and fruits. 』

[But ok Elaine get to the good part, many readers might be thinking. Sure, you're sprawled out lying on top of this guy talking about your sweet voice but you're also making it boring.]

『This lead to many cases of lead poisoning. Pope Clement II, according to studies conducted in a time closer to yours, Kumagawa, show that he had been poisoned with lead sugar. 』

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