"CURSE FOUNTAIN, OF THAT SECRET WHOSE WATER FLOWS…" — Thomas Vaughan (Vol. VII) (#c325) | Idea Ripper

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CURSE FOUNTAIN, OF THAT SECRET WHOSE WATER FLOWS FROM FIRE; AND CARRIES IN IT THE BEAMS OF THE SUN AND MOON.

— Source: Euphrates, or the Waters of the East (Thomas Vaughan (Vol. VII))

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