Re: Goodbyes and bipolar schizophrenia

[Roman Turovsky]

> Francesco was done, Francis thanked him and gave him his weight in gold.
> After Albert was done playing, the Pope thanked him and gave him ... his
> blessing.
> Alain
In general Popes paid their artisans. Further east the honorarium often
consisted of eyes-gauging or killing, lest the artisan could repeat the feat
for the competition.
RT
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Roman M. Turovsky
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