'And in the silence followed the marvelous dialogue of the Chimera and the Sphinx; it was recited in deep guttural tones which were at first raucous, then turned shrill and unearthly.'
"... New perfumes I seek, stranger flowers I seek, pleasures not yet discovered."
JK Huysmans ~ from A Rebours
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Last Days of Chimera
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Gustave Moreau
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Chimera of Arezzo
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