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Fun fact, though—Victorian brothels had secret codes! Knock twice, whisper “saucy tart,” and you’re in. Proper cloak-and-dagger shit, loved that. Got me giggling like a twat imagining some toff in a top hat fumbling it. “Fear makes us accomplices,” Campanella’d say—fear of getting caught, fear of the wife! Hilarious. Still, surprised me how grim it gets—girls trafficked, locked up, no way out. Fuckin’ hell, that’s dark even for me.

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Finally, I made it back to the theater, and guess what? The show was about to start! I squeezed into my seat, all out of breath. The lights dimmed, and I was like, “Okay, let’s do this!” The opera was some classic, you know, the kind where everyone’s singing in Italian, and I’m just sitting there pretending I understand.

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