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Kublai Khan throws book party for Marco Polo's roman à clef. Enough silk to dress a herd of camels. Oriental charm painted in broad strokes of exotic décor and wild spices. Putumayo CD's play in loop. Close friends crowd the purple Venetian lounge upstairs, regale themselves on intricate Afghani amuse-bouches, Yemeni delicacies. Touch tongues to pale pink drinks that could charm a cobra. Georgetown goes home dizzy, reads all about Bukhara on Wikipedia.
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