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What happened to Candide among the Bulgarians
(Interesting aside noted here: The French word “bougre”, like the English “bugger”, derives from the word “Bulgarian”, because of the association of Bulgaria with the medieval sect the Bogomils, who were accused of Sodomy.)
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What happened to Candide among the Bulgarians
(Interesting aside noted here: The French word “bougre”, like the English “bugger”, derives from the word “Bulgarian”, because of the association of Bulgaria with the medieval sect the Bogomils, who were accused of Sodomy.)
