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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to William Seabrook
50 [Rue Vavin] [Paris]
[Undated: circa January 1924?]
Dear Bill
93
Lots of talk about you here. Question is have you played a straight hand?
You must have made a very great deal of money on the serial; and you must pay me 50%.
You wired "Trust me"; and I trusted you. I haven't had a cent from you from the $50 necessary to collect and mail you the material. [You have not returned it either: do so at once.]
Now I'm a pretty slack man about cash but I've been driven to desperation, and it's time you realized that I'm not entirely an easy mark, and also that my artillery has been renewed and energized with some remarkably heavy metal.
In point of fact, I have come here under an oath to put all other work aside until I have got square all round.
Now then, that means this. You will cable me within 24 hours of the receipt of this letter that you agree to these following terms, with the sum of $500 on a/c. Within 96 hours you will mail me
(a) the photographs lent to you.
(b) a certified statement of the sums received by you for the serial.
(c) a certified cheque for 50% of that amount less the $550 previously sent.
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Yours
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