Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Tuesday, 30 November 1909

 

 

[See Introduction to The Vision and the Voice for background information]

[Map of Crowley's travel through Algeria]

 

 

9—11 A.M. 20th Æthyr.

 

Y avait un jeun' homme d'Aumale

Qui dit: Tenez, moi qui vous parle

L'ai gros comme un ranceau:

J'ai baisé un chameau—

Tant pis! J'ai attrapé la gale[1]

 

10—12 P.M. 19th Æthyr.

 

 

1—There was a young man from Aumale, who said, hey [take me], for example, who has it big like a camel—too bad! I caught scabies.

 

 

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