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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry Saturday, 4 June 1910
The Harlan 124 V.S. [Victoria Street]
June 4
A confined space—a divan—1
9.25 p.m. Dried tops Cannabis Indica thrown on glowing prepared charcoal.
9.40 "General" salivation. Endemic [illegible].
1.50 to 10.5 Interruption of telephonic nature.
10.5 Attack resumed.
10.15 Miss W. [Leila Waddell] Notes defendant bit his own ear.
10.12 Crowley embarks on career of Debauchery.
10.13 Ditto
10.13 1/2 Miss E. Ditto. J. [Charles Stansfeld Jones] and N. [Victor B. Neuburg] abstained.
10.14 Threats of personal violence from C. [Crowley] to M.
10.14 1/2 N. opines J. is Drunk.
10.15 Prayer from C.
10.16 Prayer unanswered.
10.16 Put to meeting by C. that window be opened. Politely opened carrier. C. insults N. (is this worth recording?) I unanimously requested to sing. Abstained. Presented with freedom of [illegible] on approval.
10.3 C. very sleepy.
10.4 Stoked 108 thrice. Miss W. states her heart migrated to cerebella region. No pulsations detected. N.'s heart in book in bedroom. Miss W. offered prayer for preservation in 3rd stage (2nd stage believed by C. to obtain.) Semi-annual cachinnation.
10.12 General gentle cerebral stimulation and sense of extended time. Miss W. thoughts move better. Attributed by and [illegible] absent treatment. [illegible] apparently doubles.
10.25 Stoked. Time sprinted [illegible] chronic [illegible] and coryza.
10.33 C. acquiring triple personality (owners unwilling to prosecute)
10.36 Miss W. has pip (orange) bibster.
10.39 Fresh air.
10.40 [illegible].
10.42 C. sees visions [illegible] N. a little earlier [illegible] elephant. "Caph is not Caph" Café would be nice. Miss W. looser (less tight) Apparent [illegible] in intoxication.
10.50 Peace.
10.55 N. has colour visions different from Anhalonium lewinii colours.
11.2 I have slept.
12.30 So have we all. [illegible] call me balmy (? is balmy) One yawns. More air. Also coffee. Miss W. slept in snatches. J. in dressing gown. C. in [illegible]. N. in very truth (not its garb). C. snores. C. deals in personalities—having a stock. Prospect of cafe.
12.45 (continued Tea I mean. N.'s throes to be incised if no chocolate biscuits. W. [illegible] (gingerian). C. snores shut mouthed? eyes open. Then sings (snoring preferred by [illegible]).
1.0 Still no tea.
1.6 Tea and a bite at midnight.
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