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... sexual intercourse on a bearskin rug , Huxley notes , “ every hair of the bear is reproduced . " ) But he could hardly guess that by the nineteen - sixties such Feelies would be in mass production for public entertainment . While Bulwer ...
... sexual intercourse on a bearskin rug , Huxley notes , “ every hair of the bear is reproduced . " ) But he could hardly guess that by the nineteen - sixties such Feelies would be in mass production for public entertainment . While Bulwer ...
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... sexual pairing and nurturing the young , social companionship and erotic delight , playfulness and joy . His deep love of life was fostered by finding himself in an environment prepared , not merely to maintain life with the requisite ...
... sexual pairing and nurturing the young , social companionship and erotic delight , playfulness and joy . His deep love of life was fostered by finding himself in an environment prepared , not merely to maintain life with the requisite ...
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... Sexual Response . Bos- ton : 1966 . An ' objective ' ( quasi - scientific ) exposition of sexuality that neatly excludes the specif- ically human aspects of love - making , since they cannot be scientifically measured . Ap- parently ...
... Sexual Response . Bos- ton : 1966 . An ' objective ' ( quasi - scientific ) exposition of sexuality that neatly excludes the specif- ically human aspects of love - making , since they cannot be scientifically measured . Ap- parently ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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