Search of the Waters of Oblivion

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An oriental tale from a Persian manuscript and combination of science and surrealism: which seems beyond terrestrial experience, the attention given to geological and meteorological phenomena. The hero Sadak is sent by his Sultan, Amurath, to discover the memory-destroying "waters of oblivion." The Sultan maliciously intends to use the waters on Sadak's wife Kalasrade in a seduction attempt. Sadak endures a tempest at sea, a plague, evil genii, a subterranean whirlpool — before he attains his goal. In the end, the Sultan himself falls victim to the water's effect. Amurath dies;