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What wildly unhygienic item was bottled and sold at high prices to wealthy women in ancient Rome?

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What wildly unhygienic item was bottled and sold at high prices to wealthy women in ancient Rome?

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What wildly unhygienic item was bottled and sold at high prices to wealthy women in ancient Rome?
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