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What terrifying mental delusion completely convinced King Charles VI of France that he couldn't let anyone touch him?

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What terrifying mental delusion completely convinced King Charles VI of France that he couldn't let anyone touch him?

What terrifying mental delusion completely convinced King Charles VI of France that he couldn't let anyone touch him?
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