The ancient world hid horrors far worse than any executioner’s axe, and the darkest secrets were often found inside the walls of medieval hospitals. Long before modern science understood germs or bacteria, your survival depended on a chaotic mix of spiritual judgment, brutal bloodletting, and agonizing physical purges. If you fell ill in the historic streets of London, you didn't receive a gentle prescription. Instead, you faced a desperate practitioner armed with red-hot irons, razor-sharp blades, and thousands of hungry, flesh-eating parasites.
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