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Born in Rouen, Erik’s cursed face they feared

He exhibited himself across Europe as a freak at fairs

A living corpse, he earned his keep

Also adept as a ventriloquist

He shared his skill, the greatest voice

His reputation reached, Marendaram

Boredom scratched the sultan

He demanded entertainment

A palace he ordered built

Erik laid out the plans

Then the shah sent Daroga

To blind the architect

The order he could not undertake

The Persian assisted with his escape

And he himself, was exiled

What a fool he was that day for not stabbing him there and then.