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    Van Gogh Lost Ear in Brothel Sword Fight

    The true (?) story of Van Gogh's strange self-mutilation.

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    by Asylum

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    Van Gogh Lost Ear in Brothel Sword Fight

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    Find out why Van Gogh once wrote to his brother, "Luckily Gauguin ... is not yet armed with machine guns and other dangerous war weapons."

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