Themes
The book contains an extended treatment of the paedophillic abuse inflicted on the young Eisengrim by his abductor who repeatedly sodomizes him and uses him to obtain morphine, but in turn teaches him hand magic. The book explains that such are the sacrifices one must expect to make in order to master completely some sphere of human activity---magic in the case of Eisengrim.
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