Lupercalia, cabbages and sacred corpses.  What could be more romantic?

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Music:

Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search

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