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Part One: Basil Zaharoff: The Man Who Sold World War One

Behind the Bastards

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What Is a Brothel Tout?

Basil was a brothel tout in Constantinople. He got paid to stand on the street and shout out the prices of different women in the brothel. But he didn't find his first true calling until he got involved in the noble profession of firefighting.

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