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{{quote|''"The soul of beings is their scent."''|'''Jean-Baptiste Grenouille''' }}
A 1985 [[Lit Fic|Gothic novel]] by Patrick Süskind, ''Perfume'' (or ''Das Parfüm'' in the original German) tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, an orphan and a sociopath born into 18th century France. It turns out that Grenouille has an extraordinary sense of smell, but, curiously, he himself has no body odour.
Fittingly enough he becomes a perfumer, eagerly learning various methods to extract the smell from all kinds of things. It is then when he decides to create the most perfect perfume ever by capturing the scents of virginal girls, a [[Glamour|fragrance so beautiful]] that [[Love Is in the Air|all who smell it]] will [[More Than Mind Control|think that]] they're in heaven. Of course, Grenouille has to keep this noble artistic vision a secret from society, as extracting a girl's scent requires killing her.
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