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/ˈsɪstɹəm/ · noun
An ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads..
She moved with slow undulations of her body as lascivious as the curve of Hathfertiti’s hair, and the sistrum with its singing wires was played by a dwarf wearing nothing but a gold purse and a few bracelets on his stunted biceps.
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Sistrum means An ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads..
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She moved with slow undulations of her body as lascivious as the curve of Hathfertiti’s hair, and the sistrum with its singing wires was played by a dwarf wearing nothing but a gold purse and a few bracelets on his stunted biceps.
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