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The wild, gripping story of the psychedelic secreted by desert toads

The wild, gripping story of the psychedelic secreted by desert toadsWorldPing

Kimon de Greef's The Ego Trip chronicles the rise of a potent psychedelic drug, from the toads that secrete it to the man who claimed it has amazing powers.Olivia Goldhill discovers an extraordinary tale…

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