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The Heptameron by Marguerite de Navarre follows ten noble travelers stranded in a Pyrenees abbey by flooding, who pass the time by telling true stories, engaging in daily devotional studies and afternoon storytelling sessions. They cover themes from the lives of nobility to common townspeople, merchants, and clergy, and discuss the moral implications of their tales, influenced by the Renaissance spirit and humanism. The book contains accounts of sexual and scatological humor.