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Casanova's formative years were punctuated by a shocking initiation into the world of the supernatural. In what he later described as a traumatic encounter with a witch, he was coaxed into a metaphorical 'box of fears' that foreshadowed his future relationships with women and manipulation. This rite of passage introduced him to the complexities of human desire and the art of persuasion, skills that would serve him throughout his life.