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It does sound like the Marquis de Sade. That's a great guess, but this book is from the 1970s. Here's a little more, and it includes a characters name, which I think may be one hell of a clue.
"Still, it wasn't exclusively sex. The principle of excess was applied to every phase of their life here. Dining became gluttony, drinking turned to drunkenness, Drug addiction mounted. And, as the physical spectrum of his guests was perverted, so, too, was their mental."
"How?" asked Barrett.
"Visualize twenty to thirty people set loose upon each other mentally-- encouraged to do whatever they wanted to one another; no limits set but those of imagination. As their minds began to open up-- or close in, if you like-- so did every aspect of their lives together. People stayed here months then years. The house became their way of life. A way of life that grew a little more insane each day. Isolated from the contrast of normal society, the society in the house became the norm. Total self-indulgence became the norm. Debauchery became the norm. Brutality and carnage soon became the norm."
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