skˈɑːlɚ ɹˈɑːbɚt stˈɑːkhæmɚ nˈoʊts ðˈæt "" kəntˈeɪnz kˈæɹɪktɚz ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ kˌæɡlɪˈɑːstɹoʊ, hˌuː ɡˈoʊð hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ ˈɔn, ænd hˌuː mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn dɪskˈʌst wɛn lˈɔːn vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ɡˈoʊð ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ.
Scholar Robert Stockhammer notes that "" contains characters inspired by Cagliostro, who Goethe had written on, and who may have been discussed when Laun visited Goethe in 1804.