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The King of Kanya Kubja, father of Sudarshana, and his Minister
King of Kanya Kubja
I heard everything before her arrival.
Minister
The princess is waiting alone outside the city gates on the bank of the river. Shall I send people to welcome her home?
King of Kanya Kubja
What! She who has faithlessly left her husband—do you propose trumpeting her infamy and shame to
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