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THE KING OF
Sudarshana
Is that not like the banner of a chariot?
Surangama
Indeed, a banner it is.
Sudarshana
Then he is coming. He has come at last!
Surangama
Who is coming?
Sudarshana
Our King—who else? How could he live without me? It is a wonder how he could hold out even for these days.
Surangama
No, no, this cannot be the King.
Sudarshana
"No," indeed! As if you know everything! Your King is hard, stony,