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THE KING OF

Second Citizen

He was at last fixed in the chest by a deadly missile.

Third Citizen

But before that he did not seem to realise that he had been losing ground at every step.

First Citizen

As for the other Kings—well, nobody knows where they fled, leaving poor Kanchi alone in the field.

Second Citizen

But I have heard that he is not dead yet.

Third Citizen

No, the physicians have saved him—but he will carry the mark of his defeat on his breast till his dying day.