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THE KING OF
Song
At a breath you can remove my veils, my lord!
If I fall asleep on the dust and hear not your call, would you wait till I wake?
Would not the thunder of your chariot wheel make the earth tremble?
Would you not burst open the door and enter your own house unbidden?
Then do you go, O Queen, and open the door for him: he will not enter otherwise.
Sudarshana
I do not see anything distinctly in the dark—I do not know where the doors are. You know everything here—go and open the doors for me.
Surangama opens the door, bows to the King, and goes out. The King will remain invisible throughout this play.
