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THE DARK CHAMBER
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set fire to the garden, and then you will take advantage of the bustle and confusion to accomplish your object straightway.

"King"

I shall remember.

Kanchi

Look here, Sir Pretender, I cannot help thinking that a needless fear is troubling us—there is really no King in this country.

"King"

My sole aim is to rid this country of this anarchy. Your common man cannot live without a King, whether a real one or a fraud! Anarchy is always a source of danger.

Kanchi

Pious benefactor of the people, your