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Dedication

This one is for Malu Pothi,

a very special Bengal tigress

You are in my heart and none other knows thee But your son ‘Akhenaten’. You have given him understanding of your designs and your power. The people of the world are in your hand…

From ‘Hymn to the Sun’

The Pharaoh Akhenaten

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