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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Oscar Wilde Miscellaneous by Oscar Wilde: Emperor has a daughter who wears a cloak of purple.
SECOND MAN. She has birds' wings upon her sandals, and her tunic is
of the colour of green corn. It is like corn in spring when she
stands still. It is like young corn troubled by the shadows of
hawks when she moves. The pearls on her tunic are like many moons.
FIRST MAN. They are like the moons one sees in the water when the
wind blows from the hills.
SECOND MAN. I think she is one of the gods. I think she comes from
Nubia.
FIRST MAN. I am sure she is the daughter of the Emperor. Her nails
are stained with henna. They are like the petals of a rose. She
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