s_. _The risen
sun touches him with its light like a caress_. _He opens his eyes_. _His
sons advance_. _They raise him high on his cushions and give a
restorative_. _The end has come_. _Suddenly he rallies slightly_.

_The doors at the far end are rudely opened_. _A woman_, _young and
lovely_, _advances_, _thrusting roughly aside the many hands stretched
out to bar her path_.

_She reaches the King_.

"I bring you life, Star of my Soul," _she cries_, "I bring you life,"
_and so saying_, _falls dead at his feet_.

_The Courtiers rush forward_.

_The King rises_.

_He stands erect_.

_The sun lies like a golden benediction over all_.

_Jewels glitter_.

_The whole world of birds sing_.

THE CURTAIN FALLS

Footnotes:

{4} One of the greatest feasts of the Buddhist year.

{6} Spire.

{32} Fairy.

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