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ARYA STHULABHADRA And he left at once for the assembly. On -and dismembered his father. Blood gushed out. entering he bowed his head before the king The assembly was filled with sounds of sobbing. to greet him. Shriyak, standing at his back, The king shouted in angerhit him with sword
Shriyak! What Please have you done ?
forgive You have slain me, God! your innocent
father!
SOLO
LOPER
Shriyak placed the bloody sword before the king and said
Was Sire ! I would not Shakadal spare anyone whom really a you consider a traitor, traitor ?
even if he was
my father.
No, my father was very faithful. But you doubted his loyalty. I killed him because you accepted him to
be a traitor.
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Shriyak cried bitterly.
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