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The sun, blazing with intense brilliance, shone brightly in the midday sky, like a conquering king, its pure orb unmarred by any cloud. 89. Birds, their plumage shrunken by the scorching heat of autumn, sought refuge in the shade of trees by the lakeshore. 90. Swans, shielding their young with their wings, huddled together in clusters of lotuses, unable to bear the midday heat. 91. Wild elephants, their rutting frenzy cooled by the scorching sun, headed towards the lakes to bathe. 92. Elephants, their bodies scorched by the sun's rays, broke off branches to create shade for themselves, as if they were liberating the branches themselves. 93. A herd of wild boars, their bodies covered in mud, entered small ponds and lay down, piled on top of each other. 94. Swans, their bodies wrapped in strands of lotus fibers, shone brightly, as if they had taken refuge in a cage made of moonlight. 95. A young Chakravaka, unable to bear the heat, wore a thick, wide layer of algae all over its body, making it look like it was wearing a blue garment. 96. The king of swans, sheltered by a canopy of white lotus blossoms in the lotus forest, dived into the water with his female companions. 97. Swan chicks, their bellies full of lotus fragments and their bodies covered in lotus fibers, slept on beds of lotus leaves. 98. Thus, the autumn sun, with its intense heat, spread its scorching rays throughout the midday. 19.