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Soon this Lord departs His teaching body, thus now, He welcomes the opportunity to repay His long-drawn obligations by calling ye all to conversactions."
Said the Food-animals (apart): "With a Lord our own, are we favoured ? Indeed, a light of gold lights Him a thousandfold, yet He is man in the body. Man, the bloodguilty ! Dare we rest the mad heartbeat
ather to His gleaming feet ?...”
Lord (apart): “Sad-eyed pilgrims, born to be helpless victims, may they abide in the living truth of the ages to sustain their dying body passages.” (aloud): “Food-animals! Rest ye, hearts beating madly and to this Jaina Lord's feet gather, ye all gladly.”
Animals : “Many an alien tongue like stone garlands on our necks are hung. Yet Him we understand, and curious, He understands us..."
Young Animals (merrily): “Our Lord comes, O dancing we go, with the frangipani blossoms."
Adult Animals : “Hope by misery is begot, let us hear Him, why not ?"
Aged Animals : “Yokes of years of abuse, what now have we to lose ?"
Shadow Animals : “Odd conceit, He casts no shadow."
Animals (chorus) : "To Him, in good hope, let us go.”
Lord : "All ye come voluntarily, indeed ye are this Lord's cherished community, and He lifts His hand in spiritual benediction over His own wailing legion.
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