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First published January 1, 1977
“The night folded around them with a sweetness and poignancy heightened by the new pale stars that prickled silver fire in the water of the lily ponds, by the scented winds, and by the nearness of each other.”
“Her belt was silver, also, as were her sandals, and while in the afternoon brightness she had glittered and flashed like the Sun Himself, tonight she glowed dully, coldly, the moon at the full. Senmut, utterly out of his depth, was afraid.”