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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Oscar Wilde Miscellaneous by Oscar Wilde: The scene represents the corner of a valley in the Thebaid. On the
right hand of the stage is a cavern. In front of the cavern stands
a great crucifix.
On the left [sand dunes].
The sky is blue like the inside of a cup of lapis lazuli. The hills
are of red sand. Here and there on the hills there are clumps of
thorns.
FIRST MAN. Who is she? She makes me afraid. She has a purple
cloak and her hair is like threads of gold. I think she must be the
daughter of the Emperor. I have heard the boatmen say that the
Emperor has a daughter who wears a cloak of purple.
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