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THE FUGITIVE
Rama
Are you indeed a true wife?
Ama
Yes.
Rama
Do you know how to die without flinching?
Ama
I do.
Rama
Then let the funeral fire be lighted for you! See, there lies the body of your husband.
Ama
Jivaji?
Rama
Yes, Jivaji. He was your husband by plighted troth. The baffled fire of
