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THE KING OF
Surangama
Because otherwise you would know neither light nor darkness.
Sudarshana
Living in this dark room you have grown to speak darkly and strangely—I cannot understand you, Surangama. But tell me, in what part of the palace is this chamber situated? I cannot make out either the entrance or the way out of this room.
Surangama
This room is placed deep down, in the very heart of the earth. The King has built this room specially for your sake.
Sudarshana
Why, he has no dearth of rooms—why need he have made this chamber of darkness specially for me?
