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TWO FRAGMENTS OF RITUAL
I am come
From Isis, from the Virgin Womb.
. Blaspheme not! [Strikes him twice.
Lie not! [Strikes him twice.
I am he
Appointed from eternity
To rule upon the folk of Khem.
. We are the gods and kings of them.
. Upstart ! [Strikes him twice.
Usurper ! [Strikes him twice.
We defy thee.
. We have the power to crucify thee.
[N. forces x. back, and they stretch out his arms.
. Amen! I am willing to be slain.
Verily I shall rise again !
. With four wounds thus I nail thee.
[Wounds brow, hands, andfeet with the dagger.
. With one wound I impale thee.
(Wounds breast with sword.
. Hail, sister! We have slain the god.
. Ours is the termless period.
. Bending across the bloodless face
Let us embrace !
Let us embrace!
[They embrace, leaning across the corpse. N. returns to
her throne, and dons the blue robe, thus assuming the
power of Isis. wu. vemains, his sword upon the heart
OF R.
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