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Afrasiab Slips into the Lake
Book C4 · The Final Afrasiab Wars and the Disappearance of Kay Khosrow

Afrasiab Slips into the Lake

From C4.42, Afrasiab Escapes from Hohm. It illustrates C4.42.16–18:

  • C4.42.16
    Yet Hohm felt pity for that wretched lord,And eased his kamand, loosening the cord.
  • C4.42.17
    When Afrasiab saw that holy manHad pitied one beneath misfortune’s ban,
  • C4.42.18
    He writhed and wrenched his body from the hold,Then plunged and vanished in the waters cold.

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