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The Fork in the Darkness
Book D5 · The Iskandar Cycle

The Fork in the Darkness

From D5.29, Iskandar Seeks the Fount of Life. It illustrates D5.29.42–46:

  • D5.29.42
    Upon the third, the roadway forked ahead;The Shah took one, Khizr chose the other instead.
  • D5.29.43
    The prophet’s jewel blazed with sudden light, And guided him to waters gleaming bright.
  • D5.29.44
    He reached the Fount of Life; his mortal yearsWere raised to Saturn’s height among the spheres.
  • D5.29.45
    He washed his head and body in that flow,And sought but God to guard him here below.
  • D5.29.46
    He drank and rested, gave his praise to God,And turned back swiftly on the path he trod.

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