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Julius Caesar has recently arrived in Egypt in hot pursuit of his enemy, Pompey. After days of battle and bloodshed, he finds a moment of solitude and contemplation in the shadow of a Sphinx monument. Little does he know that he is not alone; Cleopatra, the young queen of Egypt, rests in the Sphinx’s paws, hiding in fear from the barbarian Romans.
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THE MAN. Hail, Sphinx: salutation from Julius Caesar! I have wandered in many lands, seeking the lost regions from which my birth into this world exiled me, and the company of creatures such as I myself. I have found flocks and pastures, men and cities, but no other Caesar, no air native to me, no man kindred to me, none who can do my day’s deed, and think my night’s
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