Episode 5: Beneath the Obelisks (Ancient Egyptian Fiction)
Literature and History
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The Shipwrecked Sailor
A group of men were returning home after a long, difficult expedition. The commander was sad because none of the fighting men had been killed. A sailor consoled him and offered advice on how to prepare for meeting with king. And hence begins the central narrative of the shipwrecked sailor.
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