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Ancient Egypt Story Opens With Marital Estrangement
Original: "Kopet sat on the papyrus bed, watching his wife sleep. He had not touched her in five years. The last time he tried to
The opening lines of a new work of fiction describe Kopet, an Egyptian man who sits by his sleeping wife on a papyrus bed after five years without intimacy, having been jailed for three days of hard labor after she reported his last attempt at a kiss to the abasura. Readers are sharing the excerpt, which comes from the sixth story in a fast-paced collection.
Why now: The striking opening excerpt from a newly shared fiction collection is circulating among book readers.
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- "Kopet sat on the papyrus bed, watching his wife sleep. He had not touched her in five years. The last time he tried to kiss her, she had reported him to the abasura and they had jailed him for three days of hard labor." The opening lines of the sixth story in this fast pace… · ododopress@bookstodon.com · 3
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