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Jan 2003, 416 pages
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Mar 2004, 416 pages
"That is not in my hands."
"But please put it in your hands. It is your duty to me, nay?"
"It is my duty to help you walk the immortal path," Aakash told his son.
And together they walked it, as Ram continued to grow, a sapling by the side of a grand Himalayan pine. The day would come when they would have to face losing each other, but for now they were united at Prakriti, their mountain home where all paths ran together.
This is a complete excerpt of Chapter 1 from The Seduction of Silence by Bem Le Hunte. Copyright 2003 Bem Le Hunte. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, HarperCollins Publishers.
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