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38 Come in peace because of our love for thee&mdash;come like the breath, like my love at beholding thee!

My arms are raised for thy protection; love thou me!

Love thou me in the two orbits of the Realms of Osiris, full of my pondering about thee!

There thou dost receive a fillet for the hair among them who dwell therein;

Breezes blow for thee with perfume, oh husband, elder, lord beloved!

Come thou in peace to thy temple&mdash;lo, the excellent sistrum-bearer approacheth to thy house, with his instrument of music on his arm. (Repeat twice.)

Thou dost take from thy shrine thy possessions as the male one of Amentit, the place of thy shrine;

Thy body is before the temple of Hennu. Hail! in thy name of prince everlasting!

Horus cometh to thee in strength;

He removeth thy limbs and he collecteth thine emanations and that which goeth forth from thee:

The great god approacheth at thy word, and is restrained by thy attributes.

Come thou in peace, oh our lord, the child, for continually thy son Horus doth avenge thee.

Come before thy temple-grant abundance to thy