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He was at last fixed in the chest by a deadly missile.

But before that he did not seem to realise that he had been losing ground at every step.

As for the other Kings—well, nobody knows where they fled, leaving poor Kanchi alone in the field.

But I have heard that he is not dead yet.

No, the physicians have saved him—but he will carry the mark of his defeat on his breast till his dying day.