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 * And therefore the whole of Egypt
 * exalted him as a god,
 * and set up his image in temples,
 * in the outward shape of a bull.-
 * But I am this very King Apis,
 * I see that as clear as day;
 * and if you don't understand it,
 * you shall understand it soon.
 * King Apis, you see, was out hunting,
 * and got off his horse awhile,
 * and withdrew himself unattended
 * to a part of my ancestor's land.
 * But the field that King Apis manured
 * has nourished me with its corn,
 * and if further proofs are demanded,
 * know, I have invisible horns.
 * Now, isn't it most accursed
 * that no one will own my might!
 * By birth I am Apis of Egypt,
 * but a fellah in other men's sight.
 * Can you tell me what course to follow?-
 * then counsel me honestly.-
 * The problem is how to make me
 * resemble King Apis the Great.

PEER
 * Build pyramids then, your highness,
 * and carve out a greater Sphinx,
 * and fight, as the Doctor puts it,
 * with the Turks, both to rechts and links.

THE FELLAH
 * Ay, that is all mighty fine talking!
 * A fellah! A hungry louse!
 * I, who scarcely can keep my hovel
 * clear even of rats and mic