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Aphrodite: Book Two: Chapter Two. Melitta

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"PURIFY thyself, Stranger." "I shall enter pure," said Demetrios. Dipping the end of her hair in water, the young guardian of the gate touched first his eyelids, then his lips and fingers, that his glance, the kiss of his mouth and the caress of his hands should be sanctified. And he advanced into the wood of Aphrodite.

Aphrodite: Book Two: Chapter Two. Melitta

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