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You said, ‘I will live forever.
    I will always be the queen.’
You did not think about these things.
    You did not think about what would happen.

“Now, listen, you lover of pleasure.
    You think you are safe.
You tell yourself,
    ‘I am the only important person.
I will never be a widow.
    I will never lose my children.’
Two things will happen to you
    suddenly in a single day.
    You will lose your children and your husband.
These things will truly happen to you.
    All your magic and powerful tricks
    will not save you.

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