form a godly unity. It was prepared by extracting the juice of a certain plant, but that plant itself has since disappeared.”

“Can you describe it to me? Perhaps it grows wild in the valley.…” 

“Even so, why hunt for it now? Our ancients drank it for immortality and other gifts, but when the fire rises within, even Soma becomes irrelevant.”

“Have you imbibed it?” she asked curiously.

“Soma vanished before my time. However my maternal grandfather described it as being tinted with green and shining like the sun. It had long stalks and was golden in color. Priests gathered it at special times and pounded it to gather the juice, which was then filtered through lamb’s wool and blended with cow’s milk. The old man claimed the &lsqu...

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