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Midnight.—Zophiël and Phraërion sit conversing together near a ruin on the banks of the Tigris.—Zophiël laments his former crimes; speaks of a change in his designs; dwells on the purity of his love for Egla; and expresses a wish to preserve her life and beauty beyond the period allotted to mortals.—Phraërion is induced to lead the way to the palace of Tahathyam.—Palace and banquet of Gnomes.—Zophiël, by force of entreaty and promise, obtains from Tahathyam a drop of the elixir of life.
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