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In this story, an old man faints after the “companions” bring him before the “lord of perception.” After his “senses were disturbed, [his] arms spread out, and trembling came over every part of [him],” a character in this story passes the Walls of the Prince and is given boiled milk by a wanderer. Along with the Loyalist Instruction, this story is taken as an exemplar of the “king-guided” individual’s role in “connective justice” in Jan Assmann’s book on the “mind” of its country. While living among the (*) “Asiatics,” (10[2])the protagonist (-5[1])of this story defeats the champion of Retenu in a duel (10[1])that may be (-5[1])the source for David’s combat with Goliath. (10[1])Mika Waltari’s magnum opus retells this story, whose title (10[1])character flees (10[1])his homeland (10[2])in a panic (10[1])but returns as an old man during the reign of Senusret I. (10[2])For 10 points, name this story that presents an autobiographical account of the title Middle Kingdom nobleman. ■END■ (10[2]0[3])

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