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extra credit reading notes: mahabharata, part b

For my part B reading, I want to focus on Maya's Palace as a framework for another setting in my portfolio stories. I love the idea of Abhaya finding a glittering palace on her journey through the forests to find The Ocean of Milk. There, I want to bring a character like Pandavas in, but I will make them five sisters rather than brothers. While at the palace, I want Abhaya and the sisters to get acquainted and the sisters will then give Abhaya something to help her on her journey. 
Additionally, I would like to include the stories of the crystal and King Duryodhana's mistaking of it. I want to incorporate this attribute into Abhaya to make her more of an embodiment of the monarch that she is becoming. Although this will be separate from the palace plot and not as prominent, I think it will be cool to showcase my understandings of the readings into my story even further.
(Image information: Duryodhana falling into the water
obtained from PDE Mahabharata)
Bibliography: John Mandeville Macfie and Kisari Mohan Ganguli, PDE Mahabharata.

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