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    On his way back to Amyclae with Apollo, Hyacinthus is given a vision of his death. He struggles to find peace, knowing death lurks in the future, but as he comes home, he is faced with more trouble. His home is in shambles. His father old, his family ill. The river he loved so much has run dry. The gods have turned their faces away from the people of Amyclae. Hyacinthus intends to save his home only to fall prey to the same mysterious illness ravaging his family.

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    Teleclus, an elderly son of Apollo, is the healer for the royal family of Amyclae. When his old charge, Hyacinthus falls ill, he must make a difficult choice to take his patient and run when political unrest drives them from the palace. At the urging of his father, Teleclus takes Hyacinthus away, reminiscing of his childhood under the care of his older brother Asclepius, the great healer. Teleclus muses on what it means to love and be loved by a god, and he recounts the story of his own difficult youth to his unwell patient.

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