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The Face of Dreams and Despair

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These are the stories from millennia ago, when the humans had first settled in the land of the Seven Rivers, when the strife between the Devas and Asuras built up and gods and goddesses descended to the earth in various forms to restore harmony. 

These are the stories of the most cherished female incarnations, signifying triumph over evil and a woman's way of dealing with problems that even the greatest of the gods couldn't solve. 

These are the stories of the ancient Indian goddesses and heroines who wielded weapons, used their wit and seduced their way to glory.

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