THE KING ATLASBetaA WORLD BETWEEN STORIESSingle-book characters / Named cast
3 named character entries recorded in The Beggar and the Diamond. Open a snippet for the book’s wording.
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… One day the archangel Uriel came to God with a downcast face. “What troubles you?” God asked. “I have seen something very sad,” Uriel replied, and then pointed between his feet. “Down there.” “On earth?” God asked with a smile. “Oh! No shortage of sadness there! Well, let us see.”
“That is Ramu, and that is his job. When he dies, another will hold it. It is an honorable job.”
… One day the archangel Uriel came to God with a downcast face. “What troubles you?” God asked. “I have seen something very sad,” Uriel replied, and then pointed between his feet. “Down there.” “On earth?” God asked with a smile. “Oh! No shortage of sadness there! Well, let us see.”