Having searched for the secret to immortality for many years following the death of his dear friend, the wild man Enkidu, Gilgamesh made his way to the manor of Utnapishtim the Immortal—the lone survivor of the Great Flood. Following intense negotiations, Utnapishtim conceded and revealed to Gilgamesh that the secret lay at the bottom of the sea—a pearl known as the Flower of Immortality.

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