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| H: “Jason! Got here as fast as I could.”
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| I: “What happened?”
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| Jason: “Oh, she said she was feeling dizzy a few days ago. I
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| thought it was nothing-- un-til last night-- when she complained
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| of chest pains. Her mother died of a weak heart.”
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| H: “Where is she?”
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| Jason: “Outside.”
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| H: “Hello, Mother.”
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| Alcmene: “Hercules.”
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| H: “What are you doing?”
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| Alcmene [Chuckles]: “Don’t look so surprised. I tend to my
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| garden every day.”
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| H: “You should be in bed, resting.”
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| Alcmene: “Oh, stop it. I’m feeling much better. Besides-- why
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| would I want to be inside on a day like today, hmm? Hercules,
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| you can stand there with that look on your face, or you can sit
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| down and enjoy the day with me.”
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| H: “You are so-- stubborn.”
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| Alcmene: “Where do you think you get it from?”
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| H [Sighs]: “It looks beautiful.”
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| Alcmene: “I started this garden the day I found out Amphitryon
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| had died in the war. Bringing it to life somehow-- helped me
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| accept his death. And when-- you went off to fight against
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| Parthus-- I sat here every day, praying that my son would come
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| home to me. My prayers were answered.”
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| H: “That was the first war I ever fought in. I’m sorry I put
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| you through that.”
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| Alcmene: “No apologies, Hercules. You did what you had to do.
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| I just wish I-- could have protected you from what you saw.”
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| Y Alcmene [Chuckles]: “Looks like you could use a bath.”
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| Y H: “And whose fault is that?”
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| Y Alcmene: “You offered to help. And besides, you’ve always
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| been a messy child.”
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| Y H: “Well, thanks, Mom. I appreciate that.”
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| Y Jason: “You got that Mama’s boy doing your dirty work again,
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| Alcmene?”
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| Y Alcmene: “Well, lemme guess. You two freeloaders are-- here
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| for lunch?”
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| Y I and Y Jason: “Ooh.”
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| Y H: “What’s up, guys?”
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| Y I: “Ah, no good. The Parthuns crossed the border into Kaelin
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| territory.”
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| Y Jason: “King Eteocles has managed to push ‘em back, but the
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| Parthuns have declared war.”
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| Y I: “Yeah. If they win, Corinth could be next.”
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| Y H: “The Kaelins have been our allies since your father was
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| king.”
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| Y Jason: “Now, it’s my turn to make sure they don’t fight
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| alone.”
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| Y I: “We’re gonna join them on the front line, Herc.”
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| Y Jason: “What do ya say, Buddy?”
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| Y H: “I say we’re goin’ to war.”
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| Y I and Y Jason: “Yeah!”
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| Y Jason: “Yeah! Let’s go get ‘em!”
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| [ACT I]
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| H: “I was so eager to go off and fight-- I had no idea what I
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| was in for.”
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| Alcmene: “Well-- you were young.”
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| H: “Yeah.”
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| Alcmene: “You know? All a mother wants to do is protect her
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| children from-- all the pain in the world.”
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| H: “Hmm.”
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| Alcmene: “Because you love them so much, you-- hold onto the
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| illusion you can do that. And the truth is-- I couldn’t.”
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| H: “None of us can. I held that same illusion for my children.
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| You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself.”
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| Alcmene: “I can’t help it. I just wish you hadn’t had to have--
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| grown up so fast.”
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| H: “You know-- even when things were at their worst-- I always
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| had a place to call home-- thanks to you.”
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| Y Alcmene: “I don’t want you to go.”
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| Y H: “Mo-o-o-m.”
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| Y Alcmene: “Look-- I’ve already lost someone I love to war. I
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| won’t go through that again. I won’t.”
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| Y H: “Don’t worry, Mom. It’s not gonna happen to me.”
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| Y Alcmene: “Don’t you tell me not to worry. This isn’t the same
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| as rousting a couple of bullies. There’s a good chance your
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| strength won’t be enough.”
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| Y H: “Maybe. But at least I’ll be fightin’ for somethin’ I
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| believe in.”
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| Y Alcmene: “A just cause doesn’t make war noble, Hercules.”
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| Y H: “Well, why did you send me to the Academy? I mean, what
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| did you think all that training was for?”
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| Y Alcmene: “I didn’t send you there to become a soldier. I sent
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| you so you’d learn how to take care of yourself.”
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| Y H: “I did. And I will.”
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| Y I: “Come on!”
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| Y Alcmene: “Please come back to me, Hercules.”
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| Attendant’s Voice: “Your Highness-- King Eteocles requests your
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| presence in his tent.”
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| Y Jason’s Voice: “Lead the way.”
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| K Eteocles: “Well-- it seems I’m in the presence of greatness.”
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| Y Jason: “I was gonna say the same to you.”
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| K Eteocles: “Thank you for coming, Jason.”
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| Y Jason: “I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. You’d do the
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| same for Corinth.”
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| K Eteocles: “From what I’ve heard, your kingdom’s in good hands.
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| Your father would have been proud.”
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| Y H: “Well, I’ve had help. These are my friends-- Hercules and
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| Iolaus.”
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| K Eteocles: “Welcome.”
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| Y H: “It’s a pleasure to be here, your Highness.”
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| K Eteocles: “Sit down, gentlemen-- eat. You’re gonna need your
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| strength. Two summers ago-- the Parthuns suffered a terrible
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| drought. We offered hunting privileges in our western region.”
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| Y Jason: “And let me guess. That wasn’t enough for them.”
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| K Eteocles: “Now, they’re trying to claim _our_ territory as
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| their own. Most of my troops are defending our border-- but--
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| I’ve sent a small battalion-- into enemy territory. They’ve
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| established a foothold-- next to the king’s fortress. Once we
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| join them-- I’ll lead a charge inside.”
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| Y H: “Take out the brain, and the body’s useless.”
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| K Eteocles: “Jason-- would you do me the honor of serving as my
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| second-in-command?”
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| Y Jason: “I won’t let you down.”
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| K Eteocles: “Gentlemen-- you’re three of Chyron’s best. By this
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| time tomorrow, we’ll be dictating the terms of their surrender--
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| and you’ll return home as heroes. To victory!”
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| Y I, Y H, Y Jason: “Victory!”
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| Calimachus [Cali]: “You’ll be OK. But just stay off this leg
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| for a while.”
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| Y H: “Calimachus.”
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| Cali: “Well, well-- if it’s not the academy’s finest?”
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| Y H: “It’s good to see you.”
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| Cali: “I wish it were under better circumstances.”
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| Y H: “Well, now that you mention it, I’m surprised to see you
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| here.”
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| Cali: “I don’t like what the Parthuns are doing any more than
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| you do-- but I can’t take a life in good conscience. Tending the
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| wounded’s the best thing I can do to help.”
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| Y H: “Ya haven’t changed a bit, Cal. I’m glad.”
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| Y I: “Hey, what is this? An academy reunion?”
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| Y Jason: “What are you doin’ here, Buddy? I thought you gave up
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| manhood for a life of medicine.”
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| Cali: “Yeah-- well, you won’t be sayin’ that when I’m stitchin’
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| your head back on.”
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| Y Jason: [Laughs]
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| K Eteocles: “Fall in, men! We’re movin’ out!”
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| Y Jason: “All right, boys-- time to see what we’re made of.”
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| Soldier’s Voice: “Stay sharp, men. We’re in Parthun territory,
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| now. Somethin’ here, in the way[?]. Be careful.”
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| Cali: “Hemlock.”
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| Y H: “Poison-- the stakes don’t kill ya-- it will.”
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| K Eteocles: “Crude, but effective-- almost as good as ours.”
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| Y I: “We-you mean, we have those, too?”
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| Y Jason: “In case somebody drops by unexpected.”
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| Y H: “Isn’t that what we’re doin’?”
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| Y Jason: “Yeah, but we’re the good guys.”
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| Cali: “Hey, where’s Nikos?”
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| Y H: “Must have fallen behind.”
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| K Eteocles: “That boy’s gonna get himself killed!”
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| Y H: “I’ll get him. We’ll catch up.”
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| Y H: “You OK, Nikos?”
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| Nikos: “My wife and I have a house just over that hill. This is
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| the first time we haven’t been together since we’ve been married.
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| I wonder what she’s doing now.”
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| Y H: “She’s probably looking out the window, wondering the same
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| thing about you.”
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| Nikos: “Hercules, you think we’re gonna make it?”
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| Y H: “Yeah.”
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| Nikos: “A lot of the guys have been saying that-- if we pull
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| this off, we’ll be like heroes? But what I keep thinking is,
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| what if I make my wife a widow? Where’s the glory in that?”
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| Y H: “Come on.”
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| K Eteocles: “All right, then-- let’s move! The battalion’s just
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| over the hill.”
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| Soldiers’ Voices: “Keep your eyes on the trees as well.” [Other
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| incoherent mumbling as well.] “It’s loaded.”
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| Soldier: “Uh!”
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| Soldiers’ Voices: “He’s hit!” “Look out!”
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| K Eteocles: “Ambush!”
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| [Fight]
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| Kaelin Soldiers: “Behind you!” “Look out! Ahhhhh!”
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| K Eteocles: “Ohhh!”
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| Y Jason: “Eteocles!”
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| Y H: “Jason!”
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| [ACT II]
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| Y I: “By the gods, they cut off his arm!”
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| Cali: “He’s losing blood fast. Let’s get him outta here,
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| quick.”
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| Y Jason: “Oh! Eteocles! Eteocles!”
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| K Eteocles: “This war-- it’s yours, now.”
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| Y Jason: “Please, Eteocles! Forgive me!”
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| Y H: “Jason, we gotta get back to the battalion! Come on!”
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| I: “Have you, um-- sent word to Iphicles?”
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| Jason: “But he’s at sea. He won’t get the message for a few
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| days.”
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| Alcmene: “Iolaus-- did Hercules drag you all the way down here
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| for nothing?”
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| I: “Ah-- far be it for me to pass up a home-cooked meal.
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| Besides-- am I gonna miss out on the chance of seeing you?”
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| Alcmene [Chuckles]: “You smooth-talker. I’ll get my shawl.”
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| H: “OK.”
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| Jason: “Where are you going?”
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| H: “She wants to go to the market.”
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| I: “Is that a good idea?”
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| H: “You talk her out of it.”
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| Jason: “He has a point.”
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| H: “How are ya holding up?”
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| Jason: “I don’t know. I’m tired of pretending nothing’s wrong.
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| You should’ve seen her last night. Nothing worse than watching
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| someone you love in pain.”
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| H: “Don’t give up hope, Jason.”
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| Jason: “I haven’t-- but I’d be foolish not to prepare myself. I
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| suppose I’ve learned the hard way-- hope for the best, but expect
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| the worst.”
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| Y H: “There’s Eteocles’ trench. We made it.”
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| Y Jason: “By the gods.”
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| Y I: “There’s nobody left alive. I’m not goin’ in there.”
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| Y H: “You don’t have a choice. It’s too dangerous out in the
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| open.”
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| Y Jason: “Those savages! Those murderous Parthuns! I’ll kill
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| every last one of ‘em! Nobody survived. For every man here,
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| I’ll kill two of theirs!”
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| Y H: “Jason, shhh! Quiet. The Parthuns think everyone in the
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| trench is dead. If we don’t be quiet, we will be.”
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| Cali: “Hey, Herc-- I’m gonna need a hand over here.”
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| Y Jason: “We’ll take care of this.”
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| Cali: “The arm’s severed at the elbow-- he’s lost a lot of
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| blood. Hand me the sword. The herbs’ll deaden the pain.”
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| Y H: “I’m glad it’s more than just a decoration.”
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| Cali: “The healer I trained under gave it to me. I guess you
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| could call it a good-luck charm. Hold him down.”
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| Y H: “Bite on this.”
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| Nikos: “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
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| Cali: “Thanks.
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| H: “Does he have a chance?”
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| Cali: “It doesn’t look good. We’ll have to wait and see.”
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| Y H: “You know, I think I can understand why you won’t take a
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| life, but-- it can’t be-- any easier losin’ somebody you’re
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| tryin’ to save.”
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| Cali: “You know, you’re probably right.”
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| Y H: “I don’t know if I’d have the strength to do it.”
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| Cali: “Sure, you would. You, of all people.”
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| Y H: “I don’t know. Maybe.”
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| Cali: “Besides, it’s not just death that I have to deal with.
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| When I save a life, you know-- somebody’s son, somebody’s
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| daughter-- there’s nothing more gratifying in the world.”
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| Y H: “What if there’s nothin’ you can do?”
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| Cali: “Then it’s my job to make sure they don’t die alone.”
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| Y I: “Herc? What’re we still doing here? Huh? We should be
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| back at base camp, before there’s another attack.”
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| Cali: “Nikos can’t be moved.”
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| Y I: “Well-- if we hang around here long enough, we’re gonna end
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| up as dead as the rest of these guys.”
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| Y Jason: “No! No, we are _not_ goin’ anywhere! It’s my duty to
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| finish what Eteocles started. We carry out the mission.”
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| Y I: “Are you out of your mind?! Jason, we’re the only ones
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| left! We don’t stand a chance!”
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| Y H: “All right! We can’t leave Nikos here-- and we can’t move
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| him yet. All right. All right, the Parthuns don’t know that
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| we’re here. They would’ve attacked by now. We’re gonna stay
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| put-- take turns on watch. Now, does anybody have a problem with
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| that?”
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| [[[[[[Nikos: “Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!” Y Jason: “Keep him quiet.”
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| Parthun Soldiers: [Yelling] Y I: “Ahhhhh!” Cali: “Nah! Ahh!
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| Ahh! Ahhhhh!”]]]]]]
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| Y Jason: “No! No! No!”
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| Y H: “Jason!”
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| Y Jason: “No!”
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| Y H: “Jason!”
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| Y Jason: “No!”
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| Y H: “Shhh! They’re gonna hear you.”
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| Y Jason: “I let Eteocles die! I wa-- I was supposed to cover
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| his back! I was supposed to-- !”
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| Y H: “You sh-- it was an ambush. It’s not your fault, Man.
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| It’s your turn on watch. Now, can you handle it?”
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| Y Jason: “Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.”
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| Y H: “You sure.”
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| Y Jason: “OK. Yeah.”
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| Y H: “How’s he doin’?”
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| Cali: “Can ya keep him talking? He’s gotta stay awake.”
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| Y H: “Hey, pal.”
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| Nikos: “Hercules.”
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| Y H: “We’re gonna get outta here real soon.”
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| Nikos: “You’re a bad liar.”
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| Y H: “Well, we are, though. You’re gonna get to see your wife.
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| How’d you guys meet?”
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| Nikos: “We’ve known each other-- since we were children-- best
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| friends all our lives. She asked me to marry _her_.”
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| Y H: “You’re a lucky guy.”
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| Nikos: “Yeah-- I am. [Coughs] It’s funny-- the smallest things
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| could make her happy-- like-- a sunset-- or the sound of the
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| rain-- things that I never even thought mattered. But they do,
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| Hercules. They matter.”
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| Y H: “Don’t worry, buddy, you’re gonna get to share those things
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| with her real soon. Nikos.”
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| Alcmene: “Jason doesn’t talk about that war much, but, I know he
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| thinks about it, from time to time.”
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| H: “We all do.”
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| Alcmene: “I suppose, in a way, he still blames himself for the
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| king’s death.”
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| H: “Some scars never heal. Hmm, they fade a little, but-- they
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| don’t go away. You all right?”
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| Alcmene: “Mm-hmm. Would you mind if we-- stopped for a moment?
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| I’m just a little winded. I’ll be fine.”
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| H: “Mother, why are you doing this?”
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| Alcmene: “What are you talking about?”
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| H: “Look-- Jason told me about last night. You are not fine. I
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| know you don’t want to worry us, but you don’t have to pretend
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| anymore. Please-- you should be in bed. Let me take care of
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| you.”
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| Alcmene: “Not even the best healer’s gonna make a difference,
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| Hercules. I’m dying.”
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| H: “You can’t be sure of that.”
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| Alcmene: “Well, I wasn’t-- until this morning. When I-- I saw
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| the way you looked at me in the garden-- you could never hide
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| anything from me. Your eyes always gave you away.”
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| H: “Come on. Maybe I’m-- wrong.”
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| Alcmene: “I’ll stop pretending if you will.”
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| H: “I won’t let you go without a fight.”
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| Alcmene: “Don’t look so sad. I’m not afraid. And I won’t waste
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| whatever time I have left, sitting around, feeling sorry for
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| myself. So-- let’s go. It’s a beautiful day-- and I want to
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| spend it with my son.”
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| Y H: “Hey.”
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| Cali: “Hey.”
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| [Soldier moaning]
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| Y I: “You hear that?”
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| Cali: “Somebody’s hurt out there. We’ve gotta help him.”
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| Y I: “Well-- what if it’s one of theirs?”
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| Y Jason: “Then I hope he dies a slow and painful death.”
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| Y H: “We can’t just leave him out there, Jas.”
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| Y Jason: “Oh, yes we can. If the Parthuns see you, then we’re
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| _all_ dead.”
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| Y H: “I know you feel responsible for Eteocles’ death, Jason,
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| but letting whoever’s out there die is not gonna make you feel
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| any better.”
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| Y Jason: “I hope you know what you’re doing, buddy.”
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| Y H: “Stay here.”
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| Y H: “What’re you doin’ here! You should be back in the
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| trench!”
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| Cali: “If it’s not safe to move him, you won’t know.”
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| Y H: “He’s a Parthun.”
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| Cali: “I’ll need to make a tourniquet for his leg before we can
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| move him.”
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| Teresius: “Who are you?!”
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| Cali: “Don’t worry. We’re here to help. Uh!”
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| [ACT III]
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| Cali: “Ah- ahh.”
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| Voices: “Come on! Come on! You can make it!” “Come on! Get
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| him in here! Look out!” “Come on! Come on! Hurry up!” “Come
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| on! Come on! Come on! Let’s move it! Go! Move, move, move!”
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| Y Jason: “Stay down!”
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| Y H: “Here-- let me help.”
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| Cali: “Oh, no, no! Ah-- break it off. Ahh! Now, go help him.”
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| Y H: “Quit tryin’ to be such a hero, Cal.”
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| Cali: “Look who’s talking. I’ll be OK. Go help him.”
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| Y Jason: “No! No way does that vermin get any of our water.”
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| Y H: “He can have _my_ rations, Jason. What’s your name? My
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| name’s Hercules. Hoo-- it’s gonna hurt a little bit.”
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| Teresius: “Uh! I’d rather die than have to breathe the same air
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| as you.”
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|
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| Y H: “You’re welcome.”
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| Y I: “Herc-- they know we’re here, now.”
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| Y H: “Yeah, but they don’t know how many. We still got a little
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| time.”
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| Y I: “And if we run?”
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| Y H: “They got us pinned down. Wouldn’t make it very far.”
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| Y I: “Look-- Herc-- I know you’re not one to cash in on special
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| favors-- but now would be a really-- really good time to call up
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| the old man.”
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| Y H: “Zeus never helped me before. I doubt he’s gonna start
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| now. Besides, I fight my own battles.”
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| H: “Mother, there’s something I’ve always wanted to ask. Do you
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| resent Zeus for what he did to you?”
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| Alcmene: “Hmm-- I admit I was angry when I found out Zeus had
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| come to me as-- Amphitryon, but-- but all that went away the day
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| you were born and, like it or not, I have Zeus to thank for
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| blessing me with you.”
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| H: “Well.”
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| Alcmene: “But-- if I had one wish for you, Son-- it would be to
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| have you reconcile with your father.”
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| H: “Please.”
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| Alcmene: “You’ve been carrying that burden for too long. It’s
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| time to let it go.”
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| H: “It’s a little too late. Too many people I love have-- he’s
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| been a disappointing father.”
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| Alcmene: “Well, don’t blame Zeus for what’s happening to me.
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| This is my battle, not his. [Gasps] Ooh!”
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| H: “Did you want to dance?”
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| Alcmene [Laughs]: “I‘m all right.”
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| H: “Fine, but I’m takin’ you home, anyway.”
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| Cali: “Hey, Herc-- I could do with some water. Thanks.”
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| Y H: “There must be something more I can do.”
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| Cali: “Remember what I said about not dying alone? You’re doing
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| all you can.”
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| Y H: “It’s a naphthalene [?] cannon! Come on, let’s go!
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| Everybody out! Now!”
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| Y I: “Jas-- give me a hand!”
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| Y H: “Let’s make a break for those woods over there.”
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| Y I: “No way! We’re pinned down! We don’t have a chance!”
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| Y Jason: “I say we go. Let’s go-- now!”
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| Y H: “Hey! What’re you doin’?!”
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| Cali: “I’m gonna draw their fire!”
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| Y H: “I can’t, I can’t let you do that.”
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| Cali: “I’ve gotta do it; otherwise, you’ll all be killed! It’s
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| your turn, now.”
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| Y H: “Cal!”
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| Voice: “Get up!” “Push!”
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| Cali: “Hey! Hey! Ahh! Ahh!”
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| Y H: “Ahhhhhh!”
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| Cali: “Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey-- Ah! Ah!”
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| Y H: “Ca-a-a-a-a-l!”
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| Y I: “You OK?”
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| Y Jason: “You consider yourself lucky to be alive.”
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| Teresius: “Go ahead and kill me. You’ll do it sooner or later.
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| You’re a bunch of bloodthirsty thieves.”
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| Y Jason: “Us?! You people tried to steal land that didn’t
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| belong to you!”
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| Teresius: “My forefathers owned that land before the Kaelins
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| settled there.”
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| Y Jason: “And that gives you the right to start slaughtering
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| people?!”
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| Teresius: “You think we haven’t suffered losses?”
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| Y Jason: “You brought that on yourselves! Are the Kaelins
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| supposed to just stand there and let you people march in?!”
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| Teresius: “They shouldn’t have been there in the first place!”
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| Y H: “Enough! What are we doin’ here, guys? We’re killin’ each
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| other over this. There’s enough land between the two kingdoms for
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| everyone. Some things are worth fightin’ for. This is not one
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| of ‘em.”
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| Y Jason: “That’s not your decision to make, Hercules.”
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| Y H: “You’re right, Jason-- it’s yours. You’re a king. And
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| being a good leader’s not about winning wars. It’s about keepin’
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| the peace. And you, before you go off accusing anybody of being
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| an animal, know that he risked his life to save you. Now we can
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| sit around and argue about who was here first, while guys like us
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| are out there getting killed-- or we can put an end to this war.”
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| Y I: “So, what’re you thinkin’, Herc?”
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| Y H: “What’s your name?”
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| Teresius: “Teresius.”
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| Y H: “Teresius-- can you get us in to see your king?”
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| Teresius: “If I go there with you-- I could be hanged for
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| treason. And-- you could be executed on the spot.”
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| Y H: “We all have a risk to take. Are we in?”
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| Alcmene: “Hercules-- would you give us a moment alone, please?”
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| Jason: “I don’t know what to say.”
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| Alcmene: “Do you know why-- I love you so much? Because we’ve
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| already said everything we’d-- ever wanna say to each other. How
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| many people are that blessed?”
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| H: “I feel so useless. She’s the one doing all the comforting.”
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| I: “Ha. I’m not surprised. You may have the blood of a god,
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| but-- your real strength comes from her.”
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| H: “I can’t just stand by and do nothing.”
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| I: “Hercules-- you know you’re the best friend I-- and I’ve seen
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| you do some things which I thought were impossible. But-- maybe
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| there are some battles you just can’t win.”
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| [ACT IV]
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| Parthun Soldier: “Ready your weapons!”
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| Teresius: “Hold you fire! Get down on your knees, or they’ll
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| kill us all.”
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| Y H: “We surrender!”
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| Parthun Soldiers: “He’s one of ours! Open the gates! Bring ‘em
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| in! Close the gates!” “Let’s kill them now! Death to the
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| Kaelins!”
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| Parthun King: “And you are the one that captured the king of
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| Corinth?”
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| Teresius: “No, your Highness-- they saved my life. They’re here
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| of their own free will.”
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| Parthun King: “You’re either very brave-- or you’re very
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| foolish.”
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| Y H: “Foolish for believing this war is just, your Highness? If
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| we continue-- there won’t be anyone left on either side to
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| celebrate victory.”
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| Parthun King: “A noble thought, young man, but it’s remarkably
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| naive. We’ve sacrificed too much to stop now.”
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| Y H: “Well, I think we’ve sacrificed too much to go on.”
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| Y Jason: “King Eteocles was our ally. Now that he’s dead, I
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| have the authority to recall his troops-- if you’ll listen to
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| what we have to say.”
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| Parthun King: “That sounded like a threat. I could have you
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| killed where you stand.”
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| Y H: “Ours is a mission of peace, your Highness. Our lives are
| |
| in your hands.”
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| Parthun King: “Up. Go on.”
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| Y H: “Share your land with the Kaelins. Your kingdoms can live
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| together in peace, and we’ll know that our brothers did not die
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| in vain.”
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| Parthun King: “And why should I trust you?”
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| Y Jason: “Corinth has nothin’ to gain in this war. But in
| |
| peace, we gain a new ally.”
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| Parthun King: “And I’m to believe that all our differences will
| |
| just disappear with the wave of a hand?”
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| Y H: “No, it will take time. But if any part of you _does_ want
| |
| peace-- then we can’t be _that_ different.”
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| Parthun King: “May the gods help you if you’re lying. Dispatch
| |
| a message to all fronts. Cease fire.”
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| Y Alcmene: “All of Corinth is talking about what you did,
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| Hercules. I couldn’t be more proud.”
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| Y H: “This belonged to a friend of mine-- a kid about my age. I
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| had to watch him die, Mother, to realize you were right. There’s
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| no glory in war.”
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| Y Alcmene: “For every boy that’s not coming home-- one hundred
| |
| more will-- and that’s because of you. You did everything you
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| could.”
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| Y H: “Then why do I fell like I failed?”
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| Y Alcmene: “You’re safe now, Son. You’re home.”
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| Alcmene: “I have known you since you were a boy, Iolaus, and it
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| has been a joy watching you grow into the man you are.”
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| I: “You always made me feel like-- like part of the family,
| |
| Alcmene. Thank you.”
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| Alcmene: “On the bureau, Son, I-- I have something for you-- in
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| the jewel box.”
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| H: “You kept it.”
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| Alcmene: “You _do_ deserve it. You always have.”
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| H: “I love you, Mother.”
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| Alcmene: “You have made my life complete. I couldn’t have asked
| |
| for a greater gift. I have no regrets-- my love-- no regrets.”
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| H: “Ahhhhh!”
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| Zeus: “I’m sorry, Son. Alcmene was a beautiful woman.”
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| H: “Zeus.”
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