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For Destiny, three camera negatives
were used in editing.

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These negatives and tinted copies
from 1921 were lost.

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Black and white prints and dupes
created since the 1930s

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were made from two export negatives.

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One duplicate negative
from MOMA, New York

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was used for the 2016 digital restoration
of the Murnau Foundation, Wiesbaden.

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Selected shots came from a black and white
print at the Cinémathèque de Toulouse.

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For the intertitles, reconstructions
from the Munich Film Museum were used,

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based on flash titles
from the Gosfilmofond, Moscow.

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Missing titles were reconstructed from
the Národní Filmový archives, Prague,

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and the Cinémathèque Royale, Brussels.
Newly created titles are marked FWMS.

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The lost tinting was simulated
using contemporary release prints

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of other Decla productions.

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The digital image restoration in 2K was
done by L'Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna.

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DESTINY: A GERMAN FOLK SONG
IN SIX VERSES

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Written and Directed by Fritz Lang

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THE CHARACTERS AND PLAYERS

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Somewhere, someday.

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THE CREW

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Authentic Oriental and Chinese
artifacts and costumes

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provided by the Heinrich Umlauff Museum,
Hamburg.

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Praise the Lord!

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FIRST VERSE

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Lost in a valley, as if in a dream,
there lay a little town

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to which two youths,
drunk with love and filled with life,

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were drawn.

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But as the golden leaves
fell from the trees like tears

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thickly in sunset's glow,

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there at the crossroads,
where so much had passed,

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stood Death, awaiting them in silence.

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A town lost to memory...

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Every evening,
the local dignitaries gathered

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at the "Golden Unicorn" Inn
for their nightcap.

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His Importance, the Mayor.

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His Reverence, the Vicar.

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His Learnedness, the physician.

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His Measuredness, the notary.

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And the new schoolmaster.

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Every evening, the wise,
antique figurine of the lamp

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would hear the news
of important goings-on in town.

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But lately the honorable dignitaries
had but one topic of conversation.

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The stranger. Again and again,
nothing but the stranger.

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One day the gravedigger
was approached by a stranger,

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who asked the way to town.

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He seemed strangely familiar to him

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although he had never come
face-to-face with him before.

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Who owns the land
adjoining the graveyard?

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The town magistrate has reserved it
for the cemetery extension.

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I think it unlikely that
the magistrate would be willing

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to let you have the future cemetery land.

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Why the devil
are you so set on having it?

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I am a wanderer who is very weary.

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I wish to plant a garden there.

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Next to the cemetery?

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In the council meeting,

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there was heated debate
over the stranger's request,

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but the gold the stranger offered
proved too tempting.

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The stranger's offer
was unanimously accepted

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and the cemetery annex
was leased to him for 99 years.

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But joy at the town's bulging coffers
did not remain unclouded,

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for the stranger erected a wall
around his land

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as invincible as the barrier
his ways had created

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between himself and others.

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See for yourselves, gentlemen!

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I have walked all around the wall
but found neither door nor gate!

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Men, your efforts are in vain!

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Only I know the gate that opens this wall!

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And to this day

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no one has found a door
in the eerie wall?

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It is a time-honored tradition

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that young couples take
their first drink at the "Unicorn"

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from our bridal cup.

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One can see right on your faces
that you are sweethearts!

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Excuse me, could you tell me
where my fiancé has gone?

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My dear child,
your fiancé left with the stranger

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who was sitting at your table.

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SECOND VERSE

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She seeks her love both here and there
and wanders every alley.

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She has strayed beyond the town.

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There in the moonlight, grave-by-grave,
lies the old cemetery wall.

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A cold stream of pale figures
flows around her.

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The bell tolls, the watchman cries.

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Love wrestles with death and believes.

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Hear my words, my good townsfolk.

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The clock has just struck ten.

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Take care lest too much wine you drink,

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and end in the Devil's realm.

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There are herbs
that draw mysterious powers

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from the magical light of the full moon.

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David's harp and Solomon's seal,

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boxthorn and centaury.

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No one knew this better
than the old apothecary.

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The old pharmacy has watched its owner

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since childhood days
when he stuck his nose

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into his father's
retorts and melting pots.

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But today, for the first time ever,

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it found him together with a young girl.

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Poor child, you're trembling with fever.

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Just wait, I'll brew you a strong tea.

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That will make you feel better.

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THE SONG OF SOLOMON

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Set me as a seal upon thine heart,
As a seal upon thine arm.

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For love is strong as death,
Passion is cruel as the grave.

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It blazes up like blazing fire,
Fiercer than any flame.

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For love is as strong as death.

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Hear my words, my good townsfolk.
The clock has struck eleven!

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What, my child,
do you seek in my realm?

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I did not summon you.

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I want to go where my beloved is.

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Where is he whom you stole from me?

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I did not steal him.
His time was merely up.

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What you see here are the lives of men,

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they flare up and burn for a time.

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But then they are extinguished
at the hour the Lord decides.

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Believe me, my task is heavy.
It is a curse.

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I am weary of witnessing
the suffering of men

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and earning their hatred
for obeying the Lord.

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O Death, is there no way
to awaken to new life

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a light that's been extinguished?

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Is there no way to overcome you?

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I do believe:
Love is stronger than death!

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Is your love stronger than death?

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Do you wish to fight he who is eternal?

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I would bless you
if you should conquer me.

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See here three lights
about to flicker out.

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I place it in your hands to spare them.

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If you should succeed,
even though it be just one,

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I will grant to you your beloved's life.

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THIRD VERSE

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CHARACTERS IN "THE FIRST LIGHT"

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THE STORY OF THE FIRST LIGHT

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The city of believers.

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Come, believers, come to pray!

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Ramadan.

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Allah, Allah il Allah
Muhammad rassul Allah!

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Zobeide, the Caliph's sister.

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The Frank.

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There is no God but Allah,
and Muhammad is his prophet!

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Are you crazy?
Do you wish to destroy us both?

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I haven't seen you since Ramadan began.

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Night after night
I await the messenger

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who will summon me
into your arms again.

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But all in vain.

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Tonight I will send you Ayesha.

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But now, I beg you, leave this holy place

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or you are lost!

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A Frank! An infidel! A giaour!

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A giaour has desecrated this holy site!

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Back!

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Do not defile this holy ground
with the blood of an infidel!

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The Caliph.

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Zobeide? My sister?

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We do not know
where the Frank abides,

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but heed my advice, Caliph.

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What do I care for the fate of a giaour?

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I merely wanted to spare this holy place

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from being defiled by his blood.

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Then you will be glad to hear

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that the desecrator
shall not escape punishment.

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We are on his trail

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and I have placed
a ring of guards around the city.

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His every attempt to flee

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will only drive him
into my hands all the faster.

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You must go to him, Ayesha!

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You must bring him to me
by the secret path!

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Only here will he be safe.

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In the very palace of the pursuer
they will not seek the pursued.

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El Mot, the gardener.

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Come when darkness falls
by the secret path!

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My mistress will hide you in the palace

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until the anger of the mob has subsided.

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Surround the palace of Princess Zobeide!

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Let anyone in, but no one out!

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That night.

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Come with me so I can hide you

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until the henchmen's watchfulness wanes.

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The Caliph!

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What was that?

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They're probably hunting down
a mangy dog.

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Your command
has been fulfilled, Master!

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The night is beautiful, my sister.

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I desire to spend it on the palace roof.

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Will you join me?

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Who is digging in our garden
so late at night?

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El Mot, the gardener.
He wants to surprise you.

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FOURTH VERSE

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CHARACTERS OF "THE SECOND LIGHT"

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THE STORY OF THE SECOND LIGHT

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Carnival.

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Monna Fiametta.

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Giovanfrancesco.

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Girolamo.

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I'm pleased to see
a smile on your face for once,

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my beautiful betrothed.

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How near to death men often are
without suspecting at all.

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They believe
an eternity remains to them,

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yet they do not even outlive
the rose with which they trifle.

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The Council of Fourteen
deems Messer Giovanfrancesco

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politically all too suspicious.

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It's unlikely he'll live to see the dawn.

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It's not in vain that I'm the best
swordsman on the Council of Fourteen.

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For when Carnival heats the blood,

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it is easy to be drawn into quarrels
that often prove deadly.

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I know you hate me, Monna Fiametta.

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And up until the hour of our wedding,
which now you curse in vain,

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you are free to do so.

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But I hope you spare
a smile for me then as well,

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and a rose, as you did for another,

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who will long be rotting in his grave.

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Cockfight.

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Letters.

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Take this letter to Messer Girolamo.

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Tell him I send it
with my most beautiful smile.

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Take this letter to Messer Giovanfrancesco
as quickly as you can.

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But in secret. No one must know.

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Especially not Messer Girolamo!

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Summon the Moor!

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I, Monna Fiametta, bid you
to be my guest this evening.

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I believe we have much
to say to one another.

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Come when the clock strikes ten.
My nurse will guide you.

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Madonna Fiametta sends you this letter
with her most beautiful smile.

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Do you perhaps have
a second letter to deliver?

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I have an enemy, Moor,
who I have invited here tonight.

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He must not leave this house alive.
Do you understand?

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Dearest, flee! The Council of Fourteen
wishes you dead,

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and Girolamo is to be your executioner.

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Avoid any quarrel!

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Flee without delay
and do not return home until I call you.

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The fate he intends for you

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shall be meted out
to Girolamo himself tonight!

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I kiss your eyes and heart! Fiametta.

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I will lure him with the tip of my sword
to where you stand.

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And when he turns his back to you...

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Madonna Fiametta sends you this.

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And this letter...

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I, Monna Fiametta, bid you
to be my guest tonight.

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I believe we have much
to say to one another.

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Come when the clock strikes ten.
My nurse will guide you.

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...and good advice!

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Not a word, not a whisper,

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if you value your life
and Monna Fiametta's honor.

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No matter what happens, remain silent.

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The tenth hour.

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Carnival!

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Now!

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FIFTH VERSE

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CHARACTERS OF "THE THIRD LIGHT"

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THE STORY OF THE THIRD LIGHT

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The highly honorable Mr. A Hi,

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greatest magician
in the Middle Kingdom,

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has just received
a most disturbing letter.

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O Venerable One! O Millenarian!

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O Beacon of Wisdom! O Jewel!

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Tomorrow is my birthday
and I have commanded

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that there shall be great joy
throughout the Middle Kingdom!

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Upon my birthday, I wish that you,
pearl of all magicians,

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dispel my imperial boredom
with never-before-seen magic tricks

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from the treasure vaults
of your illustrious spirit!

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With kind regards,
DJOU SCHUAN WANG, Emperor

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PS: Should, contrary to expectations,
you bore me as well, O Venerable One,

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I shall be forced, with deep regret,
to have you beheaded!

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The Above.

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Tiao Tsien! Liang!

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Would you be so kind
as to bring me my Sunday wand,

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the one made of jade?

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Whereupon the honorable Mr. A Hi

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freed himself
from the cause of his vexation.

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We will go on a journey!

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The Son of Heaven!

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The Emperor's archer.

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Son of Heaven, forgive the dirty toad
that kisses the dust at your feet.

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Mr. A Hi is away and not to be seen
on any of the roads.

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O Son of Heaven,

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forgive the miserable
earthworm at your feet.

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There is no sign of Mr. A Hi
on any of the rivers.

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A Hi!

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Come then, let's see your magic!

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Abracadabra, witch's fat,
thrice black cats!

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Venerable Son of Heaven!

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To protect you from your enemies
for all time,

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allow me to present you with a complete,
well-organized army for your birthday.

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Salute the venerable Son of Heaven.

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Imagine what this will cost!

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My dear A Hi, your gift is beautiful,

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but she who presents it is even more so.

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I shall keep her as well.

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O Son of Heaven, allow me to give you,

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instead of this little toad
that is totally unworthy of you,

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a magic horse, unique the world over.

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Dear Mr. A Hi,
I am very pleased with you.

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I shall keep the horse
and the girl as well.

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O Most Venerable One,
that is impossible!

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I cannot do without the girl
when working magic!

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Really? You cannot?
Let me show you how well you can!

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Either...

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Or...

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O Son of Heaven,
your eloquence is irresistible.

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Take him away to the highest pagoda!

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Tomorrow morning he shall be beheaded!

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You must make her
submissive to me, A Hi.

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Otherwise... Well, you know!

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You will help me, won't you?

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Be sensible, Tiao Tsien!
What can poor Liang offer you?

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But the Emperor...

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Give back my wand!

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You... You miserable, ugly cactus!

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The escape.

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The pursuers.

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We must continue on foot, Liang!

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The path grows too narrow.

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My jade piece from A Hi's magic wand

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grows smaller and smaller
each time I make use of its powers.

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Onward! Onward!

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They're at our heels!

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Demons of fire,
block their way with flames!

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That night.

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Take A Hi's magic horse
and bring me those two,

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dead or alive!

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The magic horse.

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SIXTH VERSE

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Undefeated, Death has won the battle,

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though he places
a turn of fate within her reach.

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Once again,
he looks kindly on her distress.

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"May the Lord mercifully let you win
the life of your beloved!

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May He gather you both to Him
for your passion and suffering!"

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Do you understand now, my child,

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why I grow so tired and weary of my task?

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I am the eternally invincible.

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Go back among the living, and live!

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Grant me the life of my beloved!

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There is one final way!

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Within the span of one earthly hour

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bring me another life,
one that has not yet expired,

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one for whom years,
days and hours lie ahead.

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Then I will return to you
the life of your beloved.

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The clock has struck eleven!

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Take care with fire and the light
so that none shall come to harm!

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Praise the Lord!

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Death has taken my beloved from me.

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I wanted to follow him.

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Old man, you have enjoyed life so long.

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What more can it offer you?

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Give me your life.

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Grant me the last few days
you are still allotted.

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Help me to save the life of my beloved.

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Not a single day,
not a single hour, not a single breath!

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The beggar!

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Beggar, do you seek an end
to all of your suffering?

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Give me your life!

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Not a single day,
not a single hour, not a single breath!

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The infirmary.

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The woman in childbed is well
and the child is healthy.

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But the young lad
who was brought in this evening

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died shortly before ten.

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Oh, my Lord, the poor boy!
So young, yet he had to die.

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For the likes of us, we'd be glad
no longer to wake up in early morning.

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Death seems to have passed over us.

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If you have grown so weary of your life,

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which of you will give me yours
for compassion's sake?

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That was the last one!

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My child!

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Another life,
one that has not yet expired.

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I was not able to overcome you
for that price.

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Now take my life as well!

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For without my beloved
it is less than nothing to me!

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I shall take you to the man you love.

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He who gives up his life shall gain it!

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Hear my words, my good townsfolk.
The clock has just struck twelve!

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Take care against
ghosts and apparitions!

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Let no foul spirit enchant your soul!

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THE END