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Come, Antares, Rigel, it is late.
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Altair, Aldebaran, go to sleep.
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You must be strong and swift.
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Go, my children. Go.
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At Jerusalem, they'll race
the world's finest teams. . .
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. . .and the champion of the East,
Messala, with his black devils.
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He stops at nothing to win.
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-Messala? ln the circus?
-Yes.
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You knew him?
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I know him.
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Perhaps without much liking.
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My people are praying for a man. . .
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. . .to drive their team
to victory over Messala.
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You could be that man, the one. . .
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. . .to stamp his arrogance
into the sand.
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My horses need only a driver
who is worthy of them. . .
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. . .one who will rule them with love.
For him, they'd outrace the wind.
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It's not possible.
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That is a pity.
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Think of it. To break his pride. . .
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. . .to humble this tribune before
the very people he has degraded.
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Just think, his defeat and humiliation
at the hands of a Jew!
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I know it is not possible.
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Does it not delight your imagination?
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Does it not answer your purpose?
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I must deal with Messala
in my own way.
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And your way is to kill him.
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I see this terrible thing
in your eyes.
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But no matter what this man has done,
you have no right to kill him.
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He will be punished inevitably.
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I don't believe in miracles.
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But all life is a miracle.
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Why will you not
accept God's judgment?
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You do not believe in miracles.
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Yet God once spoke to me
out of the darkness. . .
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. . .and a star led me
to a village called Bethlehem. . .