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And who said that?
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Where's Lucius?
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He's with the Emperor, my lady.
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LUCIUS: She couldn't.
COMMODUS: She did.
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She took it from a basket...
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and pressed it to her breast,
right here above her heart.
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LUCIUS: It bit her in the breast?
COMMODUS: Yes.
:31:34
You see, Lucius, sometimes royal ladies...
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behave very strangely
and do very odd things in the name of love.
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LUCIUS: I think it's silly.
COMMODUS: So do I.
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Sister, join us.
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COMMODUS: I've been reading
to dear Lucius.
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LUCIUS: I've been reading, too.
COMMODUS: Yes.
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He's a very clever little boy.
He'll make a grand emperor one day.
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We've been reading about the great
Mark Antony and his adventures in Egypt.
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And the queen killed herself with a snake.
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COMMODUS: And just wait until you hear
what happened to our ancestors.
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If you're very good, tomorrow night
I'll tell you the story of Emperor Claudius.
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He was betrayed...
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by those closest to him.
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[Tense instrumental music]
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By his own blood.
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They whispered in dark corners...
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and went out late at night...
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and conspired, and conspired.
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But the Emperor Claudius knew
that they were up to something.
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He knew they were busy little bees.
:32:44
And one night he sat down
with one of them...
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and he looked at her...
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and he said:
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"Tell me what you've been doing...
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"busy little bee.