1. 16 September,
in the year of our Lord 1702.
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2. The wind has favored us on my journey.
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3. The crew informs me
we are soon to make port.
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4. I hear he is a great man.
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5. Please, Lord,
let him be kind and handsome.
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6. And make room in my heart
for his children.
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7. I thought my time for marriage had passed,
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8. but you had other plans.
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9. Today I begin a new life.
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10. I am to wed a leader,
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11. an explorer,
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12. the founder of this island hamlet.
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13. I, Sarah Westcott, shall this day become
Mrs. Richard Warren.
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14. Just missed the fog.
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15. Stroke of luck, I suppose.
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16. No getting in or out once it arrives.
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17. Straight to the church then?
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18. What is he like?
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19. Well, he's the reason we're all here.
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20. Everyone on this island
owes a great debt to that man.
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21. Fore he arrived, it was a place
with nothing but barren dirt.
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22. But today, blossoms on the trees,
food for every hungry mouth, mild winters.
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23. He controls
the weather, does he?
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24. What's that?
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25. He controls the weather,
does he?
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26. No.
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27. But a cold breeze cuts
half as quick…
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28. …when you've got
a warm home and a strong coat.
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29. Who said that?
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30. Richard Warren.
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31. Have you no kin come with you?
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32. No.
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33. I had resigned myself
to the lot of a spinster.
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34. Perhaps the greater celebration may be me
no longer a charge on my father's purse.
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35. It's a rare blessing
to marry at such an age.
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36. Lucky the island proved too small
to furnish him a wife.
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37. He had no choice
but to look to the mainland.
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38. A man of stature doth require
a goodly wife to order his household.
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39. Is he a man of-of good repute then?
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40. Sarah, my child,
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41. I am Pastor Collins,
shepherd of the flock here on this island.
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42. - Pleased to meet you, Pastor.
- And I, you.
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43. How was your journey?
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44. Well, I-I… I arrived
in good order, for which I give thanks.
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45. It must seem to you a strange land,
and you a stranger in it,
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46. but know that you have friends here
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47. and the light of God to lift you up
whenever you feel alone.
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48. Thank you, Pastor.
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49. If you are ever in need, do not
think twice to come to me at any hour.
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50. I will do what I can, by God's grace.
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51. I will, Pastor.
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52. Good.
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53. Oh.
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54. Richard has requested
to be part of the wedding vows.
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55. Something he's written himself.
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56. They are unique.
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57. Unique?
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58. Love is as strong as death.
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59. Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can the floods drown it.
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60. Richard, do you take
this woman to be your lawful wife?
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61. I do.
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62. Sarah, do you take
this man as your lawful husband?
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63. - I do.
- For you, as his helpmeet,
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64. will be bound to him.
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65. You will agree to serve him
as the Reeve Prime of the colony,
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66. the handmaiden
to the Lord Island Protector.
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67. I do. I do.
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68. Thomas,
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69. John,
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70. Cromwell,
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71. Holyoke,
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72. Frances.
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73. Wagon wheel took her finger.
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74. Children, your new mother.
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75. 'Tis a blessing to meet you all.
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76. Has she a name?
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77. Mary.
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78. Good name.
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79. But I think she's missing something.
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80. This brooch came from my mother.
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81. Is there one for each of us?
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82. P-Perhaps the morrow shall yield, uh,
further tokens.
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83. At such an hour?
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84. Ensure no harm comes to them.
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85. Have you an errand
that requires my company?
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86. No, I have work that needs doing.
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87. On our wedding night?
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88. The burdens of leadership
ride my shoulders by day and by dark.
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89. See them all laid down to their rest.
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90. I set down these lines
for the first time as a married woman,
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91. though I confess when my mother spoke
of what to expect on my wedding night,
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92. she missed the mark.
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93. First, there are five children here.
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94. Second, my husband departed suddenly
with neither a caress nor a kind word.
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95. But Christ asks us not to despair,
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96. and I look with hope
to grow into the duties of a wife.
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97. Richard?
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98. Richard, are you home?
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99. Richard?
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100. Richard?
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101. Leave me be.
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102. You're a watcher.
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103. I'm sorry?
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104. You like to watch other people,
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105. see into their business.
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106. Forgive me, what befell them?
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107. There's a plague upon us.
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108. A violent madness comes over the infected.
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109. Can they not be healed?
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110. Well, that's my husband.
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111. Town physician.
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112. He does what he can for them,
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113. gives them something to calm their nerves,
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114. but heal them? No.
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115. But don't worry.
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116. Richard Warren always says
the bad times will end.
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117. God be with you.
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118. And with you.
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119. There's three more infected
this week since the fog.
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120. That makes 20 now in total.
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121. I have warned them
to stay out of the foul air.
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122. Otis Stevens
tends to the sick every day.
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123. But he's not infected.
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124. Well, not yet.
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125. They say they suffer
from some kind of mania.
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126. Should we be worried?
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127. No.
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128. Cornelius Evans was, uh,
the first to fall ill.
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129. At first, had no symptoms
beyond a headache.
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130. His wife gave him brandy.
He slept soundly, but…
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131. he woke always with
the same headache. Here. Hmm.
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132. Five days like this.
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133. And his eyes
were yellow with spoiled moons.
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134. He changed.
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135. He was angry, confused.
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136. Otis saw him that very night.
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137. He told him to take a warm bath,
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138. and he thought to come back
with a draught in the morning.
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139. But by dawn, when Otis came back,
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140. he saw a knot of hair in the doorway.
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141. Went inside
and he found Cornelius on the ground.
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142. With his fingers inside his wife's skull.
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143. The infections
are growing faster.
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144. It will soon overwhelm us.
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145. We must do something.
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146. - You must do something.
- Sarah, um,
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147. would you take yourself to bed?
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148. But I haven't finished cleaning.
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149. They say that
you're in communion with this island,
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150. that-that you whisper to it.
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151. You tame it. You turn it to your will.
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152. That you are the only reason we survived
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153. - the first years.
- Hold your tongue.
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154. They say that you kiss
that necklace like it was a cross,
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155. but it's no cross, sir.
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156. What is it you hide in there?
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157. They say it is a covenant!
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158. Child, what ails thee?
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159. I feel I have greatly mistaken
my course in coming here.
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160. Though my days before were sorrowful…
…I fared well enough.
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161. Perhaps the life of a…
of a childless woman without a husband,
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162. it is… it is… It is one I could…
I could come to bear…
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163. - Enj… Enjoy! Enjoy the role—
- Good woman, you are not making sense.
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164. Well, I-I am filled with terror,
Pastor!
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165. I saw him.
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166. I saw him murder Ezra Lowery.
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167. Is there a body?
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168. No…
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169. …but there's a…
…hidden chamber beneath our home
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170. and-and Ezra's bloody cane therein.
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171. You must be told the truth.
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172. Evil stalks this land.
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173. There is a wrongness about.
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174. I fear that the devil himself
has chosen your husband.
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175. For what cause, I cannot tell.
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176. Others share my belief.
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177. We fear Warren consorts with him.
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178. Villagers go missing
and they're never seen again,
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179. including his last wife.
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180. Oh, God.
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181. I cannot stay here a moment longer.
I want off this dreadful island.
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182. I am but four and ten years almost.
Allow me to wither in my father's attic…
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183. - Sarah. Sarah.
- …as my womanly destiny.
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184. Sarah.
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185. Know that God has chosen you
for a special purpose.
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186. You arrived on this island
not for the reason you thought,
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187. but for a greater one still.
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188. Thou art not alone.
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189. When you retire to bed tonight,
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190. leave the front door unlatched
so that we may enter.
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191. To do what?
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192. What must be done.
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193. No one understands
the burdens of leadership.
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194. They're conspiring against me,
and you know that.
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195. They are afraid.
The plague, the disappearances…
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196. Disappearances?
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197. What disappearances?
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198. Who have you been speaking with?
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199. I've spoken with no one.
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200. 'Tis nothing.
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201. I…
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202. Forgive me,
I cannot make sense of my own…
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203. My own words.
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204. Take all the children upstairs.
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205. The…
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206. Children.
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207. Is something wrong?
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208. All shall be well.
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209. Did I not plainly forewarn you?
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210. For your own safety,
you must not leave this house again.
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211. Not to do the wash,
not to accompany the children.
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212. Well, let no fear take hold.
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213. I will unearth the one
who bears this guilt.
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214. None may hide forever on an island
where there is no way out.
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215. I will protect us.
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216. Go to our room.
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217. Pray.
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218. Oh, please. Oh, please.
Oh, Father, please.
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219. Please.
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220. Pastor Collins!
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221. Richard is alive!
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222. Yes, we noted that with some distress.
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223. Be not afraid.
This committee can be trusted.
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224. Oh, then you all must listen.
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225. He is not consorting with the devil.
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226. He is the devil.
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227. I saw him struck with a knife again
and again, but he died not.
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228. For the good of every man, woman,
and child, you must make haste
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229. and stop him immediately.
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230. There's a secret tunnel
that leads to the house.
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231. There's a well at the far southeastern
edge that will grant to serve you passage.
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232. You must send ten good, strong men.
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233. A merchant sailing vessel
is due to depart this evening
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234. with a berth for you on it…
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235. God be thanked.
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236. …but we need your help.
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237. Pour this in his drink,
and he will be helpless as a babe.
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238. No, I cannot go back there.
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239. You must, or he shall know.
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240. You said he must be stopped.
Now you bear the burden as well.
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241. Consider the welfare
of your children.
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242. My children?
I have but just met them.
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243. Sarah, please.
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244. You are our only hope
against this darkness.
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245. I do not comprehend
the nature of the curse
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246. that has fallen on the island.
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247. I do know that its heart beats inside the
cylinder my husband wears around his neck.
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248. Who will crush my throat?
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249. His hands? This plague?
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250. Death comes for us each,
but I-I fear to me first.
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251. I know not how, but who.
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252. Of course, he's here with me,
so I say all this in jest.
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253. And with that, I retire.
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254. You're home. What a blessing.
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255. What do you write in that book?
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256. A woman's silly thoughts.
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257. I want to read it.
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258. I would feel too abashed.
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259. A swig of brandy to ease your mind.
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260. No, I need to be clearheaded.
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261. Go to your beds now, children.
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262. Now. I need a quiet word with your father.
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263. Now.
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264. If folk are truly set against you,
you need your wife at your side.
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265. We are married all these days
and have not yet…
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266. known each other.
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267. Well, the burdens that have
been placed upon me—
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268. Let me help you bear them.
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269. - What sin lies on your tongue?
- Uh…
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270. You're in league with them. Traitress.
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271. He killed my mother.
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272. Gather your siblings. We're leaving.
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273. Who are they?
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274. Just keep moving.
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275. They left without us.
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276. Here, into this boat. We can catch them.
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277. Easy.
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278. Are you leaving?
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279. Abigail, I…
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280. I reckon you are not well.
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281. Go to your husband, the physician.
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282. I did already.
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283. I will get on board with you.
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284. I'm sorry, there-there
is not enough space.
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285. But I am not sick!
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286. Forgive me, there is no space.
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287. Then leave off these children.
They're not of thy blood.
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288. They're with me.
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289. And under my charge.
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290. Stand back! I will take no more orders!
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291. Go. Go. The ropes.
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292. Traitors.
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293. You've set yourself above
the law of God and man.
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294. You have murdered
those you swore to protect.
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295. No!
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296. It doesn't want you to open it.
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297. What does not want me to open it?
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298. That which has kept us alive.
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299. It is just as we feared.
You have made a deal with the devil.
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300. No, it's not the devil.
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301. It is our God.
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302. He's gone mad. Let us be rid of him.
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303. You cannot rid yourself of me.
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304. It won't allow it.
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305. This is my burden.
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306. Free me, you will all be forgiven,
and I will continue to carry it myself.
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307. Your fate will be decided by God,
the one true God.
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308. No. You cannot bury me!
You cannot bury me!
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309. You'll doom yourselves! The pact!
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310. The pact must be honored!
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311. The pact which spared us…
…in that first winter.
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312. It spoke to me
through the mushrooms!
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313. Please. Fulfill the pact.
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314. How?
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315. Sacrifice! A life…
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316. Life for life.
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317. Whatever I have undertaken,
it has been for the welfare of our people!
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318. Fulfill the pact
and the plague will stop!
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319. But if you don't…
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320. If you do not,
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321. the terrors will not cease!
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322. They will only deepen!
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323. Please do not make my children
suffer for your mistake.
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324. Your wife is taking your children
back to the mainland, far from you.
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325. No. No, no, no.
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326. The island won't…
The island won't let them leave.
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327. Oh, please! Oh, please!
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328. You'll kill them all!
You'll kill them all!
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329. You'll kill them all!
You'll kill them all!
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330. You'll kill them all!
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331. You'll kill them all!
You'll kill them all!
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332. You'll kill them all!
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333. I got it.
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334. - You got it?
- Come on.
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