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Stop there ! Where are you going,
you gallows-bird ? Don't move !
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One more step,
and l'll crush you like a bug.
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You think tormenting me is funny,
don't you ?
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You take advantage of my bad back.
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...A TERRlBLE STORM WAS RAGlNG
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THAT ONLYA GREAT POET
COULD DESCRlBE...
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Where to, sir ?
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Along with murder,
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piracy is one of mankind's
oldest practices.
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Piracy has always exerted
fascination.
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These ocean daredevils
were truly special men.
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And in this specialness
lies the secret of theirfascination.
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Like the Arabs and the Phoenicians,
the Chinese practiced piracy
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even before history was written.
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And to the waters ofthe Four Seas
pirates came from all over the world.
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They tell heroic tales
about famous pirates.
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But few know about
the legendary lady pirates
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whose flamboyant adventures
are still remembered today.
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From the lurid taverns
ofthe Yellow Sea,
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from the slums and
brothels of lndochina,
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all the way to the Heavenly Chambers
of lmperial Voluptuousness.
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Good evening.
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Please come, women very pretty.
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Excuse me, Reverend.
Where is the cosmology conference ?
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Right here.
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- Come, follow me.
- But l'm in the wrong place!
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The taste foradventure and pleasure
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filled the young lives
ofthese ardent, insatiable females.
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And their exploitas pirates
were so daring,
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they made some think
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their stories were simply
the fruit of people's imagination.
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One ofthese buccaneers
was the magnificent Mary Read.
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Her crews nostalgically
sang her praises:
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''Cunning tiger, daring gazelle,
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hard as a tortoise shell.''
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She was beautiful, was Mary Read.
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Dammit!
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The beautiful Mary hauled up anchor,
held the wheel.
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She was beautiful, was Mary Read !
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Her calloused hands
were covered with pitch and tar.
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Hands meant for caresses
once smooth as velvet.
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She was beautiful, was Mary Read.
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But the mostadmired, the most
lovely, the most irresistible
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of all lady pirates
was the gentle Cai Wen Li.
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Favourite ofthe most daring
pirate commander of all.
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He was the legendary, melancholy,
aristocratic Admiral Ching.
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lt's common belief
that when sweet Cai Wen Li played,
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he could grasp
the feelings of her lute.
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Cunning as a fox,
sensual as a serpent.
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May l ? Good evening.
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Good evening.
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Solitude isn't the best company.
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A good elixir
gives the spirit wings.
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Considering the target's size
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we can say it's a good shot !
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Take aim !
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Light the fuses !
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Like cockroaches from the cracks
in walls,
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these insatiable marauders
crawl outwherever bays and reefs
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favour their cowardly ambushes.
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lMPERlAL EDlCT
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Depraved, deadly men attack
our villages with ruthless ferocity.
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Depleting the resources
ofthe coastal population.
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These sea robbers
show no mercy to the weak.
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They snatch bread from the poor.
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They have no respect
for the widow's grief.
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They turn a deaf ear
to the orphan's wailing.
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Filthy creatures
with no hygienic standards.
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They kidnap attractive young girls
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to sell as objects of pleasure
on the markets of Macao.
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lt was during the year 1797,
when the Anonymous Shareholders,
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always looking for
lucrative investments,
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gathered to secretlyfinance
pirate activities.
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These lawless activities
insured huge profits.
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They unanimously voted
to entrust Admiral Ching
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with the sword of Supreme Command.
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Theirword is song,
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from uncaged birds
they learn to converse.
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The coastal inhabitants
implore the Divine Emperor
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to end the scourge of piracy.
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To prey on the rich is an offence.
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To take from the poor is a crime.
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To put an end to pirate raids
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here is the government's decree:
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All the coastal population,
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men and women of all ages !
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Supreme Commander Kwo-Lang,
head of government,
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orders the evacuation
of all villages
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and other inhabited places.
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Abandon houses and barns.
Destroy boats.
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Burn all fishing equipment.
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The population must move
permanently inland.
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Forgetting, for all the years
to come, their villages,
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the lands oftheir fathers.
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The moon peeps appears
in every puddle.
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But there is only one real moon.
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On the dump shrubs,
evening dew glimmers,
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lovelorn crickets chirr.
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Who left me so much sadness ?
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You'll be 100 and l'll be 99.
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Our hair will be white
and l won't have changed.
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Don't you change, either.
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No, l won't have changed.
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Forever l won't have changed.
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Honourable shareholders,
it is my duty to inform you that
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with its imperial seal,
the government has ordered
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the destruction of 800 villages
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to rob us of our future income.
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Admiral Ching, it's clearly written
here: huge expenses, no profit.
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The river of our earnings
has dried up.
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All we have left
is a bed of stones.
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Gentlemen, as the flow of water
fertilizes the earth,
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so the flow of money
cannot be stopped.
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Because its purpose
is to fertilize more money.
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And money, like water, always
finds a way to continue its flow.
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But for the moment,
no loot, no pay.
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l'll convey
your new orders to the crew.
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On the banks of the Three Seas
not a single dog barks,
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nor hen clucks.
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A good government knows how
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to convert the hostile
into allies.
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lmperial skiff to portside !
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l am the official emissary,
sent by the imperial government
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to represent the Supreme Emperor,
Sovereign of All the Orient.
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l am Captain ofthe Royal Marine of
Andorra, momentarily not in service.
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Honourable Madam,
the supreme council of government
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has unanimously voted
to appoint Admiral Ching
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Master of the Royal Corsairs.
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ln exchange for his oath of obedience
to the Divine Emperor.
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The admiral's obligations
in this post
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should be considered
a pure formality.
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Por favor, Mr. Emissary.
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An advantageous offer,
an easy way out.
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When the way is too easy,
beware ofthe dagger.
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Good. Very good.
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The events you are watching
really happened.
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And through this representation,
you will learn their consequences.
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The theatre, Senhores,
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holds up a mirror for you to observe
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men's behaviour
and the value of things.
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Or better: our lives.
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Afteryour body
crosses the gate of Hades,
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your mouth will be cut open
so you'll tell the truth.
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He who mistreated children
shall be boiled,
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and his little victims
will tearout his heart.
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Merchants who cheated
with their scales
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will have their heads cut off
and weighed.
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Doctors who, for profit,
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prescribed useless
or harmful medicine
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will be sawed in two
to satisfy their ambiguity.
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He who mistreated animals will be
roasted until completely consumed.
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We're like waves
blown by a raging tempest.
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We fight and plunder
without hesitation.
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And yet, we are no more
than vapours in the air,
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twigs snapped by the wind's fury.
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Offended honour
is not washed by words
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or with soap.
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l shall wear this armour,
l shall take up his sword !
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Thus those who sail these seas,
spying us from afar,
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will think they see
the noble figure of Admiral Ching,
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still on his watch and leading
his formidable pirate bands !
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Without corrupt generals
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or greedy shareholders !
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Long live the widow Ching !
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Long live the new admiral !
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Can a woman's arm
bear the weight of a sword ?
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The arm's strength
lies in the mind that moves it.
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New route: southeast !
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Hoist the mainsail !
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Bowsprit mast.
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Four to starboard.
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The fox flag became
the emblem of the new admiral,
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the widow Ching.
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Herother ships were entrusted
to her late husband's lieutenants.
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The veteran Bear Jaw,
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the mildest man to ever sink a ship
or cut off a head.
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And the cunning Opo-tae,
alias Stone Bird.
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Each flew his own flag.
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So began days
of unforgettable adventure.
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The widow Ching's fame
was equal to the fiercest pirates'
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who sailed the Three Seas of China,
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Chen-ChiLing and bloody Chin-Yih,
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and the most respected ofthem all,
Prince Koxinga.
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Off the bowsprit !
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Ship to windward !
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- Pull in the helm !
-All hands to their stations !
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Helm to starboard !
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- Merchant ship on the bow-go !
Load the guns ! - Balls and powder !
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Wait !
lt's flying the Dragon's colours.
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The ship
is under government protection.
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Cannons on the bow !
Ready forthe warning shot !
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The whole government
will come after us !
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- Fire the warning shot. - lt's
an insult to the generals' pride.
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lt's what they deserve, Captain.
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Everyone is who he is.
We are who we are.
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Everyone must do what they must.
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Do you disapprove, Captain ?
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Do l owe an answer to the lady,
or the pirate ?
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That woman
has cancelled heaven's law.
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Preventing her crimes
is your business.
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Never in the course of centuries,
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have even the most wicked,
rebellious men
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dared to commit such a sacrilege !
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No man has ever profaned
the lmperial Colours.
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- Hey, onboard, where are you ?
- There's nota living soul.
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lt must be a ghostship !
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Boarding hooks ! Heave ho !
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lt is highly prohibited
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to loot objects for personal use.
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Gentlemen of the crew are reminded
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that according to
the Senhora Commander's new rules
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the word loot is vulgar
and unworthy of our honestwork.
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From now on, itwill be called
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''transhipped goods''.
All goods will be registered.
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Each crew member shall receive
for himself two parts outof ten.
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The rest will be considered
common property.
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No one aboard my ships
shall abuse the female prisoners
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for their own satisfaction.
Anyone found, atany time,
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using violence on an honest woman
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will be hung from the yard-arm
and left to the offence ofthe sea,
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until he repents.
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And anyone wishing to use a female
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must have permission
from the ship's purser.
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-A bad habit, Captain.
- Do you disapprove, Admiral ?
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To whom do l owe an answer,
the gentleman or the rogue ?
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For a woman,
she has the balls of a real man.
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Archers and crossbowmen.
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- Footsoldiers and knights.
- Harquebusiers and gunpowder men.
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- Gunners, buglers and flag-bearers.
- How fine they look !
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Widow Ching's pirates
attack our merchant ships !
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- Merchandise and women to thieves !
- The lmperial Colours
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no longer protect us. - Pirates
don't care about lmperial Colours !
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lt's the end oftrading !
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No more earnings, no more taxes !
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No more taxes, no more arms !
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Your Majesty,
no trading, no earnings.
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No earnings, no taxes.
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lf you have two pennies,
spend one on bread.
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With the other
buy hyacinths for your soul.
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On the 18th day of the eighth month,
as the rainy season approaches,
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having attacked and plundered
every sort of merchant vassel,
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the widow Ching in now making herway
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undisturbed up the mouths
ofthe Si-kiang river
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to procure food reserves.
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Raiding even
the poorest river villages.
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The terrified population
is seeking refuge in the swamps
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00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:13,515
pushing into vegetation
infested by poisonous frogs
248
00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:16,831
and deadly snakes.
249
00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:43,149
The new Emperor Kia-King,
now on the throne of All the Orient,
250
00:42:43,320 --> 00:42:46,232
entrusts Supreme Admiral Kwo-Lang
251
00:42:46,360 --> 00:42:49,716
with punishing the widow Ching
for her misdeeds.
252
00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:57,200
The Emperor warns Admiral Kwo-Lang
that he is in charge of punishment,
253
00:42:57,360 --> 00:43:00,318
notclemency.
254
00:44:13,480 --> 00:44:17,712
Alarm ! lmperial vessels to
portside ! Warships inside a league.
255
00:44:39,320 --> 00:44:42,118
Men to their guns !
256
00:44:42,280 --> 00:44:47,035
- Ready to fire !
-To combat positions !
257
00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:50,556
Arm the prow !
258
00:44:51,040 --> 00:44:54,316
Maximum range !
259
00:45:07,040 --> 00:45:08,871
Fire !
260
00:45:18,680 --> 00:45:21,990
- Reload the guns !
- lncrease fire !
261
00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:43,511
Side cannons !
262
00:46:58,200 --> 00:47:02,352
You wear the clothes
of a valiantadmiral.
263
00:47:02,520 --> 00:47:09,119
lf you are a real soldier
you know the laws of war.
264
00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:14,593
Today, l losta battle,
265
00:47:15,480 --> 00:47:18,677
not my honour.
266
00:50:03,520 --> 00:50:07,354
Everyone saw that what happened here
267
00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:10,751
took place
without me raising my sword.
268
00:50:12,560 --> 00:50:15,950
Yet l will be blamed
269
00:50:16,120 --> 00:50:20,033
for killing Admiral Kwo-Lang.
270
00:50:31,960 --> 00:50:34,952
Dishonour and shame !
271
00:50:35,120 --> 00:50:41,639
An offence to the memory
ofthe late sovereign emperor.
272
00:50:41,800 --> 00:50:44,917
The remaining ships
273
00:50:45,120 --> 00:50:49,511
return shamed with defeat.
274
00:50:50,440 --> 00:50:53,591
Supreme Admiral Kwo-Lang
275
00:50:53,720 --> 00:50:58,510
has cleansed his dishonour
with honourable death.
276
00:51:01,320 --> 00:51:05,996
The young Emperor Kia-King, Son
of Heaven and Lightof the Orient,
277
00:51:06,120 --> 00:51:09,237
entrusts the Sword
of Supreme Command
278
00:51:09,360 --> 00:51:12,830
to cousin Thing-Kvei,
imperial prince.
279
00:51:12,960 --> 00:51:16,509
We bow to the will
ofthe Divine Emperor
280
00:51:16,680 --> 00:51:19,831
and confidently place
the destiny of the government
281
00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:25,199
in the worthier hands ofPrince
Thing-Kvei, Lord ofWar.
282
00:51:26,440 --> 00:51:29,637
ln the clash of war,
283
00:51:29,760 --> 00:51:33,753
supremacy belongs
to the forces in the field.
284
00:51:33,880 --> 00:51:37,919
But in the clash offorces,
285
00:51:38,040 --> 00:51:41,430
supremacy belongs to the mind.
286
00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:58,559
The new war junk
which will bear the young emperor
287
00:51:58,720 --> 00:52:02,349
is being armed with firepower
288
00:52:02,520 --> 00:52:08,595
ten times superior
to any previously known weapon.
289
00:53:28,560 --> 00:53:31,313
Batten the hatches !
290
00:53:41,320 --> 00:53:44,153
Test of cannons !
291
00:55:46,840 --> 00:55:52,358
Untie that line !
292
00:55:54,520 --> 00:55:57,637
Turn sternward and lower sail.
293
00:55:57,800 --> 00:56:01,509
Lowersail !
294
00:56:01,640 --> 00:56:05,474
- Untie the lines !
- Lower sail !
295
00:56:10,560 --> 00:56:14,519
We'll anchor here for a few days.
296
00:56:14,640 --> 00:56:18,474
Crew members are obliged
to remain on board.
297
00:56:18,640 --> 00:56:21,598
Haul down the mainsail !
298
00:56:21,720 --> 00:56:25,110
Landing is prohibited
299
00:56:25,240 --> 00:56:31,236
until the coasts are explored
by daylight. God be with us.
300
00:56:46,280 --> 00:56:49,352
How often
301
00:56:49,480 --> 00:56:54,713
have l seen sea monsters
floating in the waves !
302
00:56:54,880 --> 00:56:59,237
And the most terrible of them all
is the sea pig.
303
00:56:59,400 --> 00:57:03,313
lt follows ships for days on end
until...
304
00:57:03,440 --> 00:57:09,629
until one stormy night
it rises from the water
305
00:57:09,760 --> 00:57:14,072
to beg for food !
lf a sailorthrows it some bread,
306
00:57:14,200 --> 00:57:17,875
it disappears into the sea.
307
00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:21,117
But if it goes on following you
308
00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:30,232
then you have to scream and beat
a stick on the side ofthe ship
309
00:57:31,520 --> 00:57:35,035
to scare it away !
310
00:57:35,160 --> 00:57:40,314
Otherwise the monster
will bite the ship
311
00:57:40,440 --> 00:57:44,353
and sink it !
312
01:00:31,720 --> 01:00:36,589
The moon appears in every puddle.
313
01:00:36,720 --> 01:00:41,236
But there is only one real moon.
314
01:00:43,880 --> 01:00:48,556
On the dump shrubs
evening dew glimmers.
315
01:00:49,520 --> 01:00:52,910
Lovelorn crickets chirr.
316
01:00:53,080 --> 01:00:56,231
Who left me so much sadness ?
317
01:01:51,360 --> 01:01:55,592
You'll be 100 and l'll be 99.
318
01:01:56,080 --> 01:02:01,279
Our hair will be white
and l won't have changed.
319
01:02:01,400 --> 01:02:04,551
Don't you change, either.
320
01:02:04,680 --> 01:02:07,672
No, l won't have changed.
321
01:02:08,760 --> 01:02:12,230
Forever l won't have changed.
322
01:02:52,920 --> 01:02:55,514
Wake up ! Alarm !
323
01:03:02,480 --> 01:03:07,235
- Load the guns !
- Powder and fuses ready !
324
01:03:18,680 --> 01:03:22,434
Forgive the intrusion
and my unusual garb,
325
01:03:22,560 --> 01:03:26,075
but the gravity of the situation
obliged me to inform you
326
01:03:26,200 --> 01:03:29,192
thatas of now we must consider
ourselves surrounded.
327
01:03:29,520 --> 01:03:32,512
The imperial fleet
is heading straight at us.
328
01:03:32,640 --> 01:03:35,757
We're broadside, completely exposed.
329
01:03:35,920 --> 01:03:39,151
Our position allows for no defence.
330
01:03:39,280 --> 01:03:43,398
-Order the men to turn head-on.
- ifl may, Admiral,
331
01:03:43,520 --> 01:03:48,275
it's totally useless.
They're readyto fire.
332
01:04:05,680 --> 01:04:07,671
Virgem Maria !
333
01:04:09,800 --> 01:04:12,872
There are so many,
the sea's not big enough !
334
01:04:14,720 --> 01:04:17,598
They've blocked ourescape.
335
01:04:17,720 --> 01:04:21,315
Such a massive fleetcan only escort
the lmperial Vessel !
336
01:04:22,200 --> 01:04:25,158
The Emperor's ship ?
337
01:04:25,880 --> 01:04:29,395
No one before you
has ever been so privileged.
338
01:04:29,520 --> 01:04:33,911
lt's the first time the Son of Heaven
is present ata sea battle.
339
01:04:34,040 --> 01:04:36,838
lt has never happened before !
340
01:04:48,520 --> 01:04:51,512
Haul down these rags !
341
01:05:08,400 --> 01:05:11,358
Look !
They're lowering their sails !
342
01:05:14,560 --> 01:05:16,516
They're taking position.
343
01:05:25,240 --> 01:05:28,550
What's going on ?
They're opening the hold ?
344
01:05:29,000 --> 01:05:33,630
- Heaven help us !
-What an infernal contraption !
345
01:05:34,800 --> 01:05:39,794
lt's monstrous !
l've never seen anything like it !
346
01:05:59,880 --> 01:06:03,350
The unexpected difficulty
of the situation
347
01:06:03,520 --> 01:06:09,436
obliges me to remind
the gentlemen ofthe crew
348
01:06:09,600 --> 01:06:12,717
that whoever loses a joint in battle
349
01:06:12,880 --> 01:06:15,553
shall receive400 piasters indemnity,
350
01:06:15,720 --> 01:06:21,078
for an eye, right or left, 500,
351
01:06:21,200 --> 01:06:24,909
and in the case
of an entire limb, 800.
352
01:06:25,080 --> 01:06:28,231
- How much ?
-800.
353
01:06:28,360 --> 01:06:32,239
Furthermore,
we must be ready for battle
354
01:06:32,360 --> 01:06:34,794
at any time.
355
01:06:41,320 --> 01:06:46,519
Gentlemen,
this may be our last battle.
356
01:06:46,680 --> 01:06:51,470
ln case of defeat
no one will be spared.
357
01:06:52,360 --> 01:06:58,230
Each of you has practiced our
profession with skill and courage,
358
01:06:58,720 --> 01:07:03,077
and almost all of you with loyalty.
359
01:07:05,720 --> 01:07:11,113
Very shortly, in government chambers
and public assemblies
360
01:07:11,240 --> 01:07:14,630
they'll exalt over our demise,
361
01:07:14,760 --> 01:07:18,435
accusing us of infamies.
362
01:07:19,640 --> 01:07:25,909
lt's true
we've practiced theft and crime,
363
01:07:28,360 --> 01:07:32,592
bur we've never hid the fact
we're robbers and murderers.
364
01:07:32,720 --> 01:07:37,669
But we fight in battle,
everyday risking our lives.
365
01:07:37,840 --> 01:07:41,674
Like honest outlaws.
366
01:07:41,800 --> 01:07:46,191
While others,
so-called respectable citizens,
367
01:07:46,320 --> 01:07:50,916
honoured and revered,
steal and extort
368
01:07:52,920 --> 01:07:57,311
protected by rules and privileges
they make themselves.
369
01:07:59,200 --> 01:08:02,590
We need not marvel at such wickedness
370
01:08:02,720 --> 01:08:07,236
under the guise offalse legality.
371
01:08:22,120 --> 01:08:25,271
Heaven help us !
372
01:08:27,440 --> 01:08:32,514
lfHeaven listened to the prayers
of dogs, itwould rain bones !
373
01:08:32,680 --> 01:08:34,432
True.
374
01:08:40,240 --> 01:08:44,791
Gentlemen ofthe crew,
we are solemnly gathered together
375
01:08:44,920 --> 01:08:49,471
to judge the evil misdeeds
of a poor dog !
376
01:08:49,600 --> 01:08:55,118
A human wreck,
guilty of piracy on the high seas !
377
01:08:55,240 --> 01:08:58,152
And now, you gang ofthieves,
378
01:08:58,320 --> 01:09:01,596
all rise for His Excellency
the lmperial Judge !
379
01:09:08,280 --> 01:09:14,071
Be seated. Your Honour:
this criminal's list of crimes
380
01:09:14,240 --> 01:09:19,234
is longerthan
the imperial court's expense report.
381
01:09:22,680 --> 01:09:26,309
A scoundrel
who has survived tempests,
382
01:09:26,440 --> 01:09:31,389
always reaching land safe and sound,
even when his ship was lost.
383
01:09:31,560 --> 01:09:37,590
lt means he wasn't born to drown !
384
01:09:37,760 --> 01:09:41,958
lt means we aren't fools !
385
01:09:42,080 --> 01:09:45,914
Bravo ! Well said !
386
01:09:46,080 --> 01:09:49,993
- Shame on you ! An insult to
the court. - Shut up, you sewer rat,
387
01:09:50,120 --> 01:09:56,389
or you'll hang like a wretch
from the yard-arm
388
01:09:56,560 --> 01:10:01,111
and be left to dry into a scarecrow !
389
01:10:01,240 --> 01:10:03,834
Silence !
390
01:10:03,960 --> 01:10:08,511
He challenged divine law
and government's gallows
391
01:10:08,640 --> 01:10:13,919
and never stopped pillaging ships
392
01:10:14,080 --> 01:10:16,674
and abducting women.
393
01:10:18,560 --> 01:10:24,351
Butthe worse crime
this gallows-bird committed
394
01:10:24,480 --> 01:10:28,758
is to have drunk
only a few drops of cider.
395
01:10:31,920 --> 01:10:35,833
Since the world began
no teetotaller
396
01:10:35,960 --> 01:10:39,396
has been a reputable person.
397
01:10:42,440 --> 01:10:46,353
l, too, would have spoken better
398
01:10:46,480 --> 01:10:50,598
was our stock of rum not depleted.
399
01:10:59,120 --> 01:11:00,712
Sentinel !
400
01:11:03,440 --> 01:11:08,070
-Who goes there ?
- Betrayal !
401
01:11:08,200 --> 01:11:12,955
Commander Opo-tae has deserted !
He went over to the government.
402
01:11:13,080 --> 01:11:18,029
His whole crew
swam to the imperial ships !
403
01:11:18,200 --> 01:11:21,033
They lefttheir ships last night.
404
01:11:21,200 --> 01:11:23,839
They received
three parts of pork and wine.
405
01:11:24,000 --> 01:11:27,595
Opo-tae even got a state pension !
406
01:11:27,760 --> 01:11:31,389
All hands on deck
and double the guard !
407
01:11:31,520 --> 01:11:35,513
Every attempt to desert
will be punished by death.
408
01:11:39,400 --> 01:11:42,790
Fire ! Wake up ! Hurry !
409
01:11:42,920 --> 01:11:48,790
-Get up, wake up everyone !
-Something is burning !
410
01:11:53,880 --> 01:11:58,271
-There's smoke behind the mainsail !
- The Emperor's junk is on fire !
411
01:11:58,440 --> 01:12:01,750
-What's burning ?
-On the admiral's deck !
412
01:12:01,880 --> 01:12:05,236
We're saved !
413
01:12:06,680 --> 01:12:10,355
- ls there fire, Captain ?
- Maybe the hold is on fire.
414
01:12:10,480 --> 01:12:16,191
But l see no flames.
Black smoke, it's pitch !
415
01:12:18,480 --> 01:12:22,871
Funny, there's no one on deck.
No sign of panic.
416
01:12:34,560 --> 01:12:36,551
What is it, then ?
417
01:12:38,680 --> 01:12:41,069
They're manoeuvring !
418
01:12:51,360 --> 01:12:53,999
lt's a smokestack.
419
01:12:57,440 --> 01:13:00,273
Are these old eyes deceiving me ?
420
01:13:00,440 --> 01:13:03,273
They're advancing
without oars or sails !
421
01:13:26,480 --> 01:13:29,677
That monster
has a machine in its belly.
422
01:13:32,400 --> 01:13:35,790
lt's some modern devilry !
423
01:15:51,480 --> 01:15:56,873
lt's a warning from heaven !
424
01:16:04,040 --> 01:16:08,477
- They're coming from down there !
- From the imperial ships !
425
01:17:38,600 --> 01:17:41,592
What's this writing ?
426
01:17:41,760 --> 01:17:46,709
lt's an ancient custom, sending
writings on these messengers'wings.
427
01:17:46,840 --> 01:17:50,071
What does it mean ?
428
01:17:50,240 --> 01:17:54,028
lt's in the language
of the Shang dynasty,
429
01:17:54,160 --> 01:17:57,277
the earliest writing.
430
01:17:57,440 --> 01:18:02,230
-Can you read them ?
- lt's written:
431
01:18:02,400 --> 01:18:07,758
''Punishment and Forgiveness.''
432
01:18:58,960 --> 01:19:03,431
At the beginning,
when the phial ofthe hour-glass
433
01:19:03,600 --> 01:19:08,151
is still full,
434
01:19:08,280 --> 01:19:11,272
the sand seems to fall
435
01:19:11,400 --> 01:19:16,394
very slowly.
436
01:19:19,120 --> 01:19:24,911
And you think time will never pass.
437
01:19:28,040 --> 01:19:32,238
But when the sand has almost run out
438
01:19:34,120 --> 01:19:38,113
the hours race by faster and faster.
439
01:19:42,800 --> 01:19:48,158
And the days... fly by.
440
01:19:57,880 --> 01:20:01,475
You were the favourite handmaid
of mandarin Tao-Qian
441
01:20:01,640 --> 01:20:05,633
when my husband sank your ship.
442
01:20:07,320 --> 01:20:09,550
Remember ?
443
01:20:10,680 --> 01:20:16,118
By now, l've erased
all my memories forever.
444
01:20:19,280 --> 01:20:23,637
You listened to him talk,
you read his books.
445
01:20:23,760 --> 01:20:27,799
Now everything lies
at the bottom ofthe sea.
446
01:20:28,560 --> 01:20:31,552
But do you know what is meant
447
01:20:32,760 --> 01:20:35,593
by ''punishmentand forgiveness'' ?
448
01:20:36,840 --> 01:20:40,799
More than 1000 years ago,
General Liu-Theng
449
01:20:40,920 --> 01:20:44,117
rebelled against
lmperial Prince Hans-Hsin.
450
01:20:44,240 --> 01:20:49,394
So the prince ordered his troops
to make giant kites
451
01:20:49,520 --> 01:20:54,958
and fly them to fall on the enemy.
452
01:20:55,120 --> 01:21:00,752
Every kite
had fragments of a message
453
01:21:00,880 --> 01:21:04,316
painted on its wings.
454
01:21:04,440 --> 01:21:08,797
And what was the message ?
455
01:21:08,960 --> 01:21:13,431
The general refused to say.
456
01:21:13,600 --> 01:21:17,275
At dawn he attacked
the imperial army.
457
01:21:17,400 --> 01:21:22,520
He and his rebel soldiers
458
01:21:22,680 --> 01:21:26,070
found no escape.
459
01:22:08,920 --> 01:22:11,912
- lt's mine ! l made ita house !
- Orders ofthe widow Ching !
460
01:22:12,040 --> 01:22:15,669
-She wants all the kites.
- She's bad !
461
01:22:48,640 --> 01:22:54,875
Here: the fragments
and the message are now complete.
462
01:22:55,040 --> 01:22:59,670
''The lmperial Dragon,
Sovereign of the Wind and Rain,
463
01:23:00,840 --> 01:23:06,915
asks the butterfly Hu-Die to fold her
wings, like flower petals closing.''
464
01:23:07,040 --> 01:23:10,715
-Afairy tale ?
-The ancient fable
465
01:23:10,840 --> 01:23:14,071
ofthe Dragon
and the beautiful butterfly Hu-Die
466
01:23:14,240 --> 01:23:17,198
who escaped
from the Celestial Garden.
467
01:23:17,320 --> 01:23:23,998
''The Divine Sovereign is Supreme
Judge of punishmentand forgiveness.''
468
01:23:24,160 --> 01:23:28,358
- Here's the phrase. - ''The dragon
awaits the return ofHu-Die
469
01:23:28,480 --> 01:23:31,756
to the flowers
of the Celestial Garden.''
470
01:23:43,080 --> 01:23:48,996
The music went on and on,
accompanying the setting sun.
471
01:23:49,120 --> 01:23:52,476
While, on the opposite horizon,
472
01:23:52,600 --> 01:23:56,957
the lady of the night
was already making her entrance.
473
01:24:00,360 --> 01:24:06,629
The sweet melody wafted
on night breezes
474
01:24:06,800 --> 01:24:11,510
continuing until the firmament's
last light went out in the sky.
475
01:24:12,360 --> 01:24:15,636
Then everybody understood
476
01:24:15,760 --> 01:24:20,754
that the final moment was at hand.
477
01:25:51,040 --> 01:25:54,589
lf you accept a kind gesture,
478
01:25:55,880 --> 01:26:00,237
you must put down your sword.
479
01:27:21,920 --> 01:27:25,515
May l have the honour
and the privilege
480
01:27:25,640 --> 01:27:28,632
of paying my respects
to the Senhora ?
481
01:27:33,920 --> 01:27:36,992
You've always been beautiful,
482
01:27:37,160 --> 01:27:40,789
but now you are even more so.
483
01:27:47,040 --> 01:27:50,350
You already knew
how this story would end.
484
01:27:50,480 --> 01:27:56,112
l knewthe story, but not your heart.
485
01:29:44,960 --> 01:29:47,952
Why do you fight ?
486
01:29:48,080 --> 01:29:52,392
Forgiveness is mightier than the law.
487
01:30:12,960 --> 01:30:18,876
From thatday on, writes the poet,
the ships found tranquillity.
488
01:30:19,800 --> 01:30:24,999
The Four Seas and countless rivers
were safe once more.
489
01:30:25,120 --> 01:30:30,274
And so it was that men,
finally at peace,
490
01:30:30,400 --> 01:30:34,951
could sell their swords
and buy oxen to plough the fields.
491
01:30:36,600 --> 01:30:41,037
While women's voices regaled the day
492
01:30:41,160 --> 01:30:45,597
singing behind screens.
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