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ah

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um

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so

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foreign

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okay

so

uh

ah

lonely flower you too have been touched

by him

by his beauty

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mary was very frightened

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she said if you are a pious man and fear

god

then do not harm me

he replied do not be afraid mary

i am gabriel

god has sent me to you to present you

with a virtuous son

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mary wondered no man has ever touched me

and i've always been perfectly chased

how is it possible that i can have a

child

he said this

is the way of your god

for him such a thing is

easy

god has the power to create anything

whatever he wishes and whatever he

commands

to be will surely be

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god has given him a name

the messiah jesus

the son of mary

he will be well respected in this world

and in the hereafter

and he will be among those favored by

god

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why are the pharisees always in charge

of these affairs

isn't it about time for the sadducees to

join them and take part in this matter

issachar has full authority and

responsibility over the temple's

treasury and income

won't it be difficult for him to accept

this new responsibility

on top of that the foundations of the

temple rest on its wealth and

possessions

zedekiah it's the same rule that applies

universally the world over

are you planning to challenge me

zedekiah

no no but well i think that perhaps i

should probably consult the rest of the

sadducees

regarding this man well go ahead

let's go

this is our very last chance i will not

let it pass us by

but what if hillel complains to herod

about it herod is not our problem in

this matter someone's coming

your honor issachar the temple security

chief is ready to obey your orders

from this moment on no one is allowed to

enter or leave the temple without my

permission

as you wish but what about hillel sir be

silent

just do as you are ordered you may leave

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hmm

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mary mary my goodness

are you all right what's the matter

zachariah has been waiting for you mary

come this way so that no one sees you

all right

mary oh mary you're finally here

why did you take so long we haven't much

time

you must leave the temple right away

take this pack and your belongings go

quickly

you don't seem well are you ill

where will we be going to

first we'll be going to galileo you'll

need to stay with your aunt for a while

i can't stand the thought of making you

suffer more than

you already have to just because of me

or to be shamed

because

because of what dear why should we feel

a shame mary

tell me what's the matter

why are you crying my girl

this is breaking my heart

don't cry now dear child you've never

caused us

any shame you know we're proud of you

now hurry we must get going

i i

if you have something to say

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speak

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wait zachariah zachariah wait

excuse me i'm very sorry

but no one may leave the temple without

issachar's permission first

isaka has ordered this yes tell me do

you follow hillel's instructions don't

know uh

i've just been able to control the world

of your son

how would he think that you are treating

his mentors

you mary's behavior is very strange

tonight isn't it

i've been watching her ever since she

entered the temple

it may sound crazy but she seems to be

walking like she's pregnant

you be quiet why are you talking such

nonsense

mary pregnant you make such scandalous

remarks

i didn't mean to insult anyone i was

just that's enough from you now hold

your tongue

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um

that's enough my darling my dearest

little boy

you've been fed now it's time for you to

go to sleep

i'll just cover you up that's a good boy

john

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i'll hold you for a little while

then you need to sleep

that's a good little boy

they're there john

no how can i tell elizabeth and

zechariah that i am bearing a child

how will they answer to the people and

to

their relatives no

no i can't do it

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uh

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hmm

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hmm

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dear god please help your humble and

weak servant

bear this terrible loneliness by holding

you in our thoughts

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the son of the temple's guard is a

friend that saved us

but what if they still send the soldiers

to arrest you i wouldn't worry

they need to have herod's orders to

arrest people and i've heard that herod

is very sick right now

i hope god sees fit to take him for good

soon

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hmm

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she isn't here oh she didn't come

she left the temple last night to come

here where is she

you're worrying me what if something

happened to her while she was on the way

she doesn't have anywhere else to go but

here and she didn't seem well

she was trembling last night

joseph go and look for her

search the entire route from galileo to

jerusalem maybe she's collapsed with

fatigue somewhere

i'll search around here

i promise i'll find her don't you worry

elizabeth

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do

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hello hello do you have any news of mary

no why she never arrived

if you find anything out please let us

know yes of course

goodbye then goodbye

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did you find her no what about you

what happened zachariah

why has mary still not come home yet

where could she be

god knows what's best

but mary never lets us worry

she wanted to tell me something but

she seemed so shy about it and prefer to

keep it quiet

i wish i could have accompanied her on

the way home last night

i don't understand where she could have

gone

mary has no one but you and galileo

last night people reported seeing a

shooting star pass by

and now mary is

i don't know what is going on

may god watch over

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mary never went anywhere unexpectedly

how could this happen

even zachariah doesn't know where she's

gone to yes

and today i saw joseph looking for her

in the temple too

i saw him with my very own eyes i see we

keep this matter hidden

from the public's knowledge hidden how

can we do that

there are many people who already know

as much as we do but if we don't confirm

him it's different

they mustn't think that we've been

hiding something from them

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come

drink it please you must

no damn you what is this disgusting

poison that you keep feeding me

why is there no cure for my illness

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my body feels like it's burning up and

give me some wine

wine please be patient sir you must calm

down

these herbal drinks are effective for

all kinds of ailments you need to drink

them sir

i'm sick of you and your wretched faces

and your disgusting useless herbs

quickly boy bring me some wine

no don't drink it sir don't drink it

that's the real poison

it damages your liver and your health

but at least it'll ease my pain and give

me the strength to keep tolerating your

miserable faces

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tell me what the matter is why don't you

speak

my king three persian scientists have

entered the city and they want to see

you

uh are they doctors no

they're astronomers uh i wish they were

doctors

you said three persian scientists yes my

king

do you want me to tell them to come back

another time

no rumors will spread that herod is at

death's door and that'll make many

people happy

are they properly dressed yes great

herod

what do the persons want from us

don't let them know that i'm not well

these men are nobles and other

scientists

of their country they've traveled here

with a caravan

and they've asked to see you once they

pass the border of jerusalem

all right fine tell the liaison officer

of the roman army

pericles to be present in the meeting as

well

the persians are staunch enemies of the

romans

we just don't want the roman people to

think that there's something going on

between us do we

tell them to enter

who would have thought mary of all

people

i i don't believe it i say it's

impossible i'm not making it up

i saw mary walking like a pregnant lady

with my own eyes

all of us here know mary too well to

think it's not possible

sure it is explain why she's gone into

hiding

why zachariah and elizabeth don't even

know where she is

they're searching for her right now

joseph has been searching everywhere for

her these past few days hasn't he but

can't seem to

find her maybe she's left the country

i would have done the same thing if i

were her quiet anna's coming

what's going on here behind whose back

are you talking nobody

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oh mary mary

where are you

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come back to us please

dear god please don't allow these people

to humiliate your poor humble servant

mary

let mary overcome this sedition

with victory

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our greetings to you herod the great

king of the land of judea

and commander of the israelites welcome

to jerusalem

they've told me that your persians we've

had great respect for the persians ever

since cyrus the great rescued the jewish

nation

from captivity

they've told me that you're scientists

we also know the value of good

scientists we too are well known for

building castles

the great temple in jerusalem

amphitheaters and water canals

we are aware but something else has

drawn us to your land

herod the great we are each from a

different part of the persian empire

along the way we found each other and

decided to travel here together

so why have you come here we're

following a great comet in the sky

which has traveled towards your country

here

a great comet in the sky yes

hera the great a brightly burning

shooting star

a shooting star is usually either an

excuse for a love story or is seen in a

nightmare it's nothing more than that

it's nothing serious however great king

this time it wasn't a dream

no the comet can be seen very clearly

in the night sky

i'm happy you came pericles

come this way i came as quickly as i

could three foreign scientists right

that's right sir

i hope it's nothing this exact star

it's this exact star

undoubtedly this star is a sign of the

king

and savior of the jews whose coming was

promised several

thousand years ago

my calculations point to the messiah's

appearance

at the precise conjunction of these

stars

here just as you'll see this comet

appears in the sky

every two thousand years in each time it

does

a wonderfully amazing phenomenon seems

to occur

all three of us have reached the same

conclusion

the messiah is a prophet most of the

ancient books

have prophesied is coming with the

appearance of this very star

we persians are monotheistic we worship

ahura mazda

and we too await the coming of your

messiah

he shall be the prophet of those who

worship god and those who are oppressed

we've brought with us

chests filled with gifts of aromatic

oils spices

and perfumes from the different areas of

our homeland

we plan to give these to this blessed

child

the king of the land of the jews huh

okay

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shall i call the doctor no no

so you're looking for the king of the

land of the jews are you

yes

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this pain lucky for him

yeah that's fine go and find this king

that you seek

allow these men the freedom to search

judea let them travel to wither so ever

they please and don't let

anyone stand in their way

i hope you find this king and inform us

of his whereabouts also

as we too wish to pay homage to this

king and offer support as well

thank you your majesty may ahura mazda

bestow good health and longevity

on herod the great king of the land

it would be nice if you're a horror

master could do something

farewell

eric please yes

i want you to follow these persians for

a few days

and inform me as soon as they find this

person

this king do you understand me don't let

them escape our clutches

look pericles don't offer this child

any mercy find him and then get rid of

him immediately

and then he fooled everyone by

portraying his wife's pregnancy as a

miracle

just terrible just like many of you

people here

i too respected this old man for his

many years

i never doubted his sincerity i never

thought he'd make up these big lies as

part of a plan

just to rule over the pure-hearted

believers that we are

all people want peace don't they but no

one should ever be allowed to

play with their emotions the way he has

done especially in such a holy place as

this

will you allow someone from the temple

to falsely label himself a prophet

and then spread sedition and corruption

in our land whenever he likes

will you allow him to excite people by

speaking of a divine miracle

will you allow him to use the people as

instruments of his own will

to achieve his wicked objectives will

you allow it

zechariah is trying to present himself

as god's prophet through life

he takes advantage of the people's

humility and innocence

will you allow this to continue just

think about it

do the prophets of god have jobs but you

all know that he's a carpenter

he only sometimes even visits the temple

to deceive everyone

i was a student for many years i regret

it took me so long to figure this out

but

now it's my duty to tell you the truth

about him

the honorable issachar will also

familiarize you with zechariah's true

character

zacharias is blasphemous things he says

things i'm ashamed to repeat

but the rabbis ran out of patience when

he allowed a woman to enter the holy

temple

what a disrespectful act that was it

upsets us so much that we had to throw

this disbeliever

this unrelenting liar out of the temple

and out of our sights

finally and for good and now we're

looking

for an appropriate time to punish this

evil man for his despicable behavior

that's enough nathan how dare you

who do you think you are accusing

zechariah of blasphemy and deceased man

and in front of all of these people as

followers

you accuse zechariah while he is not

here to answer for himself

tell us tell us how quickly you left his

side how you've done this

to receive more money and more power and

a higher ranking

look how quickly and easily you've sold

zechariah to his enemies

god have mercy on us and now it seems

the rabbis have abandoned our faith

and replaced it with seditious acts and

worldly desires

he is one of zechariah's supporters damn

you

blasphemy this man is blasphemous he

turned into a disbeliever what are you

all waiting for

why are you silent we cannot allow this

lying disbeliever to insult the rabbis

we can't kill him

kill him he must have lived for this

he's a blasphemer

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yes you must punish him don't let him

get away

that man is a blasphemer

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just wait don't interfere let the people

deal judgment to this man

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listen to me please

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stop this don't hurt me i'm

i'm innocent i've done nothing wrong

jericho nathan is this man zacharias

follower

i no no i'm not i'm not

i'm not a follower of his i'm not

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if not then say that zechariah is a liar

say it

say it all right i'll say it

zachariah is a liar saying louder louder

he's a liar

now say that zachariah deserves to die

say it

i'll say it zachariah

he deserves to die say he must die

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hmm

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oh zachariah

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i surely kill him if he ever

says foot inside the temple again

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are you there zachariah hello zechariah

zechariah what is it oh

zechariah

from jerusalem your relatives have

turned the people against you zechariah

the rabbis are all waiting for an

opportunity

to get their revenge on you those unholy

traitors

don't go to the temple you must find a

place to hide in case they come here

you must hide i'm sorry but i am not

going anywhere until i find mary

mary mary is really missing

there are some strange rumors going

around about her zachariah

it's nothing you can go thank you for

the news

i'm sorry zachariah please forgive me

but how can i say this

i fear for my life i'm so afraid

i won't tell anyone that you told me

about this

i am joseph the same don't worry david

god bless you both i'm so thankful

my life would be in great danger if you

told anyone

you're crying what's wrong

who's make it right

what about him speak

they killed him for speaking in your

defense zachariah

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they were waiting for us at the temple

they were provoking hatred against you

and your followers outside the

entrance

god forgive me i wasn't able to help him

he attacked you so suddenly

i thought my legs give way did they

attack you too

i understand they forced you to reject

me right

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will you forgive me please

it's not your fault david i'm sure your

life was

at risk

stand david you are forgiven

thank you

mary mary where are you

she's pregnant really oh i just knew it

i just knew it i knew that one day mary

would provide us an excuse to finally

get a revenge on that girl

how do they escape the temple in the

middle of the night

did you see how they hid away i wish

they were in our hands right now

i know how to punish them i know exactly

how to deal with those two

so it seems the rabbis were right about

that girl all these years afterwards

women find out about these things so

quickly you can't hide anything from

them they're very clever

what's so funny don't you remember how

the people used to line up at the temple

every day just to get a little crazy

they must feel like that you're right

how ridiculous

what a disgrace you'd be finished no

wonder they went into hiding

that's the only explanation there's no

other reason for it

do you think she'd ever be able to

return to town again i think

she couldn't even consider it i doubt

she'll have the nerve to look at anyone

in the eye ever again

laughs

dear god how can i ever possibly return

to the israelites while

i'm burying this child in me where can i

say this child has come from what am i

to do now

how can i tell them that no one has

touched me i'll be humiliated

i must retreat to a place where no one

can find me

i am ever thankful to you for allowing

me to continue

serving you by blessing me with

longevity

i thank you for blessing me with dear

little john as my descendant

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mary is not among us anymore but i feel

as though a very

important event is about to happen god

wherever she is please protect her

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ah

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am

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