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ah

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um

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so

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foreign

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my

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dear lord it's me mary

your humble servant

you know i don't have a father and soon

will be separated from my mother

so i can go to serve you

dear god grant me the strength to

tolerate

being away from my mother and give her

strength to accept this separation

i know that it will be hard and so i

pray that you

will bless and watch over us

i'm afraid

mary will be leaving me soon

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i still remember how hard the days were

after her birth

how very hard they were

i never thought i would encounter

anything

more difficult than that

i'm afraid of how they might treat her

the pharisees scribes rabbis lobbyists

because you're here i'm not worried i

know i shouldn't

visit her and i need to get used to this

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if i don't it won't be in line with my

offering

i always knew deep down in my heart that

she carries a divine message

of god

and i should not have become so attached

to her

her destiny lies in the temple

it doesn't lie here with me not with me

here

and i know i cannot escape this

separation

i do know that

i've always forced myself to push this

difficult day out of my mind

but now

now the day

of separation is finally here

i

i was caught unawares

and i'm overwhelmed by it zechariah

after all i am a mother

bring mary here

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i must get a hold of myself

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mary say goodbye to your mother

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hmm

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uh

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uh

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there

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goodbye mary my love

goodbye mary

hey hey hey mary's coming

rabbis of the temple gentlemen hey

zedekiah the commandments of judaism

we must go and see

i just don't know about this i don't

know whether i can stand to watch such

an abomination

um

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so

look it's imran's daughter

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welcome to solomon's temple mary

don't be afraid

this is the sanctum it's where the

rabbis of the temple pray

you're not allowed to go in there do you

understand

yes let's go

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have a look mary this is your hut

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oh right

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welcome to the temple mary now

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oh

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i will pray for you that you may be

cured of this terrible unhappiness

let's go to the temple together one day

you might feel more at peace there and

you can give yourself a break from the

hustle and bustle of the palace

the temple that place is filled with

two-faced

hypocrite rabbis they're the main cause

of my weariness anyway

but they do say that someone there has

recently breathed new life into the

temple

who are you talking about

they say it's a girl called mary

maria mary the daughter of imran

oh mary my dear wife what does that

six-year-old child have to make her

worthy of intruding upon my privacy

this kind of talk pleases only commoners

it's beneath you

and miriam isn't it time you stop

believing in these things and focus

on us for a change you

know how much i love you my dear sure

it's true i married you for political

reasons but then

you captivated me

and yet you deny me even an affectionate

smile as your spouse

don't i deserve that have you ever seen

anyone smile affectionately at her

father's killer even if she wanted

to overcome her hatred she couldn't

do you think i hate affection but what

can i feel for the prison warden who

keeps me imprisoned inside of these

walls

i wish i could love you but i just can't

i don't have the power to take my

revenge

i can only withhold my love from you

why must you torment me miriam i

am your king i am your lawful husband

but you behave so arrogantly toward me

how can i

eliminate this hatred from your heart

tell me

i worry that anger will interfere with

my love for you

and what then don't worry about that

herod

i'm sure your sister can't wait for that

moment to arrive

do you mean me

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hail king herod the great

i assume you were talking about me

am i right

everyone talks about you outside the

walls of this palace

i guess they should count themselves

lucky their comments don't penetrate the

thick walls of this palace for me to

hear

otherwise

i'll take my leave of you now

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look have you heard about the latest set

of events i don't know if it's true but

it seems that way

so let's just pray that everything

happens

yes i'm sorry yes

yes it does

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hello anna are you going somewhere

yes i've come here to seek your wise

counsel

where will you go well i've run out of

patience zachariah

wherever i go it seems i only see the

evil and darkness in people

i want to go and sit in the temple and

pray to god

to plead with him to guide these poor

people

it's been a long time since the last

temple setting

you'll be all alone i'm all alone now as

well

besides i won't be alone while mary's

there

at least i won't feel so

i'll be with you

john how many times have i told you now

you need to memorize the torah in

chapters

but each and every time i ask you to

show what you've learned you come back

with some excuse

joshua explain the lesson on permissible

and non-permissible meats please

i was busy with the sacrifice ceremony

last night i didn't have time i strictly

instructed every one of you

to revise your lessons your shortcomings

are unacceptable i expect you to study

more

marsha can you i didn't know we were

supposed to memorize this lesson

what about the lesson on sacrifices is

anyone able to recite that

why don't we ask mary yeah

good idea why don't we ask her

ask mary yes ask mary that should be

entertaining

very well then come closer please mary

can you explain which meats are

permissible and which ones are forbidden

are you sure

please the meat of any animal that has a

split hoof and ruminates

is considered clean and halal this

excludes camels and rabbits

because although they ruminate they

don't have split hooves

pigs are impure because although they

have split hooves

they don't ruminate

and about the different sacrifice types

there are eight different types of

sacrifice the burnt offering

the peace offering the sin offering the

trespass offering

the guilt offering food and drink

offerings

communion offerings and gift offerings

each of these can be divided into two

groups the blood offerings

which should be from clean animals and

non-blood offerings

adam's two sons cain and abel were the

first people to offer sacrifice

abraham was also about to offer his

beloved son

as a sacrifice to god after being

commanded to do so

but the lord sent a ram for him to

sacrifice in place of his son

and let his son ismail live

mary please tell us where have you

learned all of these lessons

i've been taught the laws and

foundations of religion by zechariah

how could zechariah teach you that you

know it all by heart

he's god's messenger he taught to me

from the holy book

and about the science of religion both

of which lie in his heart

zachariah is the only one who can

validate the true laws of religion

and i am his student

well good for you mary maybe sometime

you could spare a moment to teach us

don't interfere with this matters mary

what are you even doing here

get back to work

well go

she is very peculiar

what are you laughing at wait till i get

my hands on you

and you get back to your studies what

are you staring at

she's sweeping the ground

what are you doing near those stairs

girl get away

hasn't zechariah told you not to go near

the holy place

have you already forgotten you silly

little girl

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oh here you are those dishes that you're

washing belong to the temple's servants

oh don't you ever stop working

um

dear god i ask that you watch over and

protect my mother

zechariah elizabeth and everyone else

please keep them all well and in comfort

through your mercy and compassion

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dear god please help these

who is that woman that's sitting next to

the courtyard window

it's been a long time since anyone stays

just sitting at the temple

oh it's you again i know this woman

what are you doing here

the rabbis think they're closer to god

just because they live in the temple

but this is false god lives within our

hearts

not in your tall towers his messenger

will eventually come

and eliminate the unjust tyrants and who

is this who's meant to come

the messiah of course the messiah

the messiah's supposed to come eh that's

right

have you seen any signs of him

i have the oppression and injustice over

the years

which you've inflicted upon people is a

sign that he will come and give our

lives back to us

yes the messiah will come

who's going to believe all this nonsense

you're insane

fill these chunks and bring them here as

soon as you can

our poor mary is tolerating harsh

circumstances

our enemies have all joined forces to

harass her and make her work extra hard

whenever i'm not at the temple

jeroboam is in charge of the lobbyists

and servants he enjoys seeing them

punish her

don't they have any shame they show

their hatred for you by tormenting this

innocent child i only hope that hannah

hasn't heard about the way they're

harassing poor mary

is that zachariah zechariah

were you talking about mary how is she

doing

what have you heard about her i go to

jerusalem

tomorrow jerusalem

send her my love zachariah

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elizabeth what is it nothing everything

is fine

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sister be honest i can see you're both

upset

is there any news about mary

that you two are hiding from me

you've never lied to me

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elizabeth

does it concern mary

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um

what is this i'm supposed to mash this

up

hurry up jeroboam will be here soon and

don't forget these have to be ready by

tomorrow

i see for the festival

will these be used for incense that's to

be burnt in the sanctum

tomorrow's celebration yes that's right

what day is it tomorrow anyway

tomorrow is the biggest jewish holiday

it is god's greatest day the gracious

lord

will be looking to and upon us tomorrow

say mary do you know what's in the

sanctum anyway

nothing behind that door

behind the holy barrier there is nothing

nothing yes the sanctum is completely

empty

empty the stone tablets of moses

they used to be kept in there in the

past but the tablets aren't there any

longer

nobody at all has permission to enter

into that room

except for the head rabbi of each sect

and they only go there once a year to

dust the room

keep it clean and make it fragrant

i've learned all these things from

zachariah so i know they're true

i've heard that it'll be his turn to

enter the sanctum as well in only a few

years time

yes he's been waiting for years for that

moment to arrive

it's issachar mary get out of here if

it's a car sees you near the sanctum

he'll punish you

look his headache started again they say

he's not a bad person but i'm afraid of

him

he always gets those headaches he offers

sacrifices for himself sometimes

and everyone respects him because he's

zechariah's successor

and he's also the second eldest in the

aliyah tribe

he's part of your family you must know

him

yes i know who he is

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it's nothing i'm a bit dizzy that's all

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so

be careful my lady her sister and his

spies are

everywhere it's over there

i'll go this way

excuse me madam can i help you

is imran's daughter here can i see her

yes have you traveled far to come

what does she look like

her name is mary

she's six years old

her small hands are a blessing to all

they touch

her face is as beautiful as a smile

and the sound of her footsteps is

comforting it's

almost as though they never touch the

ground

what exactly are you seeking here

i don't know what i'm looking for but i

longed to see her

maybe she has the answers to my

questions

there are many people who come here

every day just to get a glimpse of

little mary

but there aren't many who come to

request things

something in your eyes makes it apparent

that you're very eager to see her

and so you've reached her

there she is

i see her

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it's wonderful it's been many years that

joe obama's waited for this

but watch out for him that jeroboam

really enjoys beating his servants

just never get in his way don't give him

an excuse to hit you

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look he wants to enter the sanctum

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he's taking the holy incense with him

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oh how i wish i could go and enter that

place with him

shh don't ever say that again

do you realize what the rabbis would do

to you if they heard you say such a

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miriam miriam miriam

all i hear is miriam did this miriam did

that that's enough sister

when are you going to stop being so

suspicious towards her

just listen to me carefully those kings

who are not true politicians

tend to lose their power very quickly

herod

and because of your love for this woman

you fail to see her surreptitious

scheming

which circus scheme is that i do believe

you have forbidden her from

communicating with people outside the

palace

am i right are you telling me that she

has broken this rule

my dear brother you're just so naive

like i told you you failed to see her

scheming all i can say

is that she went to the temple last

night

she went to the temple you say

yes she went to see that young girl

imran's child

that very same child whom the jewish

extremists publicized for the sole

purpose of weakening your monarchy herod

no i find it hard to believe that miriam

would disobey me she wouldn't do that to

me

you don't believe me no if you won't

believe truth then what will you believe

believe that she's more popular among

the jews than you are that the jews

adore her more than they do you

you're still known as the tyrant who

seized her father's throne

people will continue to remember the

hasmonean dynasty for as long as miriam

is alive

and no matter how hard we try we won't

be able to reduce their influence on the

people

just stop it that's enough i don't want

to hear another word

i'm sick of this i'm sick of it

come

i want you to keep watching miriam

closely

report back any meeting she has with the

jewish extremists

go

just wait miriam i'll have you in my

grip sooner or later

but what you say contradicts what's

written in the torah

no no no what i say is right stop asking

so many questions

get out of here

what is the trouble michael why are you

so distressed

it's all because of this girl my

students are seeking answers to their

questions from her

what's wrong with that they're looking

for a convincing answer

come on jeroboam this is serious my

classes are in a mess

and my own students don't listen to me

anymore

doesn't this place have a leader who

should the servants of this temple

listen to huh

to you or to that young girl

you're starting to become very impudent

michael

it seems to me that i can see a future

where you and i will sit before mary and

listen to her teaching us the lessons

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mary

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you

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hmm

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ah

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oh

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just

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anna is that you there

hello and good day zachariah hello

i want to stay and keep praying here

until he

sends us the savior he's promised

and this way i won't be too far from

mary either

i always see her every day whenever she

washes the rabbi's dishes

just out there

i've been waiting to see her all day i

don't know why but she hasn't come yet

the dishes have all piled up and she

hasn't come to collect them

go see what's happened zachariah mary's

not the type to refrain from working

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hello mary

hello

you didn't go to work today

i've brought you something to eat

your mother asked me to give you this

bread

your face my god

what's happened to you it's

it's not important how can it not be

important

it's not important

what happened to your hand dear lord

who's done this to you

tell me who hit you tell my mother or

she'll worry

tell her i'm well i'm well

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do

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ah

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oh

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you