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i am judge stevens and this is barnabas

we want to meet with arius

yes yes welcome

did you see that

she didn't recognize me

it seems to be true

you wait right here

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grandfather

they are here to see you

what's the matter marie

why are you so flustered my god it's

unbelievable

there is a man with them

who looks exactly like the man in this

portrait

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this this has been destroyed

see more poo

what is it doing here

if this wasn't here it didn't look like

this

he is trying to deceive us

there was a garden here

yes this has changed

let's go

so

but many people look alike my girl

you shouldn't be so shy no

it was not a slight likeness i

recognized him

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this sculpture wasn't here

i

your highnesses

yes it's true he looks like that

portrait

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it's hidden

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didn't i tell you i saw him

didn't i tell you all right all right

father fuhrers

welcome gentlemen please come in please

welcome who is the owner of this

residence

i would appreciate it if you'd answer

any questions he might have arius i will

explain what is going on to you later

oh god

i am the owner what now

how did you come to own this house

i inherited it from my father

and he from his fathers

so

where did you get this portrait

you can see that it's me

a portrait of you

yes

no sir

it's true that it looks like you

but this is a portrait of one of my

ancestors maximilian

and from what we know he was mounted

during the hadrian era

where was he killed

he is one of the seven famous martyrs of

the terrifying cave of angelos

yes maximilian

the advisor in deocletian's court

who are you sir

i've seen you twice today i myself don't

know

what is the point of telling you

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who can believe me

when i myself don't know who i am or

where i am

not even certain of my own existence

but

dear god what have you done with us

are you not maximilian

what are you saying father first i had a

dream that he was reborn and came toward

me from a cave

father pharaohs

can we judge and decide based on our

dreams

we are trying to determine this man's

identity

will this one portrait and your dream

convince us

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did you say you're not hello no sir

i am marie

and this man is my grandfather

if you are not helen

then where is my helen

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helen

helen achmed

where are you

help me

rescue me from this plight

from this confusion from this dilemma

help me

i don't know whether what i am seeing is

the truth or not

tell me what's happened to me and to you

tell me if what i am seeing is a

horrifying nightmare or a sweet dream

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and all you christians who have deserted

me

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we sacrificed our lives to save you so

why have you abandoned us

tell me

it isn't true

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tell me that i am still sleeping

there

they're telling me

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that i lost you hundreds of

years ago

why am i still so bereaved after such a

long time

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i only left you

for one night tell me

how one night

lasted 300 years

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come back

come back come back and see that the

gods are dead

the gods are dead and so are

the tyrant godlike emperors

come back and see that the one and only

god has prevailed over the idols

and that the oppressed monotheists have

prevailed over the crowned tyrants

come back

and see that faith

and love

for the creator

are everlasting

come see

but god's promise has been fulfilled

and idol worship

has been

eliminated with the light of faith

is shining everywhere

now tell me if i am to holler at your

loss or whether

i am to celebrate the victory

of my fellow believers

can you hear

our lord christ said would one day come

true

what i tell you in darkness

you must repeat in daylight

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and what is whispered in your ear you

must shout from the rooftops

that is a verse which has been

underlined in the bible

i have read it many times

but i never fully understood what it

meant until now

it was me who underlined it

and i believe i and my friends were

reborn to understand the meaning of this

verse

and witness how right prevails over

wrong

how have you seen the bible that is in

my home

who are you sir

come with me arius

so

um

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there used to be a stone door here

instead of this door

is this true

yes

how do you know

a light a light a torch this is a secret

passageway

marie bring the torch do whatever he

tells you arios

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come on follow me

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arius did you know that there is a

secret room

in this passageway of yours secret

no you don't know

no one knows

nobody knows but me and galouse

hold this please

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the latch for the door is behind this

stone

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uh

hmm

please be a little patient

wait here

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so

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i'm sure you didn't know about this

painting either

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this is a portrait of my wife helen

helen

maximilian's wife

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you two look very alike don't you yes

very

it's unbelievable

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are you really maximilian

should i believe that you are my

ancestor

from the moment i awoke

i realized that a very unusual incident

had taken place

but i did not know

that incident

would be so bizarre and difficult to

understand

i believe that the story of the prophet

ezra has reoccurred the prophet who

wanted to know how god brings the dead

back to life

god revived him after a 100 year slumber

in order to show him how the dead are

resurrected

you were asleep in that cave for 300

years and you didn't know it yourself

maximilian what do you think the meaning

of this sleep was

we always asked ourselves how god

would make

believers victorious over tyranny

ignorance

and idol worship and how he would

overpower

dualism

and now i am hearing them say that god

has imposed his faith

even on the emperor

isn't this what we were seeking

are you my great ancestor

are you this elderly and white head man

my son

i don't fully understand what's happened

but i believe you are maximilian

i have seen you many times in my dreams

it's strange

helen used to dream often

my air commute

my poor helen

i wish you were here to see how her

dreams have come true

bergmeat

died

almost 250 years ago

and helen

died 20 years after your departure

she was buried

at the foot

of mount angelos

at the foot of mount angelos

the grave that is beneath the tree

yes marie planted that tree there

several years ago

in her grandmother's memory

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it's strange

so the very first thing i saw after wake

was han's grave

i wish we hadn't let maximilian go

i'm worried for him

don't worry it's still not too late

he said that if he did not return by

sunset he would not return at all he

told us to wait until morning what if

they've captured him

if so there is nothing we can do

only god can help him

any news

no

friends

as soon as maximilian returns

we must leave here

i'm sure deocletian has already spread

the word everywhere

so there's no city that's safe for us

instead of all this speculating let's

think about what we're going to do about

our hunger

there is nothing we can do but to

withstand it all until maximilian

returns

apparently deoclitian died before helen

passed away hmm

what events took place in the span of

one slumber

maximilian

since the era of hadrian more than 40

emperors have risen and fallen

over 100 years ago emperor constantine

converted to christianity and after that

the date was converted to the christian

calendar

idol worship has been eliminated and the

temples have been destroyed

such great emperors

so simple and so short

in the span of one sleep

god made

the dreams

of the likes of me

come true while we slept

oh god forgive us

for losing our patience

and for complaining and asking questions

out of ignorance

i must return to the cave

my friends are hungry and are awaiting

my return

i must give them news of what has

happened

please be patient maximilian let us

inform theodosius of what is going on

theodosius yes

the governor of philadelphia

there are many things going on in this

city that will be much affected by your

awakening

i tried very hard not to believe his

words

but i couldn't he has a great deal of

proof and evidence there is no doubt in

my mind that he's telling the truth also

he has shown us irrefutable evidence

and looks identical to the portrait of

maximilian

what are you saying barnabas

if i didn't know

i would doubt your wisdom

and if i didn't know you

i would give you the kind of response

that you deserve at my age it does not

befit me to ridicule myself

in both public and private circles

i believe him incredible or not

true this is undoubtedly a blessing from

god who is providing us

with

substantial proof

these are clear signs from the god

almighty

i don't know what's happened to their

common sense

will the ailing hearts of

people like hercules be awakened

i don't believe so

um

this

reviving of the dead is undoubtedly the

miracle that we have been asking god for

it is an example of the revival and

rebirth of body and soul this

magnificent occurrence will help

eradicate doubt regarding the afterlife

from the hearts of the pure and pious

and this

is certainly how god brings the dead

back to life

i hope that this is the case will you

allow me to present the tablet

pertaining to the martyrs of the cave i

would appreciate it

i cannot tolerate this

when will these superstitions come to an

end

where did they find this person i don't

know they will soon make gods out of

them theodosius will kneel down before

them and will force us to obey those

peasants as well that will never happen

we can't even know the story of the cave

evangelist is true

they have lost their minds

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you are very quiet maximilian say

something

i'm too ashamed to speak

i feel so ashamed for not being able to

give thanks for all of these divine

blessings which blessings maximilian

the blessing of being released from my

prison

time has stopped for me

and can no longer prevent me from seeing

and thinking properly i can now fully

understand these

historical events

but

understanding the truth

is difficult for you

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who are these people i don't know it's

best we attend the meeting so we can

find out what's going on

i agree let's go let's go

so arius and his guests have arrived

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you're hiding us

so

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welcome

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welcome

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please have a seat please

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sir you're the divine blessing that

god's bestowed on us

he is not alone

six of his companions are in the cave

you mean your companions are awake

they have also been reborn

yes

everyone's a wack

but

this is impossible

nothing is impossible when it comes to

divine power

sir hercules

unless you do not believe in god

which is harder to believe

how god created hercules

from a clot of congealed blood

or a sleep lasting several centuries

so hercules what's wrong

why are you so quiet answer the question

greetings your highnesses

maximilian

would you please repeat the names of

your friends

jovanes sudinanus

de nacios

yes

notice

that it has been inscribed here

these are the names of maximilian's

companions

it's strange

how is this possible

how have you survived so long without

food how is it possible that your bodies

have not decayed against the rocks in

over 300 years

i don't know

only he who watched over us knows

perhaps they died and god protected

their bodies

and brought them

the back to life like ezra the prophet

instead of all these maybes let's tell

the people about the miracle

that has occurred

this is a miracle that will put an end

to the skepticism and arguments

pertaining to the afterlife

if people could be humbled by miracles

such as this no one would ever have

doubted the prophets what you're saying

is right about those who are biased but

the truth seekers are not few in number

you are unaware of how bold the deniers

of resurrection are and how they

browbeat the believers

with their unfounded

arguments

your story

will silence

skeptics

wouldn't it be better if we bring your

friends into the city and show the

people that

the men of the cave have been reborn

why should we bring them to the city

let the people go to the cave and see

for themselves how god brings the dead

back to life

let them witness the end of the

terrifying cave story

have the herald announced that we will

be

heading to the cave in the morning

is it not better that we send a

messenger to rome to inform the pope

about what has happened

yes that must be done

you take care of this yes sir

come with me

i must return to the cave tonight if

your highness theodosius will allow me

why is that

my friends are both hungry

and are worried about me

and

they have no idea what has taken place

and if they see the crowds gathering

they might be frightened and try to flee

flee

why would they flee

why are they afraid of the people

it seems you have forgotten that we are

fugitives

we are on the run from hadrian and

diocletian

if necessary i will send several guards

with you thank you very much marie and i

will travel with him also yes yes

tonight sleep will evade the people of

the city

you go ahead

and we will meet you very early in the

morning at mount angelos

thank you your highness

let's go

hearken all you must know and be aware

that the martyrs of the cave of angelos

have been reborn

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the martyrs of the cave of angelos have

been reborn the martyrs of the cave of

rakhim have been reborn hearken all you

must know

the martyrs have been reborn the martyrs

of the cave of angelos have been reborn

his highness theodosius will go to the

cave early in the morning whoever would

like to join him must be prepared to

travel at dawn the martyrs have been

reborn

the martyrs of the cave of rakhim have

been reborn his highness theodosius will

travel to the cave i hope nothing bad

will happen to him god willing

if he is captured i'm sure he'll be

stoned to death

if you pray to god for his good health

he will surely return safely

i have forgotten my hunger

i wish he had not gone

i don't know how much we slept last

night

but we don't seem at all in need of

sleep

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tell me about her

tell me about my grandmother

helen helen

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she was truly a model for piety

i didn't understand what she was saying

then

but i understand it all

now she dreamt that i was reborn

she saw you in her dream as well

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what are you thinking about father

i'm thinking about who i truly am

it's true that i've not died

but the people of my era have all died

i have come to a period that is not mine

helen

my loyal and kind wife is dead

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my young son acme

died 250 years ago

all of my friends and foes are dead

adrian the euclidean

julius

wow

how effortlessly time took their lives

and we slept through it

the heavy carriage of time has passed

with thundering hooves

all of that stress and worry the love

and hatred the friendships and enemies

the torture and imprisonment

all of those armies and palaces and

those gods and emperors

are ridiculous

everything is gone all i can see is

defeat all of them have been subdued by

the might of the one and only no one has

the power to resist or oppose him

if we look at all those who beat the

drums of war against god and pronounced

themselves

gods on earth

they are nothing but ridiculous clowns

and poor imbeciles who are controlled by

god despite all their antics and

opposition but they are unaware of it

themselves

these were the things we dreamt of

witnessing

i understand

what did you dream of witnessing then

we asked god to show us

the defeat of those people in power

who fought against

god's everlasting might and

he showed it to us so beautifully

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we slept for so long

it's morning you haven't slept at all

i i only just woke up from sleep

i just woke up

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of the disadvantages of a long life

is that you will have to witness

the death of your loved ones

initially

it was me who was prepared for death

and i never thought

you

would leave before me

i know

that i have come too late but it was not

my fault i only lay my head down for a

night's sleep and all else was the will

of god

a night which lasted 300 years

it makes no difference to god whether it

was a day

a month

a year a century

or a thousand

years

helen

all these 300 years were just one night

for god

and with his permission

it became one night for me as well

a night for you which destroyed the

idols of the era

when i woke up

everything had changed everything but

you

marie looks exactly like you

i feel as if

you have lived these 300 years too so

you could witness all these changes with

me

do you remember helen

there was a time when even speaking the

name of the one and only god was a crime

but now speaking the name of the gods of

rome is a crime

our fellow believers lived through such

hardship and turmoil

today they are free and at peace

and one of the advantages of a long life

is that you can bear witness to the

victory of good

and the defeat of evil

now that i can look back at the events

over a longer period of time

i can see clearly how god's promise of

victory is fulfilled

maximilian

your friends are worried about you

i know

but leaving helen is difficult

i don't know how i will go on leaving

without her

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without doubt

god will continue to bestow his

blessings upon you

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let's go

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so

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oh

what is it kidney

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the guards the highnesses the guards

what is it guards

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be careful

the mountain hasn't been surrounded

thankfully there are only a few guards

we can escape from the other side

so what happened to maximilian

he's there

he's climbing up

so why didn't they arrest him

maximilian it's you

what's happened

are you all right

don't worry

nothing has happened the guards

the guards they're behind you have you

seen them

they're on our side

don't worry

all right

one of you come here and help us that's

very strange i will go

johannes what's the meaning of this i

hope they're not using him as bait maybe

they're on our side we were worried

about you your highness i was worried as

well your highness what's happened what

took you so long many things have

happened

wait until we arrive with our friends

help us

climbing is difficult for his highness

arius of course

no no no

give me a moment i'm very tired

let's go

i must rest a little i know i know you

have a lot of questions and i have many

answers that you will find incredible

but what are those guards at the foot of

the mountain doing they are friends of

ours our friends they are here to see us

what did you say

friends of ours friends of ours yes

friends of yours

you have many friends that you do not

know about

greetings lady helen what are you doing

here

you couldn't bear to stay behind so you

decided to join the fugitives

you look younger lady helen

it seems as if you have been

experiencing joy since yesterday not

pain

come grandfather this is the last step

all right sit down

well done

you're the last to arrive

climbing a mountain like this at your

age requires great determination which

is commendable

greetings my tears

greetings to you

greetings

to you saints

may god bless you

when you say saints are you

referring to us

it's strange yes

it's you

the men of god

even you are unaware of that

house

maximilian what is lady helen saying

she knows very well what she's saying

it's you who do not

why are you speaking in rhymes and

riddles

what's going on

let's go inside so i can tell you first

you must eat some food

antonius you go inside as well

all right

you wait here

it's best that we be left alone for a

while

how will maximilian tell them what's

happened

i don't know

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you