:42:17
I thought you said
it didn't hurt!
:42:20
That's what the book says.
:42:32
T ake him away.
:42:38
Gao has nothing to do
with politics.
:42:42
What I want is
his musical talent.
:42:44
His talent must serve
the empire.
:42:54
His death would be
a terrible loss...
:42:57
in our fight
f or hearts and minds.
:43:10
Can you see me?
:43:14
I can see
some monstrous shadow.
:43:19
In chess, you can't avoid
losing pieces.
:43:23
But I will produce
the anthem in time...
:43:28
f or your installation
as emperor.
:43:32
Then the game will be a draw.
:43:35
After that
I will only make music...
:43:38
to amuse myself.
:43:41
A blind man cannot be
court composer.
:43:51
You make things
very hard f or me.
:43:56
I f eel as though...
:43:59
I'm between
a rock and a hard place.