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but they died.
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40,000 I come over with eight years ago,
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And we marched after you more than 10,000 miles,
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In the rain, and the sun, we fought for you,
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Some of us, fifty battles we've been in,
..and killed many a barbarian.
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And now when I look around,
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How many of them faces do I see?
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And now you want us to fight more of these
crazy monkey tribes east of here,
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We hear talk of thousands of these elephant monsters,
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..plus a hundred more rivers!
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Crateros, good Crateros.
:29:45
Who better than you to speak?
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Most noble of men.
:29:51
But you know there is no part of me
without a scar or bone broken,
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By sword, knife, stone, catapult and club,
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I have shared every hardship with all of you.
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Aye, you have my king, and we love you for it!
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But by Zeus, too many have died!
:30:08
You have no children, Alexander.
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And we are just humble men,
we seek no disturbance with the gods,
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All we wish for, is to see our children,
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And our wives and our grandchildren one last time,
:30:24
Before we join our brothers in the dark house they call Hades.
:30:31
Yes, you are right, Crateros.
:30:35
I have been negligent.
:30:37
I should have sent you veterans home sooner,
:30:39
..and I will. The first of you shall be the silver shields,
:30:44
And then every man who's served seven years,
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With full pensions from our treasury,
:30:50
Respected! Rich! Loved!
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You'll be treated by your wives and children
as heroes for the rest of your lives.
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And enjoy a peaceful death,