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the man of twists and turns"

"driven time

and again off course"

"once he had plundered

the hallowed heights of Troy".

Come here.

"He pressed her hand

to his lips".

"She was dead,"

"and past all help, or need of it".

"I poked into the place"

"and came to a little open patch

as big as a bedroom"

"all hung around with vines"

"and found a man

lying there asleep."

"And, by jinks, it was my old Jim!"

"When you landed, I reck'ned

I could ketch up wid you"

'doubt havin' to

shout at you"

"but when I see dat house,"

"I begin to go slow..."

"Lady Chatterley"

"felt his naked flesh against her"

"as he came into her".

- "For a moment he was still..."

- This is disgusting.

Where did you get this?

I borrowed it

from someone at school.

You should be ashamed.

Go on.

"Billions of blue

blistering barnacles"

"in a thundering typhoon!

It is water!"

"What did you expect it to be?"

- Whiskey.

- "Whiskey,"

"by thunder, whiskey".

"Whiskey?"

- "Come now, captain..."

- That's enough for today, kid.

I was wondering.

Could you get some time off?

Maybe we could go on a trip.

What sort of trip?

A cycling holiday.

Just two days.

I've got a guide book.

I've worked out the route, look.

What do you think?

I think you like planning,

don't you?

"I'm not frightened".

"I'm not frightened of anything".

"The more I suffer,"

"the more I love".

"Danger will only

increase my love".

"It will sharpen it.

Forgive its bias".

"I'll be the only angel

you'll need".

"You will leave life even more

beautiful than you entered it".

"Heaven will take you back,

and look at you and say:"

"Only one thing

can make us so complete".

"And that thing"

"is love".

- Hello.

- Hello.

- Excuse me.

- Hello.

Do you know what you'd like?

What are you having?

- You order, I'll have what you have.

- OK.

Two frankfurters,

two potato salads,

and two beers, please.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- I hope your mother was happy.

- Thank you.

She enjoyed her meal very much.

Come on.

Here, let me show you

where we're going.

It's OK, kid,

I don't want to know.

What are you doing?

I'm writing a poem.

About you.

Can I hear it?

It's not ready.

I'll read it to you one day.

- Morning, Hendrick.

- Morning, Mr. Berg.

- You're in court 306.

- Thank you.

- You all right, Michael?

- I'm fine.

- Hurry, you know what she's like.

- Yeah, I'll see you later.

- Good luck.

- Thanks.

Please stand.

Please sit down.

The defendant, please.

They're coming.

Hello.

Hello.

- Did you see that?

- Good morning, ladies.

Gentleman, welcome your new

fellow students and be courteous.

Sit down.

Hello.

- My name's Sophie.

- I'm Michael.

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