Comrades Page #5

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A diorama is the highest achievement

of human ingenuity,

delineating the most interesting parts of

the world in varying aspects of light and shade.

How about a trip

to the other side of the world tomorrow?

What you offer, sir, is illusion.

lt's the real world l'd like to see.

ln our short lives we move about so little...

..see so little.

Yes.

l'd like to travel one day.

Hello, George.

You're gonna have 25 children.

lf you spent less time thinking about yourself

and more time helping others.

l mean it.

For your own good.

Getting on with a job never hurt no-one.

Are you getting paid for it?

ls he?

Only a fool does something for nothing.

Those men paid a shilling out of their

hard-earned money to join the union.

lf you and others like you were to join...

He believes in what he's doing.

Don't worry about me.

l can look after myself.

(Gentle knocking)

MAN:
Who comes here to disturb

the peace and harmony

of this our most worthy and honourable order?

l'm a brother with strangers.

We wish to be admitted into this,

your most worthy and honourable order.

Most worthy brothers,

another stands at the door with strangers

who wish to be admitted into this,

our most worthy and honourable order...

OLD TOM:
Let them enter.

(Floorboard creaks)

(Muffled men's voices)

Dear God, help them.

(Soft footsteps upstairs)

Strangers within our secret walls,

we have admitted you

hoping you will prove honest, faithful and true.

lf you cannot keep the secrets we require,

go hence,

you are at liberty to retire.

Are your motives pure?

Yes.

Then amongst us you will shortly be

entitled to the endearing name of 'brother'.

And what you hear or see here done,

you must not disclose to any other.

We are uniting to cultivate friendship,

as well as to protect our trade,

and due respect must to all our laws be paid.

Are your motives pure?

Yes.

Give the strangers sight.

Strangers,

mark well this shadow...

..which you see.

lt is a faithful emblem...

of man's destiny.

Strangers,

you are welcome.

And if you prove sincere,

you'll not repent your pains and labour here.

We have one common interest,

and one common soul,

which should by virtue

guide and actuate the whole.

The design of this, our order, is love and unity,

with self protection

founded on the laws of equity.

And when you have

our mystic rites gone through,

our secrets all will be disclosed to you.

Edward Legg, do you swear to this alliance?

EDWARD:
I swear.

GEORGE:
And now,

shouldst thou ever pro?e deceitful,

remember thine end.

Remember.

VICAR:
l like to think of myself

as being a friend to all men.

lndeed it's flattering

that you should ask me to intervene, but...

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