SGA VS5.01 Act 3
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Title: Harm's Way
Rating: R (mature readers)
Spoilers:Set after The Last Man so spoilers for S1-4 and the beginning of S5.
Summary:With the team trapped and Teyla still in Michael's hands Carter must hurry to rescue them before the game of 'Lantean in the Middle' takes an even more deadly turn. So when someone asks, "How much worse can it get?" you just know that nothing is going to go according to plan.
Disclaimer:MGM own Stargate: Atlantis. This story is for entertainment purposes only and no revenue is being made from copyright material. No infrigement intended.
Acts 1 through 3 now available.
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Date: 2008-07-01 11:19 am (UTC)Then I went to the Todd Thunk Thread on GW, and found out that Todd will be in at least 5 episodes in season 5 (we knew it was 4, but now it's 'at least' 5). So that's good news.
And now I see there's once again an update to this wonderful story, so there's nice things happening around me to lighten up the sad feeling that said news brought me.
Will put everything in word and reread again!
Spikey
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Date: 2008-07-01 03:10 pm (UTC)Yes, Todd is an.... um... interesting Wraith to say the least. Hope you enjoy act three. I'm now hard at work on act 4 as I only have 10 days left to get it written.
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Date: 2008-07-01 08:39 pm (UTC)Spikey
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Date: 2008-07-01 10:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-01 11:03 pm (UTC)Yes, he's very interesting. It would be great if we, on the show, learned more about him, next to all we'll learn about the Wraith through him.
Spikey
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Date: 2008-07-01 03:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-01 09:38 pm (UTC)-> Your plan?
"Colonel Carter, this is Sheppard, Come in."
-> comma and small letter, or point and capital?
focussing on the mundane to try and steady herself ,
-> a space too much right before the ','?
You did well! :P
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He might want to come out of hyperspace a little early and come in cloaked.
Just a question. Do they still have the cloak? I'm halfway in season 10 at the moment, and then I still need to watch AoT, but I saw The Shroud where Daniel/Merlin gave the Odyssey a cloak, but I don't know if it was permanent, written in the ship's controls, or a mental thing? I've not seen it being used on eg. the Daedalus in battle, so...? It would be something nice to have on all ships, but in canon there might be a possibility that only Odyssey has it, unless they were able to duplicate it on the other ones. And then I ask myself why they don't have the magic trick that is putting your ship/Atlantis in an alternate dimension in this reality installed everywhere, should they know how to... :D
Sheppard spoke quickly as Daedalus came closer to the Hives, under cloak, and with her shields raised.
Hmm, dunno if cloak and shield together is possible... :P
But for the story's sake, it is? :D
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Emotional investment? Lol.
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In Vega's scene...
Michael didn't go fish, hahahahaha!
"Wrong choice, Captain," he told her, towering over her, appearing massive, deadly.
Still only 5"10, hehe!
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So, Todd's hiding something from her? Good boy. Is it just me, or is that one Queen older and more terrible than the one from Submersion was?
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"From the first time we met, even before we came to blows—"
What happened there? He did a little 'thunk' when he saw her? :P
Michael quickly closed his fingers before hers could graze the palm of his hand.
Why can't she touch him? Is he afraid he'll give in to a different kind of hunger, lose control of himself? Or should he give in, he's not focusing enough on keeping the Wraith out, or what? He was so quick to draw his hand back when he touched her cheek as well...
"Michael, you cannot—" she began, though the words were unnecessary. She knew; felt that he anticipated her words.
"That is not the only reason, Teyla." he told her almost hesitantly, almost more softly than he had ever spoken to her. "I can still be dangerous to you."
I stared at the Michael/Teyla scene so long - kept on getting interrupted, so wanted to read it in one very slow go, and my mind didn't jump to nothing any more when I came back from dinner - so I'm gonna have to ask. What did she wanna say with her sentence, and is he saying back that they can't be before there's no more danger to them? Because he'll react in a harsher way should he or she become threatened by a situation, like the Wraith or the Lanteans coming for him or her? So first getting rid of dangers, then figuring out (should it still be necessary) where they're headed with their er, 'feelings'?
Or did I totally get that wrong and am I reading things that aren't there? *Scratches head*
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You know, he could perfectly well make a clone of her, and the kid too, and make sure they don't die, and send those back to the Lanteans. :D If he fools his real Teyla into thinking *she* is the clone, maybe she'll not care for the goodness of her soul that much, and play along... ^^
The stuff my mind keeps thinking off... :o
Excellent chapter. I hope you can manage to finish up the first ep before S&R airs, because I'll be gone from the 12th till the 16th, lil vac!
Spikey
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Date: 2008-07-01 10:01 pm (UTC)On to your points and questions...
*regarding the Daedalus*
I had to make an executive decision as to the capabilities of the Daedalus in my stories. In Chain of Command it will be made clearer what some of those are... but for the sake of the opening story, I just had to jump in. That said however...
...under cloak and with her shields raised
Was in fact totally an editing issue. On the first pass I couldn't decide between how I wanted her coming in. I typed three variations for the end of the sentence, and in my Chinese induced stupour (full details on the M/T community site), when I was trying to edit I ended up totally screwing it up. Anyway, thank you for pointing it out. It has now been re-edited and now correctly reads, ...under cloak and running silent.
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*regarding Michael's emotional investement*
What's funny? :) You don't think he's emotionally invested in surviving, and in Teyla? :)
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*vega's scene*
chuckles No... Michael didn't go fish.
Actually that scene for me was an incredibly difficult one to write. I don't really have a vision of Michael as one who would use physical violence overmuch. Not that he's not capable of doing so, he more than is... but he's way more sophisticated than that - but there was a necessity for it in that scene that's a part of the subtext, so I won't say any more. As for him being only 5' 10" True enough, (though when you're only 4'2" like me, that's /towering/), but his 'presence' made him seem bigger to her, plus the fact that she was terrified. Does things to a girl. :)
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*regarding Todd and the Queen*
Yes he's hiding stuff from her. Wouldn't be right if he didn't now, would it? As for the Queen, yes, she is /ancient/... very terrible
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*regarding Wraith Michael and Teyla's history*
Later, my friend... :)
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*regarding Michael and Teyla touching*
Complicated - and I don't want to give too much away in answering the questions you asked. Let me just tell you that some of your suppositions are close, if not entirely accurate. No you were not reading things that were not there.
I have to confess to deliberately writing many questions into that scene. I do have a whole season to set up after all. :)
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He could if he wanted to I suppose, make a Teyla clone, and a child clone... Nothing wrong with your mind thinking these things... It's an interesting thought. Maybe someone should write it. :)
Hopefully I'll have this last act finished without too much delay. I made a start today, put in the bones - which was about 700 words. I have a little more time tonight, perhaps I'll write some more.
Thank you again - I enjoy our conversations :)
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Date: 2008-07-03 06:37 pm (UTC)...under cloak and running silent.
Yup, that's an edit alright! ^^
It's only *slightly* different.
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The 'emotional investment,' the wording, that is, sounded a little strange, that's all. But yup, he should have invested in her.
(I'm curious to whom is going to be a daddy pretty soon, you see...) :P
Or maybe there's a difference in being one, and playing one... *g*
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Michael's got enough er, capabilities to get what he wants without an attack. Plus there's his eyes, and those are quite freaky when you're not used to them, I can imagine. Just when we get used to the Wraith contacts in general, they bring out the mixture between them and human eyes, and they can easily give you the chills, and not a good kind, either. It's hard to read emotions in those eyes...
Ah, you see, for me 5'10 is normal, as I'm also around that (1.76m myself), so yeah... And ouch, is your whole family on the shorter side? Mine is more taller, my brother and me are taller than my mom and dad, but my mom's oldest brother has three sons that tower over me, as well!
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I must say that I gave a small 'oh no, that's not true' when you described that there was a common Hive, and one that was even bigger, because a common Hive is already huge, and then another bigger one next to it... Of course it's more of a status symbol for that Queen, right? So is she some sort of Mother Queen to them all? Not necessarily 'the first female' because wow, if that one was still alive... :S So we're supposed to imagine it as a huge Hive, and not a Supply Ship, right? Or is it a Supply Ship (like in The Defiant One, Greg's boat... ^^) It could be one, as there's so many Wraith going out towards the battle, while a common Hive is maybe not as heavily populated by Warriors any more (at least not for hours and hours of sending drones to the battle zone, I mean).
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Teyla and Michael's history... Please say it's in the next bundle of stories, if you don't wanna say in which one specifically? It'll be difficult to remember all the small clues if they're too spread out... ^^ Plus the story is gonna get VERY long!
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So maybe Michael is afraid to be doing something to her that she's not ready for yet, because she likes to live on the river denial?
If that were true, then I must say the Act 3 scene could be a step in the right direction, he was very gentle with her, and she for once didn't step on his feelings. Wow, we're making progress! :P
Yup, I can see the scene raises a lot of questions, and I'm happy there's at least one person that actually asks them out loud. Even if that person is me... Bwahahaha!
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Things going okay with the inspiration, so far? 700 words written, and then the planning out of the fight seems nice so far. I have no idea of how many words the story is so far... But it'll be a lot already.
Spikey
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Date: 2008-07-03 09:49 pm (UTC)*baby*
Of course everyone is curious as to the true paternity of Teyla's baby, and... well... yes there is a big difference between /being/ one and /playing/ one. Truth will out... though - not for a while yet. *g*
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*Michael*
Exactly, and that's why I don't think he'd resort to physical violence, but... that said - sometimes there are mitigating circumstances. You're right about the eyes. Way creepy.
My family are all mixed in height, but I take after my grandmother, who was small, so...
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*Hive*
It is for the most part a status symbol, yes. But also it is equipped with the many many warriors that the battle needed.
As I've said, the Queen is /old/.
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*History*
Much of Michael and Teyla's history will be scattered I'm afraid... but it will be somewhat pulled together during one particular story, though not the next set. Which is why you'll get little bits of it from now until then.
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*Michael/Teyla*
Teyla is well and truly in 'deNile' - which honestly is not just a river in Egypt. *g* They did make some progress in that scene, yes... but the poor man always blows it when it comes to mentioning the baby - then she gets all protective, and boom - she lashes out at him.
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*Act 4*
Up to about 2,000 words now. I'm taking a quick break.
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Date: 2008-07-02 09:43 pm (UTC)Is that evil of me? :P
And hey, if ep 3-4 and 5 are with M/T... There's a nice chance of that!
*Wishes we were at ep 3 already* :o
After the next Arc, of course! :D
Spikey
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Date: 2008-07-02 11:19 pm (UTC)LOL - Sometimes you should be careful what you wish for... *evil grin* Episode 3-5 are going to be one /hell/ of a roller coaster ride.
*prepares for everyone to hate Woolsey in Episode 2*
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Date: 2008-07-03 12:12 am (UTC)Oh, roller coasters are fun! Weeeeeeeeeeew! :P
In this fic, we'll see!
Woolsey? Hated? Naaaaaaah. Never. Or maybe a bit. Like in SG-1 his earliest eps. Ew. Such an ***! ;)
We'll see what yours is gonna do. It can't be as bad as him saying that Shep can't look for Teyla any more, right?
*Eek*
It can be! *g*
I really can't wait to see how you'll end the Arc. I hope Michael will indeed be prepared for an invasion/a Wraith attack... Silly boy. He's got Teyla, he's got his data back, so there's no more apparent reason for him to stay behind, anymore. All this for a few more extra bodies to make Hybrids from? Granted, he'll have fun with having potentially Sheppard running around in his Cruiser and do his bidding, but that'll wear of eventually, right? And at that point it might have sounded better to just have taken Teyla, what he ultimately wanted, and get her to safety...
And omg! She's gonna have to have the baby in Arc 4? Oh boy! I wonder who'll deliver it? Maybe it's like it was in the telly script, lol! (Not telling you anything, don't worry).
Oh, I forgot to comment on Lorne. Poor cute lil dimple cheeked him. So he's basically dying/in need of immediate surgery and Michael can't/won't provide it for him... :(
It would be nice to see that this is a "Search and Rescue" episode without some/most of the obvious things that'll go right in the real ep. Lorne getting seriously injured is one apparent thing, of course (they'll always walk away with just a few scratches on telly, won't they?) I hope that wasn't too much of a spoiler thing, as it's pretty much a given, right? But what I'm trying to say is that after Sheppard came back in The Last Man, you expect everything to be turned around towards the good guys winning again, or they stumble their way into winning, but maybe, just maybe it would be nice to see them have the opportunity to change things slip right through their hands...
This fic doesn't have to be it, but there's a possibility. The loss of Rodney could be too much for the expedition, so maybe he can be saved, but it would be cool to see Michael get away with taking Teyla right under their bums, yet again. We'll see. ^^
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Oh, the reason why I'm here again:
"Over time," he confirmed, "I have come to remember."
*Pictures Teyla in a tight leather (or just black) shiny pants, same for the jacket, zipper open a bit for some view, standing in a slightly seductive pose, waiting - as bait - for a Wraith to come by...*
That poor boy couldn't resist! :eek:
Oh man, how they would all turn to her and come and see the snack up close... :D
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It's past my bed time again, isn't it? Oh yes it is... :o
Spikey
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Date: 2008-07-03 12:16 am (UTC)And hands = fingers*
I *knew* I was gonna get a body part wrong in there. I'm getting too tired for them expressions thingies!
Spikey
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Date: 2008-07-03 12:41 am (UTC)It can't be as bad as him saying that Shep can't look for Teyla any more, right?
My lips are sealed.
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*Wraith attack*
I spent the last couple of days making sure I have the 'walkthrough' of the final part of the story all clear in my mind. I plan on having it done and dusted by Sunday...
Let's just say... Michael knows what he's doing. :)
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*Teyla's Baby*
Episode... 3-5... well you'll see. I have a plan for the beginning of Episode 3 which, if I can pull it off, presents a nice 'poetry' to what has gone before. :) That's all I'm saying.
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*Lorne*
So basically, you're right. But Michael has done all that he can for him.
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*TV vs 'Reality'*
See... this is what I was talking about with Connor the last time I spoke with him. The way that the TV people really /have/ to turn everything around so that the good guys 'win' otherwise the show becomes too dark and those that are not 'hard core' fans get turned off. People have a certain expectation that it will be escapism, that good will triumph over evil, that everyone will live 'happily ever after.' But yes... I agree with you. It would be nice to see the opportunity for them to change things slip through their fingers...
...or better yet...
For their efforts to change things to bring about some of those things they seek to avoid.
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Yes my dear, I think it's past your bed time, as it is through mine. Let me just say that you were at least in part /close/ to what occured when 'Michael' and Teyla first bumped into each other. *evil grin*
G'night.
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Date: 2008-07-03 09:03 pm (UTC)***
I agree with you. It would be nice to see the opportunity for them to change things slip through their fingers...
...or better yet...
For their efforts to change things to bring about some of those things they seek to avoid.
Yes, most definitely. Like if the events in The Last Man were black, you don't get white by changing things, but grey. Or even a very different 'beginning of the end' result than what happened in TLM. It would be interesting to see, indeed!
*Pokey* Write it. :DDD
And for heaven's sake, give Mikey some luffing. Or I'll have go to do it... :P
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if I can pull it off, presents a nice 'poetry' to what has gone before. :)
Has he hypnotized her into forgetting a very important thing? Lol. *Whistles innocently*
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Michael indeed say that there was nothing he could do. Poor Lorne. Maybe there's still hope, should someone invade his Cruiser and take him out of there, but moving him around with probably internal bleedings isn't that good either. :(
Oh! And Michael was so cute when Teyla went to wash Rodney up a bit. Jealous boy, huh? *g* He *so* would be!
Meh. I should go watch Unending. One ep left to watch on DVD, and then I've about seen them all, except for season 4, which they're currently airing.
Spikey
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Date: 2008-07-03 10:24 pm (UTC)It has been a long while since I saw either show. :)
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*shades of grey*
I think that's what my season is all about. Wasn't it you that said the titles of the last two stories were a bit... dark?
And perhaps there is some 'luffing' on the horizon for Michael - in one form or another. *evil grin*
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*poetry*
Nope - try again. :)
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*Lorne*
Poor boy... just nothing more to be done.
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*jealousy*
I'm glad you caught that. Yes Michael was /insanely/ jealous at that point. *g*
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Date: 2008-07-03 10:01 pm (UTC)Does Todd know something about Michael, or Teyla, that Teyla doesn't know?
:D
PS: I should make a mental note to do 3 posts per day tops, over here... *g* 'Edit' would help, but I don't have that. He.
Spikey
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Date: 2008-07-03 10:26 pm (UTC)Hey, I don't mind how many posts you make. Like I said, I enjoy our conversations.
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Date: 2008-07-03 11:06 pm (UTC)I should not hit the 'post comment' button when I'm stuck in that Michael/Teyla scene again.
The part where Michael tries not to touch her, is that with his left hand, with his right hand, both, or 'no comment'? :D
"But Michael, why? What does she want with you?" she asked.
His gaze dropped momentarily to take in the curve of her belly. "She seeks to undo my work."
The bump, isn't that Teyla and Kanaan's work? *g*
*Keeps on poking that direction*
Sorry, someone else (Alauralen) has a story where Michael is the daddy, you see. He came to her on New Athos, pretended to be Kanaan, Teyla sensed that there was something 'wrong' about him, even suspected it was Michael, and let Kanaan be with her anyway.
Some months later... it's a bump. :P
*Has gotten through the scene again*
Woohoow!
*Pushes comment button*
Spikey
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Date: 2008-07-03 11:35 pm (UTC)Did you mean when he's holding her wrist (with fabric between them)? and closes his hand before she can touch him?
The bump, isn't that Teyla and Kanaan's work? *g*
That's what Teyla believes... yes.
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I have read Alauralen's story, so I know which one you're talking about. *g* Interesting idea. :)
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Glad you keep reading that scene. *grin* Hopefully you'll like the one in Act 4 as well.
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Date: 2008-07-04 11:53 am (UTC)About the touching: among others. He steadied her with his hand once, but she was in no condition to notice too much about it, should there be something special about it. I do think it was described that she turned to his chest when she was somewhat better, and then he somewhat quickly pushed her hair back with the back of his hand? Not even with his fingers, then.
She believes that, does she? *g* This could be fun...
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Yup, it is... You don't have many possibilities if you want that kid to be his instead of an anonymous guy...
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Oh, if it's anywhere near as good as that scene, then darn right I will! *g*
Spikey
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Date: 2008-07-04 05:40 pm (UTC)*touching*
Think of... habits, conditioning... something you've lived with for all of your life, and then how difficult it is to feel comfortable about something and take it for granted. Now multiply that by.. oooh, say, thousands of years or so. It's makes a big different to how you do things, how you behave... and then if you're Michael, and all you really /want/ to do is touch Teyla... think how conflicted you'd be...
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*baby - whose 'work' is it anyway*
Dear goodness I hope I manage to get this right. LOL
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*Act 4 Scene.*
I do give myself some things to live up to. *g* Hope I do it justice for you