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“SHOGUN” © 2003. Okihei Enterprise, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Tribute to Richard Chamberlain |
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| Rodrigues:"You're the pilot, by God! Come
aboard.
There's food grog and all pilots should love all pilots, amen. Right?" Blackthorne:"Yes -- but where are you taking me?" Rodrigues:"Osaka. The Great Lord High Executioner himself wants to see you. Toranaga. Lord of the Eight Provinces, wherever the hell they are. He's the chief daimyo of this whole bloody country". |
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| Blackthorne:"What does he want with me?"
Rodrigues:"How the hell would I know? But if he wants to see you, by God, he'll see you". |
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| Blackthorne:"What about my ship? My crew?"
Rodrigues:"I'll ask about your ship for you. Now, give 'em a nice Japper bow and on you go. Do it, Ingeles!" Rodrigues:"Your ship's confiscated, Ingeles". Blackthorne:"Confiscated? What about my crew?" Rodrigues:"They'll be all right. Listen, there's nothing you or me can do about it now. You'll have to wait and see what happens. You can never tell with a Jappo. They're six-faced and three-hearted. |
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| Blackthorne:"Those sons of plague infested
lice, they've taken everything!" Well, since there's nothing here, why
don't you go take a look at the ship.
Rodrigues:"Where are they, Ingeles?" Blackthorne:"What?" Rodrigues:"Your rutters -- your charts. You'd have hidden them somewhere. That's why you wanted to come on board. No pilot'd worry about clothes. You came for the rutters and now you want me out of here so you can get them. Blackthorne:"You're right, that's why I wanted to come. But they were in here". Rodrigues:"I am not going to steal them, Ingeles. I just want to read them -- maybe copy a few parts". Blackthorne:"They were in the sea chest". Rodrigues:"Madonna, what a liar! You wouldn't have left them there. Come on, there's not much time. I took your word, now you take mine. Pilot to pilot. I won't steal them. Blackthorne:"No, damn it! Stolen!" Rodrigues:"Do I believe you, Ingeles? I think so. This is where you kept them?" Blackthorne:"Yes. Yes, damn it, even the Portuguese rutter it's gone, too. Halfway around the earth and no way to get home. Lord give me strength!" Rodrigues:"I am sorry for you, Ingeles. I know how you feel it happened to me once". |
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| Yabu is standing on the deck, the sixty rowers
moving in complete unison.
Rodrigues:"You never saw a slaver move like this -- even with an infidel Turk whipping 'em to a lather. Those are samurai rowers, Ingeles and they'll stroke till they drop dead if Lord Toranaqa wants 'em to. Blackthorne:"How far is this place you're takinq me?" Rodrigues:"Osaka? Three-hundred-odd sea miles and we'll make it less than forty hours. Hey, Captain-san! Seinansei". Blackthorne:"West South West. You work for Toranaga?" Rodrigues:"Me -- work for him? Hell, no. I was just visiting Osaka, my Captain and I. This was just a ravor". Blackthorne:"What are they going to do with me?" Rodrigues:"Whatever the hell they want to do. Your stolen rutter, Ingeles -the Portuguese one. Whose was it?" Blackthorne:"I don't know". |
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