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NARRATOR: Long ago, a mythic
battle between good and evil
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played out in ancient China.
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The country was torn by civil war,
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with many kingdoms
struggling for land and power.
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But one king had a ruthless ambition
to make himself emperor by the sword.
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(CLEARING THROAT)
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(SPEAKING MANDARIN)
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Leave me.
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Prepare for war!
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NARRATOR: The other rulers hired assassins
to kill the king
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before he could conquer them all.
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(GRUNTING)
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(SWORDS CLASHING)
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(SPEAKING MANDARIN)
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Stop! I am not harmed.
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We attack tonight!
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(PEOPLE SCREAMING)
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NARRATOR: Kingdom by kingdom,
his army swept away everything in it's path,
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and anyone who resisted met a terrible fate.
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The country was his.
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He was now Emperor of All Under Heaven.
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He enslaved his conquered enemies
and forced them to build his Great Wall.
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When they were dead or useless,
he had them buried beneath it.
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The Emperor's mystics taught him
mastery over the five elements,
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fire, water, earth, wood and metal.
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His power seemed without limit.
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He was master of millions,
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