input: TEXT: 113 - Le Morte d'Arthur "In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin." Forest Arthur's hunting party sneaks through the woods. ARTHUR: Merlin, spear. Merlin drops it on him. ARTHUR: Do you have any natural gifts, Merlin? MERLIN: No. Well, let me think. I'm not naturally rude or insensitive. ARTHUR: Just naturally irritating. They move forward and hear growling noises. Arthur catches Merlin's expression. ARTHUR: It's probably more scared of you than you are of it. Arthur signals to his knights where to go. Questing Beast jumps out at them. Arthur drops his spear and they all run. Merlin falls. Arthur and Sir Bedivere help him up. Bedivere subsequently falls and gets killed by the beast. MERLIN: Have we lost it? ARTHUR: Who's missing? MERLIN: Where's Sir Bedivere? SIR BEDIVERE: *scream* Castle - Council Chamber Of Doom GAIUS: The creature you describe has all the characteristics of the Questing Beast. ARTHUR: Surely that's a myth. GAIUS: According to the old books, the appearance of the Questing Beast is supposed to foreshadow a time of great upheaval. UTHER: Gaius, it's an old wives' tale. ARTHUR: Look, whatever it is, it's spreading panic. The people fear it will enter the city. UTHER: Then we must kill it. Arthur, gather the guard together. You ride at dawn. GAIUS: I beg you, Sire, do not dismiss this. The beast is an omen. I've seen it come before, the night your wife Ygraine passed away. UTHER: I've told you not to speak of that night again. I have conquered the Old Religion. It's warnings mean nothing to me now. Arthur will destroy the beast and we will no longer suffer at its hand. Gaius's Chambers GAIUS: This is no
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output: A huge monster, the Questing Beast, is on the loose near Camelot. Morgana has a nightmare of Arthur's death, but he ignores her warning and is bitten by the creature before Merlin slays it. The Great Dragon tells Merlin that in order to save Arthur he must travel to the Isle of the Blessed, where he meets Nimueh. She gives him the antidote (water from the Cup of Life) but warns him another life must be sacrificed to save Arthur's. Merlin gives the antidote to Arthur and the prince recovers, but Merlin's mother arrives in Camelot with a terrible illness. Merlin prepares to return to the Isle of the Blessed, however Gaius gets there first. As Gaius sacrifices himself, Merlin faces the greatest test so far of his emotions and his magic powers in a final showdown with Nimueh.