(The PHANTOM emerges from behind the cross)
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PHANTOM (very soft and enticing)
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Wandering child . . .
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so lost . . .
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so helpless . . .
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yearning for my guidance . . .
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(Bewildered, CHRISTINE looks up, and murmurs breathlessly):
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CHRISTINE
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Angel . . . or father . . .
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friend . . . or Phantom . . . ?
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Who is it there, staring . . . ?
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PHANTOM (more and more hypnotic)
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Have you forgotten your Angel . . .?
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CHRISTINE
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Angel . . . oh, speak . . .
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What endless longings echo in this whisper . . .!
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(RAOUL appears in the shadows and watches for a moment transfixed)
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PHANTOM (now drawing CHRISTINE towards him)
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Too long you've wandered in winter . . .
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RAOUL (to himself a murmur)
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Once again she is his . . .
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PHANTOM
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Far from my far-reaching gaze . . .
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RAOUL
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Once again she returns . . .
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CHRISTINE (increasingly mesmerized)
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Wildly my mind beats against you . . .
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PHANTOM
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You resist . . .
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PHANTOM/CHRISTINE
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Yet your/the soul obeys . . .
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RAOUL
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. . . to the arms of her angel . . .
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angel or demon . . .
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still he calls her . . .
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luring her back, from the grave . . .
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angel or dark seducer . . .?
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Who are you, strange angel . . .?
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PHANTOM
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Angel of Music!
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You denied me, turning from true beauty . . .
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Angel of Music!
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Do not shun me . . .
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Come to your strange Angel . . .
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CHRISTINE
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Angel of Music!
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I denied you, turning from true beauty . . .
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Angel of Music!
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My protector . . .
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Come to me, strange Angel . . .
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(CHRISTINE moves towards the figure of the PHANTOM)
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PHANTOM (beckoning her)
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I am your Angel of Music . . .
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Come to me: Angel of Music . . .
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RAOUL (suddenly calling out)
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Angel of darkness!
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Cease this torment!
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(Inexorably the PHANTOM continues to beckon CHRISTINE)
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PHANTOM
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I am your Angel of Music . . .
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Come to me: Angel of Music . . .
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RAOUL (in desperation)
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Christine! Christine listen to me!
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Whatever you may believe, this man . . .
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this thing . . . is not your father!
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(to the PHANTOM)
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Let her go! For God's sake, let her go! Christine !
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(Coming out of her trance CHRISTINE turns and mouths the words):
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CHRISTINE
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Raoul . . .
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Wandering Child
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| The Phantom of the Opera |
