[A. A new dawn]
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A PERCEPTABLE TENSION IS HOVERING ABOVE AYREON'S HOMETOWN.
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SOMETHING IS AT HAND.
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[B. The gathering]
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THE TOWNSPEOPLE GATHER ON THE MARKET SQUARE TO JUDGE OF AYREON.
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IS HE A PROPHET OR A CHARLATAN, OR EVEN WORSE: AN APPARITION MOST UNHOLY?
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[C. The accusation]
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THE VILLAGERS ACCUSE AYREON OF BEING THE DEVIL'S SPAWN,
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BUT AYREON PERSISTS IN HIS INNOCENCE.
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[VILLAGERS:]
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have you seen his eyes
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up in the skies
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like hypnotized
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and he never smiles
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he never cries
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have you heard his song
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fierce and strong
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right or wrong
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should he be condemned
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for he doesn't belong
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[AYREON:]
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what have I done
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[VILLAGERS:]
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you've aroused the forces of destruction
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[AYREON:]
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what have I done
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[VILLAGERS:]
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you've unleashed the rage of the gods
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[AYREON:]
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what have I done
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[VILLAGERS:]
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you've denounced the wonder of creation
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[AYREON:]
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what have I done
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[VILLAGERS:]
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you've betrayed your own,
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now you have to pay
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it has been foretold
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in days of old
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'n evil soul
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will corrupt the world
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to achieve his goal
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he's the devil's seed
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an evil breed
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he's gonna make you bleed
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he'll take all he needs
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with uncontrolable greed
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[AYREON:]
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I've done nothing at all,
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no nothing at all
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[D. The banishment]
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WITH STICKS AND TORCHES IN HAND,
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THE ANGRY VILLAGERS DRIVE AYREON OUT OF THEIR DEMESNE.
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[E. Oblivion]
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COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED AYREON ROAMS THROUGH THE FOREST,
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ONLY AN INDISTINCT SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT SUSTAINS HIM.
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[AYREON:]
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if I have died, then this must be hell
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if I'm alive, I cannot break this gruesome spell
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I am seeking relief and finding none
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I have fallen into oblivion
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a force within dominates my tormented soul
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and empowers me to regain absolute control
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I shall not yield, for I am the chosen one
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who shall rise from oblivion
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GOOD FATE HAS GUIDED AYREON TO CAMELOT, KING ARTHUR'S CASTLE,
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WHERE HE IS WELCOMED AS A WORTHY MINSTREL.
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The Banishment
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