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Moses' first meeting with Joshua.

Moses: You know it's death to strike an Egyptian?
Joshua: I know it.
Moses: Yet you stuck him. Why?
Joshua: To save the old woman.
Moses: What is she to you?
Joshua: An old woman.
Egyptian guard: Lord Prince, send him to his death!
Moses: (impressed by Joshua's words) The man has courage. You do not speak like a slave.
Joshua: God made men. Men made slaves.
Moses: Which God?
Joshua: The God of Abraham. The almighty God.
Moses: If your God is almighty, why does he leave you in bondage?
Joshua: He will choose the hour of our freedom... and the man who will deliver us.
Baka: Lord prince, this man speaks treason.
Moses: It is not treason to want freedom. Release him.

Alternative Title(s): The Ten Commandments

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