| Les Miserables
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| Les Miserables (Act 1)
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| The Runaway Cart
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| [The crowd parts to reveal that the cart has crashed
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| Trapping M. Fauchelevant.]
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| Voices
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| Look at that!
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| Look at that!
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| It’s Monsieur Fauchelevant!
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| Don’t approach! |
| Don’t go near!
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| At the risk of your life!
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| He is caught by the wheel!
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| Oh, the pitiful man
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| Stay away, turn away
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| There is nothing to do
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| There is nothing to do
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| Valjean
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| Is there anyone here
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| Who will rescue the man?
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| Who will help me to shoulder
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| The weight of the cart?
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| Voices
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| Don’t go near him, Mr. Mayor
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| The load is heavy as hell
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| The old man’s a goner for sure
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| It’ll kill you as well
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| [Valjean attempts to lift the cart. |
| They manage to pull
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| Fauchelevant clear.]
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| Fauchelevant
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| M’sieur le Mayor, I have no words
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| You come from God, you are a saint
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| Javert
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| Can this be true?
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| I don’t believe what I see!
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| A man your age
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| To be as strong as you are…
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| A memory stirs
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| You make me think of a man
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| From years ago
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| A man who broke his parole
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| He disappeared
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| Forgive me, Sir
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| I would not dare!
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| Valjean
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| Say what you must, don’t leave it there
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| Javert
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| I have only known one other
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| Who can do what you have done
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| He’s a convict from the chain gang
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| He’s been ten years on the run
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| But he couldn’t run forever
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| We have found his hideaway
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| And he’s just been re-arrested
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| And he comes to court today
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| Of course he now denies it
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| You’d expect that of a con
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| But he couldn’t run forever
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| No, not even Jean Valjean!
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| Valjean
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| You say this man denies it all
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| And gives no sign of understanding or repentance?
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| You say this man is going to trial
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| And that’s he’s sure to be returned
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| To serve his sentence?
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| Come to that, can you be sure
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| That I am not your man?
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| Javert
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| I have known the thief for ages
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| Tracked him down through thick and thin
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| And to make the matter certain
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| There’s the brand upon his skin
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| He will bend, he will break
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| This time there is no mistake |