The Book of Eli Page #3

what I tell them if the

words are from the book.

It's happened before,

and it will happen again.

All we need is that book.

Then I want Solara.

Are you bargaining

with me?

Is this a deal

we're making?

We lost a lot of men.

You need me

more than ever.

Now you say that book

is worth the trouble.

Well I believe you.

But I want Solara for it.

Why not?

Why not.

Let's get the

f*** out of here.

Which way are

we heading?

West.

Hello?

Can anyone help me?

Hello, is anybody there?

Are you okay?

Oh, yeah, I'm fine.

You go along,

I'll be okay.

- Let me just...

- No! Really, please!

I'm fine, really. I need

a man to help me...

You just go along.

It's okay, it will just

take a minute.

I'm fine. Please...

Help!

Get off me!

Hold them there.

- What's wrong?

- Did you hear that?

Don't move.

Take the wire off

of that. Spool it up.

- What is that?

- Dinner.

It's like if he's

protected somehow.

Like there's nothing

that can touch him.

He's just a f***ing man.

You put a bullet in him

and he will go down.

Still warm.

No more than a

few hours dead.

He can't be far.

Son of a b*tch.

Solara.

You sure you

still want her?

It's gonna be

dark soon.

We can't track

them at night,

they'll see us coming.

We'll drive right past

them and never know it.

He's right.

They're on foot. Tired.

They'll have to sleep.

We'll make up the

ground tomorrow.

We'll have them

before morning, Sam.

That better be

a guarantee.

Do you really read the

same book every day?

Without fail.

Will you read

some to me?

Please.

The lord is my shepard.

I shall not want;

He makes me to lie down

in green pastures.

He leads me beside

still waters;

He restores my soul.

He leadeth me in paths

of righteousness

for His name's sake.

Even though I walk

through the valley

of the shadow

of death,

I will fear no evil;

for Thou art with me

- That's beautiful.

- You like that?

- Did you write that?

- Yes I did.

- Really?

- No.

That was around

a long time before

you and I got here,

thats for sure.

What did you mean

when you said it's

not just any book?

It's the only one.

Really?

After the war people

made it their business

to find and destroy any

that the fires didn't get,

some people say this

was the reason

for the war in

the first place.

Anyway, it's the only

one that survived.

How did you get it?

They said that the war,

tore a hole in the sky.

You probably

heard the stories.

Yeah.

Tore a hole in the sky,

sun came down,

and burned everything.

Everything and

everybody.

You were lucky, to

hole up and hide in

a place like this,

or underground.

Most people

weren't lucky.

So, a year later we

started coming out,

wandering around,

didn't know what to do,

just trying to find a

place to survive.

One day, I heard a voice.

It's hard to explain,

but it was like if it was

coming from inside me.

But I could hear it as

clear as I can hear you.

What did the voice say?

It led me. To a place

where I found the book.

Buried, under some rubble.

The voice told me to

carry the book out West.

It told me a path had

been laid out for me,

that I'd be led to a

place where the book

would be safe.

Told me that I'd

be protected,

against anything that

stood in my path.

I've been walking

ever since.

And you did all that

because a voice

in your head told

you to.

Yes, I did.

I know what I heard.

I know what I hear.

And I know I would

have never made it,

without help.

- What's that?

- One question too many.

Go to bed, we've got an

early start in the morning.

What are you doing?

I'm sorry, I thought

you were sleeping.

I wasn't sleeping.

What are you doing?

I just wanted to

see the book.

Nobody touches it but

me, you understand?

- Do you understand me?

- Yes, I understand.

since you don't know

how to read anyway,

it's of no use to you.

Yeah.

So teach me.

Hold on. Hold up.

Stop!

You say you've been

walking for 30 years.

Have you ever thought

maybe you were lost?

No.

How do you know you're

walking in the right direction?

I walk by faith,

not by sight.

- What does that mean?

- It means you know something,

even if you don't

know something.

It doesn't make

any sense.

It doesn't have to

make sense. It's faith.

Its a flower of light,

in a field of darkness,

giving me the strength

to carry on, understand?

Is that from

your book?

No, it's Johnny Cash...

What?

Do you think anyone

lives there?

I dont know.

Maybe there's water.

Stay behind me.

"No Trespassers"

This is weird.

Who are you?

Travelers, thats all.

Don't mean any harm.

No trespassing. Didn't

you read the sign?

We're very sorry,

I didn't see it.

- What's your business?

- We were just...

No business.

We're very sorry,

and if you let us,

we'll be on our way.

George, look at them.

One of them is

just a girl.

Old story. Heard it a

hundred times before.

We get so few

visitors these days,

George is suspicious

of everybody.

I'm Martha.

Would you care

for some tea?

How about some music?

It's so soothing.

George!

You can ring my bell,

ring my bell.

How do you like it?

You can ring my bell,

ring my bell.

- Is that good?

- Good, good.

Great.

It's amazing that you

two have survived

out here all by

yourselves.

Well, now. George is

something of a handyman.

He did a lot of

work on this place,

making it safe.

We may be old, but

we're resilliant.

We've had more than

a few trying to take

this place from us,

haven't we George?

Yes we have.

I wanna show you

something, come on.

George, no. Not now.

Come on!

- Are these...?

- Graves? Sure.

It'd be uncivilized

not to bury them.

Besides, it's good

for the soil.

Come on back inside.

I might be able to rustle

up some sandwhiches.

Well, thank you. Thank

you very much.

- We gotta go now.

- They killed these people.

They didn't just kill

them. They ate them.

- Their hands are shaking.

- Too much human meat.

Let's go.

I found some meat.

I hope you're hungry.

No. No, thank you.

- Well, we gotta be going.

- So soon?

Yeah, I'm afraid so.

Are you sure you

won't stay?

I'm sure. Very sure.

Put the gun down.

Sorry. Take this. Open

the door for us, please.

- Thank you for the tea.

- Thank you so much.

Go back inside.

George, what's wrong?

Whole company of armed

degenerats, thats what,

and they led them

straight to us.

I just set out the

good china.

F*** the china.

Have you got any

more weapons?

Weapons? I'll show

you some weapons.

Come on.

We know you're

in there.

Come on out and nobody

needs to get hurt.

I'll make it easy.

Send out Solara

with the book.

What are we

gonna do?

I know what the

f*** I'm doing.

Wait, wait.

They ain't coming out.

Sh*t! Get down!

Everybody down!

You know that

voice you heard?

Did he say anything

about this?

We'll get out alive.

Both of us.

What about us?

Didn't mention you.

Cease fire!

Cease fire.

Motherfuckers!

Over on the side!

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