The Book of Eli Page #4

Over on the side!

F***ing bastards!

Hold your fire!

- What are they doing?

- Nothing good.

Where is the book?

Check his pack.

It ain't here.

This is your last chance.

You give it up, or

I swear I'll bury

you out here.

Son-of-a...

Let's try this again.

- Carnegie!

- What!?

Now. Where's the book?

Give him the book.

Please.

Don't tell him.

It's in the house.

Back of the TV.

- Go check the TV.

- The what?

You gotta be f***ing

shitting me. You go!

Go!

Ask and you

shall receive.

God is good,

is he not?

All the time.

Not all the time.

No!

You see? What

did I tell you?

He's just a man.

No! Leave him alone!

Where's your

protection now?

Hmm?

Pray for me.

Okay?

I mean it.

Sh*t.

Go back!

Come on.

Come on!

We've got enough

fuel to make it back,

do you want to

go after her?

No.

- Where are you going?

- I'm going West.

Gotta go West.

Hey.

- I'm sorry.

- For what?

This. This is

all my fault.

- No, it's not.

- Yeah it is,

if I didn't come with

you, none of this

would have happened.

It's not your fault.

Did what I had to do.

Didn't think anything

could make you

give up that book.

You know, for years

I've been carrying and

reading it every day.

I got so caught up

with keeping it safe

I forgot to live by

what I learned from it.

Yeah? What's that?

Just to...

Do for others more than

you do for yourself.

It's what I got

from it anyway.

Do you smell that?

- What?

- In the air. Salt.

We're getting close

to the ocean.

That is good.

That's it.

Get the Engineer!

That's far enough!

What's your

business here?

My name is Eli.

I have a King James

Bible in my possession.

Remain where you are.

Don't attempt to make

any sudden moves, or

you will be fired upon.

Be careful with it.

Thank you.

Careful with it.

Wait.

We've been doing this

for a long time now.

- Feels like a museum.

- It's much more than that.

This is where we're

going to start again.

We've got a printing

press that will be

operational quite soon.

We're going to teach

people about the

world they lost.

Help them start

to rebuild it.

Look. Shakespear.

Britannica.

Missing only a

few volumes.

There's a whole series

of beautiful Mozart

and Wagner records. Still

in very pristine condition.

But never a Bible.

Well, not until now.

May I ask what

condition it's in?

It's beat up. But it

will do the job.

Do you think

I could see it?

Yes, you may.

- That's it. It's open.

- Good.

Do you have anything

to write on?

Could you get us some

writing paper, please?

A lot of it.

A whole lot of it.

It can't be.

It's impossible!

It can't be!

Pay close attention.

And write down

everything I say.

Exactly as I say it.

The first book of Moses.

Called Genesis.

Chapter one,

verse one:

"In the beginning God

created the heavens

and the earth."

Verse two:

"And the earth was

without form and void;

and darkness was upon

the face of the deep.

And the Spirit of God

was hovering

over the face

of the waters."

Verse three:

"And God said, Let

there be light:

and there was light."

Where is Solara?

Out there.

Her choice.

I tried to bring her

back. She refused.

What did you do

when she refused?

Read it.

What did you do

to my daughter?

Read it!

What did you do

to my daughter!?

Sorry.

It's been so long

I dont remember.

- You have to.

- I have to? Really?

You have to. Please.

- Your leg.

- It doesn't hurt anymore.

I can smell it.

You worked so hard

for that book.

You sacrificed so

much, so many men.

More than you

could spare.

Now, all those people

who were too scared

to even say your name.

They're downstairs,

tearing up the bar right

now, did you know that?

And there's noone

there to stop them.

And you are feverish.

I can't imagine what

it must feel like to

have what you want

so close and it might

aswell be a million

miles away.

Stop it!

Are you leaving me?

Claudia?

Claudia!?

Claudia!

Dear Lord. Thank you for

giving me the strength

and the conviction to

complete the task you

entrusted to me.

Thank you for guiding

me straight and true,

through the many

obstacles on my path.

And for keeping me

resolute when all around

seemed lost.

Thank you for your

protection and for your

many signs along

the way.

Thank you for any good

that I may have done,

I'm so sorry

about the bad.

You don't have to

leave, you know.

You're very welcome

to stay here.

You'll be perfectly safe.

Thank you.

But this is something

that I have to do.

Where will you go?

Home.

Thank you for the

friend I made.

Please watch over her,

as you watched over me.

Thank you for finally

allowing me to rest.

I'm so very tired.

But I go now to my

rest at peace.

Knowing that I've done

right with my time

on this earth.

HOLY BIBLE:

NEW KING JAMES VERSION

I fought the good fight.

I finished the race.

I kept the faith.

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