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He rushes Neo. His attack is ferocious but Neo blocks

each blow easily. Then with one quick strike to thechest he sends Agent Smith flying backwards.

For the first time since their inception, the Agents knowfear.

Agent Smith gets up, bracing himself as Neo charges himand springs into a dive. But the impact doesn't come.

Neo sinks into Agent Smith, disappearing, his tie and coatrippling as if he were a deep pool of water.

Spinning around he looks to the others and feelssomething, like a tremor before a quake, something deep,

something that is going to change everything.

Suddenly a SEARING SOUND stabs through his earpiece ashis chest begins to swell, then balloon as!--

Neo BURSTS up out of him. And with a final death scream,

Agent Smith EXPLODES like an empty husk in a brilliantcacophony of light, his shards spinning away, absorbed bythe Matrix until!-

Only Neo is left.

Neo faces the remaining Agents. They look at each other,

the same idea striking simultaneously!-

They run.

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sentinels are everywhere destroying the ship.

TRINITY:

Neo!

215 INT. HALL 215

Again he hears her. He reacts to the RINGING PHONE,

rushing toward it even as!-

216 INT. MAIN DECK 216

A sentinel descends towards Morpheus. On the screen we

see Neo dive for the phone as!-TRINITY

Now!

Morpheus turns the key.

217 INT. OVERFLOW PIT 217

A blinding shock of white light floods the chamber;

sentinels blink and fall instantly dead, filling the pitwith their cold metal carcasses.

218 INT. HOVERCRAFT 218

In the still darkness, only the humans are alive.

TRINITY:

Neo?

His eyes open. Tears pour from her smiling eyes as he

reaches up to touch her.

And she kisses him; it seems like it might last forever.

FADE TO BLACK.

FADE IN:

219 CLOSE ON COMPUTER SCREEN 219

as in the opening. The cursor beating steadily, waiting.

A PHONE begins to RING.

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It is answered and the screen fills instantly with the

trace program. After a long beat, we recognize Neo'svoice.

NEO (V.O.)

Hi. It's me. I know you're outthere. I can feel you now.

We CLOSE IN ON the racing columns of numbers shimmeringacross the screen.

NEO (V.O.)

I imagine you can also feel me.

The numbers begin to lock into place.

NEO (V.O.)

You won't have to search for me

anymore. I'm done running. Done

hiding. Whether I'm done

fighting, I suppose, is up to you.

We GLIDE IN TOWARDS the screen.

NEO (V.O.)

I believe deep down, we both wantthis world to change. I believe

that the Matrix can remain our

cage or it can become ourchrysalis, that's what you helpedme to understand. That to be

free, you cannot change your cage.

You have to change yourself.

We DIVE THROUGH the numbers, surging UP THROUGH thedarkness, sucked TOWARDS a tight constellation of stars.

NEO (V.O.)

When I used to look out at this

world, all I could see was its

edges, its boundaries, its rulesand controls, its leaders and

laws. But now, I see another

world. A different world where

all things are possible. A world

of hope. Of peace.

We realize that the constellation is actually the holesin the mouthpiece of a phone. Seen from inside.

NEO (V.O.)

I can't tell you how to get there,

but I know if you can free yourmind, you'll find the way.

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220 EXT. STREET - PHONE BOOTH 220

We SHOOT THROUGH the holes as!Neo hangs up the phone.

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He steps out of the phone and slides on a pair ofsunglasses. He looks up and we RISE.

HIGHER and HIGHER, until the city is miles below.

After a moment, Neo blasts by us, his long, black coatbillowing like a black leather cape as he flies fasterthan a speeding bullet.

FADE OUT.

THE END:

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