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Enter ANTONY
ANTONY enters.
 SECOND SOLDIER
  Room, ho! Tell Antony Brutus is ta'en.
SECOND SOLDIER
Make room! Tell Antony that Brutus has been taken.
 FIRST SOLDIER
  I'll tell the news. Here comes the general.
  —Brutus is ta'en, Brutus is ta'en, my lord.
FIRST SOLDIER
I'll tell him the news. Oh, here comes the general—Brutus has been caught, Brutus is taken, my lord.
 ANTONY
  Where is he?
ANTONY
Where is he?
 LUCILLIUS
20 Safe, Antony. Brutus is safe enough.
  I dare assure thee that no enemy
  Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus.
  The gods defend him from so great a shame!
  When you do find him, or alive or dead,
25 He will be found like Brutus, like himself.
LUCILLIUS
He's safe, Antony. I can assure you that no enemy will ever take the noble Brutus alive. The gods protect him from so great a shame! When you do find him, alive or dead, he'll be found on his own terms.
 ANTONY
  (to SOLDIERS) This is not Brutus, friend, but, I assure you,
  A prize no less in worth. Keep this man safe.
  Give him all kindness. I had rather have
  Such men my friends than enemies. Go on,
30 And see whether Brutus be alive or dead.
  And bring us word unto Octavius' tent
  How everything is chanced.
ANTONY
(to SOLDIERS) This isn't Brutus, friend, but, I assure you, he is a valuable prize. Keep this man safe. Be kind to him. I would rather have such men as friends than enemies. Move on, find out if Brutus is alive or dead, then return to Octavius's tent to tell us what you've learned.
Exeunt severally
They exit in opposite directions.

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