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The Tempest

William Shakespeare

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Act 1, Scene 1, Page 5

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GONZALO
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground: long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be done, but I would fain die a dry death.
GONZALO
Right now I’d give a thousand furlongs of sea for one little acre of dry ground: barren weed patch, anything at all. What’s destined to happen will happen, but I’d give anything to be dry when I die.
Exeunt
They exit.