Antony and Cleopatra Act 3, Scene 8

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A plain near Actium, Greece.

(Octavius Caesar and Taurus enter with their army marching behind them)

Octavius Caesar: Taurus!

Taurus: My lord?

Octavius Caesar: Do not attack Antony by land. Keep everyone together here. Don’t start a battle until we’ve had our battle at sea. And don’t go beyond what I’ve written in this scroll. Our future depends on this.

(all exit)

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