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Understanding Death's Influence on Humanity
Cheyenne
You don't understand, Jill. People like that have something inside... something to do with death.
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The Allure of Wealth in Railroads
Cheyenne
Harmonica, a town built around a railroad. You could make a fortune. Hundreds of thousands of dollars. Hey, more than that. Thousands of thousands.
[laughs]
Harmonica
They call them "millions".
Cheyenne
Millions". Hmm.
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Confrontation of Fate and Responsibility
Harmonica
Your friends have a high mortality rate Frank. First three, then two.
Frank
So, you're the one who makes appointments.
Harmonica
And you're the one who doesn't keep them.
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Value of Money and Betrayal in History
Cheyenne
Judas was satisfied with 4,970 dollars less.
Harmonica
There weren't no dollars in them days.
Cheyenne
But sons-of-bitches? Yeah.
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Confrontation between Frank and Harmonica
Frank
Who are you?
Harmonica
Jim Cooper. Chuck Youngblood.
Frank
More dead men.
Harmonica
They were all alive until they met you, Frank.
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A Shortage of Horses in the West
Harmonica
And Frank?
Snaky
Frank sent us.
Harmonica
Did you bring a horse for me?
Snaky
It looks like we're... it looks like we're shy of one horse!
[Chuckling]
Harmonica
You brought two too many.
[Harmonica shoots the three henchmen dead]
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Identity Revealed in a Tense Encounter
Frank
What's your name?
Harmonica
Dave Jenkins.
Frank
Dave Jenkins has been dead a long time.
Harmonica
Calder Benson.
Frank
What's your name? Benson's dead, too.
Harmonica
You would know, Frank. You killed them.
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The Nature of Weapons and Understanding
Morton
There are many things you'll never understand.
Morton
This is one of them. You see, Frank, there are many kinds of weapons. And the only one that can stop that is this. Now, shall we get back to our little problem?
Frank
My weapons might look simple to you, Mr. Morton, but they can still shoot holes big enough for our little problems.
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Betrayal and Loyalty in a Changing Landscape
Jill
But... but those were his men.
Harmonica
Yeah.
Jill
And they tried to kill him.
Harmonica
They must've found someone who pays better.
Jill
And you! You saved his life.
Harmonica
I didn't let them kill him. That's not the same thing.
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Self-Discovery Amidst a Changing World
Frank
Morton once told me I could never be like him. Now I understand why. Wouldn't have bothered him, knowing you were around somewhere alive.
Harmonica
So, you found out you're not a businessman after all.
Frank
Just a man.
Harmonica
An ancient race. Other Mortons will be along, and they'll kill it off.
Frank
The future don't matter to us. Nothing matters now - not the land, not the money, not the woman. I came here to see you. Cause I know that now, you'll tell me what you're after.
Harmonica
...Only at the point of dyin'.
Frank
I know.
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The Mysterious Harmonica Player
Cheyenne
Do you know anything about a guy going around playing the harmonica? He's someone you'd remember. Instead of talking, he plays. And when he better play, he talks.
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A Woman's Strength and Resilience
Jill
Mrs. McBain goes back to civilization. Minus a husband and plus a great future.
Cheyenne
You deserve better.
Jill
The last man who told me that is buried out there.
Cheyenne
You know, Jill, you remind me of my mother. She was the biggest whore in Alameda and the finest woman that ever lived. Whoever my father was for an hour or for a month... he must have been a happy man.
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A Conversation About Power and Memory
Jill
If you want to, you can lay me over the table and amuse yourself. And even call in your men. Well. No woman ever died from that. When you're finished, all I'll need will be a tub of boiling water, and I'll be exactly what I was before - with just another filthy memory.
Cheyenne
You make good coffee, at least?
[sighs]
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Anticipation in the Silence of Whittling
Jill
What's he waiting for out there? What's he doing?
Cheyenne
He's whittlin on a piece of wood. I've got a feeling when he stops whittlin'... Somethin's gonna happen.
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A Final Plea for Dignity in Death
Cheyenne
Hey, Harmonica - when they do you in, pray it's somebody who knows where to shoot... Go away... go away... go away, I don't want you to see me die.
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Reflections on Violence and Morality
Cheyenne
They wanna hang me. The big, black crows. Idiots. What the hell? I'll kill anything. Never a kid. Be like killin a priest. Catholic priest, that is.
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Trust and Insecurity in Appearance
Frank
How can you trust a man who wears both a belt and suspenders? The man can't even trust his own pants.
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Longing for a Future Reunion
Jill
I wish you'll come back someday.
Harmonica
Someday.
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Advice on Maintaining Family Harmony
Frank
Keep your lovin brother happy.
[Harmonica's brother stands on his shoulders with a rope around his neck, Frank puts a harmonica in his mouth]
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Mysterious Encounter with Dusty Figures
Harmonica
I saw three of these dusters a short time ago. They were waiting for a train. Inside the dusters there were three men.
Cheyenne
So?
Harmonica
Inside the men there were three bullets.
Cheyenne
That's a crazy story, Harmonica, for two reasons. One, nobody around these part's got the guts to wear those dusters except Cheyenne's men. Two, Cheyenne's men don't get killed. That surprise you?
Harmonica
Yeah. Well, you know music and you can count. All the way up to two.
Cheyenne
All the way up to six if I have to. And maybe faster than you.
[Turns the cylinder of his revolver; gestures to Harmonica's wound]
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Fear and Control in Conflict
Morton
Tell me, was it necessary that you kill all of them? I only told you to scare them.
Frank
People scare better when they're dying.
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