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VAISYA

(holds Indio's arm)

Don't. If we've become murderers what right have we. . .

INDIO

Leave go! You want to get us killed?

WOMAN

What's the matter?

MAN

I thought I heard something. Nothing. Always that same group of fanatics!

WOMAN

What group?

MAN

Each one of these so-called revolutions starts out yelling democracy and ends up being led by a bunch of fanatics who want to raze to the ground everything we and the Europeans worked for.

INDIO

Now you'll leave me alone?

VAISYA

No! Murderer!

MAN

If they'd only be satisfied with a voice in their governments we wouldn't have to send any of our boys abroad. But no! Once they start, the fanatics join the din and then they want everything--our plants, our roads, our investments. Well are you going to call or do we get out of here?

WOMAN

(calls weakly)

Indio! Indio Moksa!