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caesar's apostasy.
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The Voice.
By <g>willing</g>.
Julian.
<g>What</g> shall I will?
The Voice.
What thou <g>must</g>.
Julian.
It pales; it vanishes![Coming closer.] Speak, speak! What must I will? The Voice. [Wailing.] Julian! [The circle of light passes away; the table lamps burn as before.
Maximus.
[Looking up.] Gone?
Julian.
Gone.
Maximus.
Dost thou <g>now</g> see clearly?
Julian.
Now less than ever. I hang in the void over the yawning deep—midway between light and darkness. [He lies down again.] What is the empire?
Maximus.
There are three empires.
Julian.
Three?
