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The Princess Bride - Week 7
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Minute 43
Traversing couple
Narrowly avoids fire spout
Warned by popping sounds
Dank jungle of vines
Swashbuckler cuts swath with sword
Explains Roberts’ tale
Minute 44
Valet-less pirate
Intrigued by the farmboy’s words
Stays hand and hires him
Threatened day by day
Westley’s education grows
And friendship blossoms
A secret revealed
Roberts is not true Roberts
His real name -- Ryan
The name of Roberts
Has been passed down many times
First has since retired
Minute 45
Westley assumed role
Convinced a newly hired crew
That he was Roberts
Buttercup perplexed
Pensively wanders away
Disappears in sand
Grabbing nearby vine
Westley dives after his love
Strange creature patrols
Minute 46
Two figures emerge
Climbing from sandy bowels
Gasping for fresh air
Their doom lurks nearby
It is inevitable
They shall perish there
Minute 47
Fire Swamp’s three dangers
Fire spurts, lightning sand, what else?
R.O.U.S.’s
Westley pounced on by
Unusually large rat
Buttercup spectates
Clutching for his sword
Continues empty-handed
Wrestling with rodent
Minute 48
R.O.U.S. tossed
Regains footing and charges
Aiming for princess
Using broken branch
Buttercup weakly attacks
Rodent chews her shoe
Rodent sinks in teeth
Gnawing Westley’s left shoulder
Rolled into fire spurt
As rodent smolders
Westley stabs repeatedly
Stands victorious
Minute 49
Emergence from swamp
Battered, disheveled couple
Autumnal lakeshore
Prince and entourage
Erupt onto tranquil scene
Masculine showdown
Westley monologues
Unaware of crossbowmen
Will not surrender
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