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MUFASA: Look Simba, everything the light touches is our kingdom.
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SIMBA: Wow.
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MUFASA: A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun.
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One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here
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and will rise with you as the new king.
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SIMBA: And this will all be mine?
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MUFASA: Everything.
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SIMBA: Everything, the light touches.
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What about that shadowy place?
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MUFASA: That's beyond our borders.
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You must never go there Simba.
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SIMBA: But I thought a king can do whatever he want.
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MUFASA: Oh, there's more to being king than getting your way all the time.
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SIMBA: There's more?
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MUFASA: [LAUGHTER] Simba. Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance.
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As king, you need to understand that balance and respect
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all the creatures from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.
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SIMBA: But, Dad, don't we eat the antelope?
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MUFASA: Yes Simba, but let me explain.
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When we die, our bodies become the grass and the antelope eat the grass,
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and so we are all connected in the great circle of life.