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Scene VIIIA field of battleAlarum as in battle. Enter, from opposite sides, Marcius and AufidiusMarciusI’ll fight with none but thee; for I do hate thee Worse than a promise-breaker.AufidiusWe hate alike: Not Afric owns a serpent I abhor More than thy fame and envy. Fix thy foot.MarciusLet the first budger die the other’s slave, And the gods doom him after!AufidiusIf I fly, Marcius, Holloa me like a hare.MarciusWithin these three hours, Tullus, Alone I fought in your Corioli walls, And made what work I pleased: ’tis not my blood Wherein thou seest me mask’d; for thy revenge Wrench up thy power to the highest.AufidiusWert thou the Hector That was the whip of your bragg’d progeny, Thou shouldst not scape me here.They fight, and certain Volsces come to the aid of Aufidius. Marcius fights till they be driven in breathlessOfficious, and not valiant, you have shamed me In your condemned seconds.Exeunt

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