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Carmen: The captain has been so good to us... Please, Ofelia, call him father. It's just a word, Ofelia, just a word. Garcés: [surrounded by men, Mercedes holds the paring knife against her throat] If anyone is going to kill you, I'd rather it be me. Mercedes: [to Vidal] I'm not some old man! Or a wounded prisoner! Motherfucker... Don't you dare touch the girl. You won't be the first pig I've gutted!

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[to the Dragonfly] Hello. Are you a fairy?

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Ofelia: My name is Ofelia. Who are you? Faun: Me? I've had so many names... Old names that only the wind and the trees can pronounce. I am the mountain, the forest and the earth. I am... I am a faun. Your most humble servant, Your Highness.

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Mayor: Have I told you that I was acquainted with your father, Captain? Capitán Vidal: No. I had no idea. Mayor: In Morocco. I knew him only briefly, but he left a great impression. Capitán Vidal: An excellent soldier. Mayor: The men in his battalion said that when General Vidal died on the battlefield, he smashed his watch on a rock so that his son would know the exact hour and minute of his death. So he would know how a brave man dies. Capitán Vidal: Nonsense. He didn't own a watch.

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Dr. Ferreiro: Let's see how that leg is doing, Frenchie. Old Man: How do you think it's doing? It's fucked up.

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Dr. Ferreiro: One more thing, sir. What makes you so sure it's a boy? Capitán Vidal: Don't fuck with me.

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Capitán Vidal: You could have obeyed me! Dr. Ferreiro: But captain, to obey- just like that- for the sake of obeying... without questioning... that's something only people like you can do Captain. Mercedes: I'm a coward. Pedro: You're not a coward. Mercedes: Yes, I am. A coward - for living next to that son of a bitch, doing his laundry, making his bed, feeding him... What if the doctor's right and we can't win? Pedro: At least we'll make things harder for that bastard.

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Capitán Vidal: Tell my son what time his father died. Tell him that I- Mercedes: [interrupting] No. He won't even know your name.