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No. 12: Octet (Sultana, Scent-of Lilies, Heart's Desire, Honey-of-Life,
Dancing Sunbeam, Hassan, Yussuf & Abdallah)

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Sunbeam.
	The Sultan's Executioner The Royal Retributioner,
		Will of course dispose of you
			Without the smallest fuss;
				You will p'r'aps be led
					To a public place
				By the hair of your head,
					As a mark of disgrace;
				Anyhow, you'll be dead
					In a very short space —
		Anyhow, you'll be dead in a very short space,
			But what will become of us?

Others.
	Yes — what will become of them/us?

Hassan.
	No — what will become of me?

Others.
	No — what will become of them/us?

Hassan.
	No — what will become of me?

Others.		Hassan.
	of them/us?
			of me?
	of them/us?
			of me?
	of them/us?
			of me?
	of them/us? of them/us? of them/us?		of me? of me? of me?

All.
	The Sultan's Executioner The Royal Retributioner,
		Will of course know what to do —
			He acts with amazing phlegm.
All (except Hassan).
				You'll p'r'aps be led
					To a public place
				By the hair of your head,
					As a mark of disgrace;
				Anyhow, you'll be dead
					In a very short space —
		Anyhow, you'll be dead in a very short space,
			But what will become of them/us?

Hassan.
	No — what will become of me?

Others.
	No — what will become of them/us?

Hassan.
	No — what will become of me?

Hassan		Others
	me?
			of them/us?
	of me?
			of them/us?
	of me?
			of them/us?
	of me?

Sunbeam.
	When the Royal Life-Long-Limiter Has sharpened up his scimitar,
		You'll very likely ride
			In a sort of a private 'bus;
				By a vulgar throng
					To be roundly hissed;
				But it won't be for long,
					(So I wouldn't resist;)
				At the sound of a gong
					You will cease to exist!
		At the sound of a gong you will cease to exist!
			But what will become of us?

Others.
	Yes — what will become of them/us?

Hassan.
	No — what will become of me?

Others.
	No — what will become of them/us?

Hassan.
	No — what will become of me?

Others.		Hassan.
	of them/us?
			of me?
	of them/us?
			of me?
	of them/us?
			of me?
	of them/us? of them/us? of them/us?		of me? of me? of me?

All.
	When the Royal Life-Long-Limiter Has sharpened up his scimitar,
		Misfortune's angry tide
			Too late you will be to stem;
All (except Hassan).
				By a vulgar throng
					You'll be roundly hissed;
				But it won't be for long,
					(So I wouldn't resist;)
				At the sound of a gong
					You will cease to exist!
		At the sound of a gong you will cease to exist!
			But what will become of them/us?

Hassan.
	No — what will become of me?

Others.
	Yes — what will become of them/us?

Hassan.
	No — what will become of me?

Hassan		Others
	me?
			them/us?
	me?
			them/us?
	me?
			them/us?
	me?
			them/us?
	me?
			them/us?
	me?
			them/us?

All.
	What will become of us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us, us?

Exit Dancing Sunbeam.

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