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The Unsullied have stood here for a day and a night
with no food or water.
They will stand until they drop.
Such is their obedience.
They may suit my needs.
Tell me of their training.
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They begin their training at five.
Every day they drill from dawn to dusk
until they have mastered the shortsword,
the shield, and the three spears.
Only one boy in four survives this rigorous training.
Their discipline and loyalty are absolute.
They fear nothing.
Even the bravest men fear death.
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My master says the Unsullied are not men.
Death means nothing to them.
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He begs you attend to this carefully, Your Grace.
Tell the good master there is no need.
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My master points out that men don't need nipples.
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To win his shield,
an Unsullied must go to the slave marts with a silver mark,
find a newborn and kill it before its mother's eyes.
This way, my master says, we make certain
there is no weakness left in them.
You take a babe from its mother's arms,
kill it as she watches, and pay for her pain with a silver coin?
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My master would like you to know that the silver is paid
to the baby's owner, not the mother.
How many do you have to sell?
8,000.
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Master Kraznys asks that you please hurry.
Many other buyers are interested.
8,000 dead babies.