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| CLERK: Please repeat after me: "I swear by Almighty God..." WITNESS: I swear by Almighty God. CLERK: That the evidence that I give... WITNESS: That's right. CLERK: Repeat it. WITNESS: Repeat it. CLERK: No! Repeat what I said. WITNESS: What you said when? CLERK: That the evidence that I give... WITNESS: That the evidence that I give. CLERK: Shall be the truth and... WITNESS: It will, and nothing but the truth! CLERK: Please, just repeat after me: "Shall be the truth and..." WITNESS: I'm not a scholar, you know. CLERK: We can appreciate that. Just repeat after me: "Shall be the truth and..." WITNESS: Shall be the truth and. CLERK: Say: "Nothing...". WITNESS: Okay. (Witness remains silent.) CLERK: No! Don't say nothing. Say: "Nothing but the truth..." WITNESS: Yes. CLERK: Can't you say: "Nothing but the truth...?" WITNESS: Yes. CLERK: Well? Do so. WITNESS: You're confusing me. CLERK: Just say: "Nothing but the truth..." WITNESS: Is that all? CLERK: Yes. WITNESS: Okay. I understand. CLERK: Then say it. WITNESS: What? CLERK: "Nothing but the truth..." WITNESS: But I do! That's just it. CLERK: You must say: "Nothing but the truth..." WITNESS: I WILL say nothing but the truth! CLERK: Please, just repeat these four words: "Nothing," "But," "The" "Truth." WITNESS: What? You mean, like, now? CLERK: Yes! Now. Please. Just say those four words. WITNESS: "Nothing. But. The. Truth." CLERK: Thank you. WITNESS: I'm just not a scholar you know... |
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