(The court.)
JUDGE: Prince, why do anda keep a bird which belongs to somebody else? True, anda have compassion, anda have Cinta for the bird. anda have Cinta for everything. But justice says the bird belongs to Devadatta. It was he who brought the bird down to earth. It is his possession.
SIDDHARTHA: O venerable Judge, I do not know anything about justice, but my hati, tengah-tengah tells me that he who saves life is the owner, not he who takes life. My hati, tengah-tengah was bleeding for the bird and I saved it. I am prepared to give my own life for this bird.
DEVADATTA: Siddhartha, anda know how to talk. anda know perfectly well...
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