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"deep in the mountains is the forest of the Deer God. There no man may tread.

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ey say the beasts there are giants, as they were in ages past."
boar killed by rock
set up a sort of shrine fot eh spot where boar died
kodama sign that forest is healthy, their mother=tree
gods, huge animals
ironworks site - like a fort
"We had to fight off Moro to bring this rice, you know."
cleared the trees- nago (boar) got mad
see with eyes unclouded
women working the "bellows"
Lady Eboshi's secret > guns to kill monsters, pierce samurai armor; ironic--she
has a garden
Lady Eboshi wants to rule the world; but also cares for lepers (?)
"The world is a curse. People are cursed. but still we wish to live."
At night monkey animals plant trees to take back the mountain.
Do you want the deer god's forest too?
"Without the ancient gods, the wild ones are mere beasts.With the forest gone an
d the wolves with it, this will be a land of riches."
"That girl will be human.... Mononoke, the wild girl whose soul the wolves stole
."
Blood of deer god can cure disease, life curse, cure lepers.
"there is a demon inside you and in her."
Lady eboshi also has human enemy--asano,. But jiko says she' should fight the bo
ars
We're after gods, not just beasts
"As we make iron here, the forest grows weak. That way costs fewer lives."
Emperor might want head of deer god for immortality
"I fear humans more than forest gods. With the Deer God dead, things will become
clear."
"Can't humans and the forest live together in peace?"
"How like a human to think only of himself!"
"Can't the forest and ironworks live together?"
It's in humans' hands to save forest
scene where a pyriamid like building got devoured by "muck"
"Wanting all between heaven and hell is the human condition."

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