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The messenger tell Oedipus the story of how a shepherd found him on the outskirts of Thebes
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| Who gave me to the shepherd when i was so young? | |
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| It was another shepherd, a servant of Liaus, Jocasta's first husband. | |
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Jocasta senses something terrible then runs back into the palace
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| OH NO!! Please don't ask any more questions. You have found out enough | |
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| But i must find out who my parents are! | |
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The messenger fetches the other shepherd for Oedipus to question
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| Are you the man who gave me away after my birth? Tell me where I came from | |
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| Yes I was instructed to destroy you, but I could not kill a child. The old King Liaus is your father | |
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