[still surviving, amidst the carnage in the Diner] How is this a better world?
You're still seeing it with your eyes. You need to close them. Embrace the darkness. [she is driven to stab her eyes, and dies]
[suddenly appearing in flashes, sometimes as the 3 dead women in the diner] I see the future.
Then tell me. Tell me my future.
You come from dust. You walk the dust. You go back to dust.
That's everyone's future. Tell me my future.
There is no future for you, John Dee. It is bound by walls and guards and the sour smell of madness. And then the skein of your life is cut, son of your mother.
No. Look again. Tell me my future.
You have stolen some of the power of Dreams. You will take all of it. You will crush the Dream Lord's life in your hands.
[after Morpheus enters the Diner] Hello. I'm John. I'm glad you're here. The power has gone out. So there's no TV, and no one left to talk to.
What is it you think you're doing?
Saving the world from its lies.
The ruby wasn't made for that.
Oh … you're The Sandman. My mother was right. She said you'd be coming for it.
You must return it to me so that I can repair the damage you have done.
I'm not giving it to you, it's mine.
It is harming you, John, and your world.
It's revealing the truth. … This is the truth of mankind.
No. … You're wrong. This is the truth of mankind. [shows normal exchanges of polite pleasantries in the diner]
They're lying to themselves. … It's all lies.
Not lies, John. Dreams. … Kate dreams of running away, where no one will find her. … Garry dreams of proving his father was wrong about him. … Bette dreams of creating something that matters to people. Their dreams inspired them. … Their dreams kept them alive. … But if you rob them of their dreams, if you take away their hope, then … yes, … this is the truth of mankind. [returns to scenes of the dead lying in the diner] … The ruby is hurting you, John. It has too much of my power within it. It stole more when I tried to use it.
Then perhaps if I use it to steal the rest of your powers, I will be the King of Dreams.
If you'd rob a Dream Lord of his power, you shall do so in his realm. … In dreams.
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