Javert Now bring me prisoner 24601 Your time is up And your parole’s begun You know what that means

Valjean Yes, it means I’m free

Javert NO! It means you get Your yellow ticket-of-leave You are a thief

Valjean I stole a loaf of bread!

Javert You robbed a house!

Valjean I broke a window pane! My sister’s child was close to death And we were starving!

Javert And you will starve again Unless you learn the meaning of the law.

Valjean I know the meaning of these 19 years A slave of the law

Javert Five years for what you did The rest because you tried to run Yes 24601

Valjean My name is Jean Valjean

Javert And I am Javert Do not forget my name Do not forget me 24601

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Valjean Freedom is mine. The earth is still. I feel the wind. I breathe again. And the sky clears, the world is waiting. Drink from the pool. How clean the taste Never forget the years, the waste. Nor forgive them, for what they’ve done. They are the guilty, everyone. The day begins… And now lets see What this new world Will do for me! [Lyrics from Les Miserable]