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Antony and Cleopatra — Act 3, Scene 8: A plain near Actium.

Caesar enters with Taurus and his army on the march, and immediately gives orders to avoid a land battle. He tells Taurus to hold back and not fight until the sea campaign is decided, since their success depends on acting exactly as directed in a written plan. Caesar treats the coming move as a risky but necessary gamble, and he wants his forces kept intact rather than thrown into an early clash. Taurus acknowledges the command, and the scene ends with them leaving under Caesar’s strict direction.

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