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"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest": Reading the Bible for Credit

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest continues the swashbuckling story of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and his friends, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightly).

In this scene, pirates Ragetti and Pintel are in a longboat on the open sea. Having just escaped from jail, they are headed for Cannibal Island in search of Jack Sparrow's ship, The Black Pearl. Both pirates had roles in the first movie as part of a cursed set of sailors who were unable to die. At the end of that movie, however, the curse was lifted before they were sent to jail.

Ragetti is seated in the back and appears to be "reading" a Bible, which is upside-down. He pauses for a moment and says, "Well, I say it was divine providence what escaped us from jail."

Pintel responds, "And I say it was me bein' clever." There is a dog in the front of the boat, holding a set of keys in its mouth. Turning to it, Pintel asks, "Ain't that right, poochie?"

"Well, how'dya know it weren't divine providence what inspired you to be clever?" Ragetti asks. "Anyways, I ain't stealin' no ship."

"It ain't stealin'" Pintel replies, "It's 'salvagin'! And since when do you care?"

Ragetti says, "Since we're not immortal no more. We gotta take care of our immortal souls."

Referring to Ragetti's Bible, Pintel says, "You know you can't read."

"It's the Bible," Ragetti counters. "You get credit for trying."

Content: Rated PG-13 for violence and frightening images

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