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I said in my previous post<\/a> that it was not clear who or what the Doctor\u2019s faith was in when he muttered or recited something in \u201cThe Curse of Fenric\u201d that overcame the vampires. A commenter pointed out that I was wrong, and encouraged me to go back and listen carefully. It is very moving \u2013 turn up the volume and listen closely from around the 50 second\u00a0mark in this clip:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/xakg3f_the-curse-of-fenric-part4_shortfilms<\/a>\n

UPDATE:\u00a0The clip above which I originally shared is no longer available, alas. This was the link to it:<\/p>\n http:\/\/youtu.be\/Ofzw4iBW1S8?t=8m<\/a>\n

The one below has just the relevant scene, but\u00a0makes it impossible to hear what the Doctor is saying:<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I said in my previous post that it was not clear who or what the Doctor\u2019s faith was in when he muttered or recited something in \u201cThe Curse of Fenric\u201d that overcame the vampires. A commenter pointed out that I was wrong, and encouraged me to go back and listen carefully. 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