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## I ask you ##
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"I beg you" or "I plead with you"
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## allow me ##
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"please allow me" or please permit me"
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## the captain ##
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"the military officer of about 600 soldiers"
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## Paul stood on the steps ##
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This refers to the steps on a stairway to the fortress. |