Lex Luthor:
[
in disguise] You know, I have something for you. Information about Lex Luthor and the woman who stole his body.
Lois Lane:
Who are you?
Lex Luthor:
Do you know the story of the phoenix?
Lois Lane:
Yes. A sacred bird, reborn. Rising from its own ashes.
Lex Luthor:
That's right. When I was a little boy my mother told me that story. And I-I always liked the part where he...came back from the dead.
[
showing himself as Lex]
Lex Luthor:
It's good to see you again Lois. Did you think I wouldn't come back for you? Yes, look at me. I've lost everything: my fortune, my reputation. Everything but my feeling for you. We must take the miracle of my resurrection as a sign. As a sign that even death can't keep us apart.
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