

＄03-00-03-09-1-0

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[charaSet A 6011001 1 "Jing Ke"]
[charaSet B 1098158800 1 "Farmer A"]
[charaSet C 1098158810 1 "Farmer B"]
[charaSet D 1098159000 1 Boy]
[charaSet E 1009001 1 Mordred]
[charaSet F 9005001 1 Holmes]
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Jing Ke
“Amidst the flowers a jug of wine, I pour alone, lacking companionship. So raising the cup I invite the moon, then turn to my shadow which makes three of us.”
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＠Farmer A
Wow, lady, you've got a beautiful voice...
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＠Boy
Um...what does that mean?
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Jing Ke
Well...it means if you're ever drinking by yourself among flowers, you can still have some companionship if you toast to the moon and your shadow.
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＠Jing Ke
You know how when you're out taking a walk at night, and you look up, see the moon, and find yourself craving a drink?
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＠Jing Ke
Don't you think it makes the alcohol all the sweeter?
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＠Boy
I've never had alcohol before, but I do like the moon. It's pretty.
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＠Farmer A
I know what you mean. It's hard to put into words,[sr]but there's just something mysterious about it...
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＠Farmer B
So what, you always go drink in the flower fields like that whenever the moon's out?
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Jing Ke
Haha, not me, silly. It was a man named Li Bai.[sr]Not to say I don't follow his lead now and then.
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＠Farmer B
Huh? Wait. You said this Li Bai guy was doing his moongazing alone, right?
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＠Farmer B
So how'd you hear what he said?[sr]Were you spying on him or something?
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Jing Ke
No, no, of course he was alone.
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＠Jing Ke
I just learned how he drank and how he felt in that moonlit flower field later on, through his poem.
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＠Farmer A
Oh, so this Li Bai guy told you about it later, then?
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Jing Ke
No, I never met him. I read his poem well after he first wrote it down and many others had copied it.
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＠Farmer A
Wrote...down?
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Jing Ke
Yes. Writing, you know?[sr]It uses symbols to convey language.
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＠Jing Ke
It lets you record your own thoughts, ideas, and experiences for others to read, even if they live long after you've died.
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＠Boy
That sounds awesome! I wanna try that!
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Jing Ke
That's great. There are a ton of characters, but it's not so bad if you just learn a few at a time.
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＠Jing Ke
I know, why don't we start with something simple,[sr]like the ones for “father” and “mother”?
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＠Boy
Father? Mother?[sr]...What's that?
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Jing Ke
...I'm sorry. Does he not have parents?
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＠Farmer B
Parents? What are those?
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＠Farmer A
I think...she probably means[sr]whose womb he was born from?
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＠Farmer B
Hmm. I can figure out when I was born by counting backwards, but I don't know who might've been pregnant the year before...
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＠Farmer A
Yeah, how the hell're we supposed[sr]to remember something like that?
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Jing Ke
Then, who raises the children?
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＠Farmer B
We all do. When the kids have questions, whoever's free teaches them to till the fields, how lucky we are to have Heavenly Emperor watching over us...
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＠Farmer B
...oh, and someone teaches them how babies are made, when they're old enough.
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Jing Ke
I see... So that's how things work here.
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＠Jing Ke
Well, there are characters for everything, including things you see every day, so why don't we start with the ones for “light” and “earth”?
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＠Boy
Okay!
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[charaTalk B]
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＠Spartacus
Ahh, how tragic. This world's people have had their minds shackled and are forced to live as slaves under the yoke of illiteracy!
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＠Spartacus
This...THIS is oppression! It is information warfare of a wholly different kind! I will do whatever I must to throw off these chains!
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＠Goredolf
Hmph. It must be nice, being a Servant and never having to worry about anything.
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＠Goredolf
Never mind that excessively empathizing with these people tightens the noose around our own necks.
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＠Goredolf
This is a Lostbelt. We need to defeat its Crypter,[sr]chop down its Tree of Emptiness...
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＠Goredolf
...and cut off its future by sending it back to the Pruning Theoretical Phenomenon.
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＠Goredolf
If all this will only leave you feeling guilty when it comes time for that...
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＠Goredolf
...then you're better off not showing these people any kindness at all!
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＠Goredolf
Now, if you don't care about any of that and simply enjoy meeting new people, then knock yourself out.
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＠Goredolf
But I'm not so simpleminded. I'm well aware there's only so much stress I can take.
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＠Mash
...
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＠Spartacus
You're wrong, oppressor who has never known oppression.
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＠Goredolf
Wh-what was that?
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[charaTalk B]
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＠Spartacus
Vanquishing an opponent after you have helped to keep them weak is only another form of oppression.
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＠Spartacus
People deserve freedom.
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＠Mash
Spartacus...?
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＠Spartacus
It is only when they have fangs with which to fight, and hope for the future, that competition may begin.
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＠Spartacus
I am, of course, [%1]'s Servant.
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＠Spartacus
As such, I will do everything I can to fight for Proper Human History. That will never change.
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＠Spartacus
But, as a man who honors people's pride,[sr]I must also say this...
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＠Spartacus
We cannot just assume Proper Human History is the only one that deserves to survive.
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＠Goredolf
H-[messageShake 0.03 2 2 0.6]have you lost your mind, man!? No, wait, you're[sr]a Berserker. This must be your Madness Enhancement speaking!
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＠Mordred
Easy there. Don't let him get to ya.
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＠Mordred
He's just all fired up after seeing how cowardly all these people are.
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＠Mordred
He might be talking more than usual, but he's still just saying the same shit he always does.
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＠Mordred
Berserkers. Can't understand 'em; can't change 'em.
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[charaTalk B]
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＠Spartacus
Humans must ever move forward[sr]in search of a better future.
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＠Spartacus
Master [%1], you have[sr]yet to become an oppressor.
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＠Spartacus
Pay close attention to this world,[sr]and how its people live their lives.
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＠Spartacus
You must see for yourself whether it is they or we who are fit to inherit humanity's future.
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＠Spartacus
Just as we now fight against our destruction, so too should they have fangs and claws of their own with which to rage against destiny's oppression!
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＠Spartacus
For justice can only be attained when two opposing rebellions clash.
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？1：So, you think we should step aside for them...?
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＠Spartacus
The coming battle will determine that. Once it has, that is when I will take up my sword in rebellion.
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＠Spartacus
But if it happens that true human dignity is to be found here in this Lostbelt...
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＠Spartacus
...then I shall bend my knee in service to China.
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＠Mash
...
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[charaTalk B]
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＠Spartacus
Should that come to pass, the souls of those here must not still be bound by the chains of oppression.
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＠Spartacus
If they are to inherit the hopes and dreams of our Proper Human History, we must teach them about our poetry and our feelings.
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＠Spartacus
So please, do not admonish Jing Ke for her actions.
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＠Holmes
...While I cannot quite agree with everything Spartacus has said here...
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＠Holmes
...there is certainly no harm in being on good terms with the locals.
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＠Holmes
I cannot imagine Ms. Jing Ke could[sr]merely stand by idly, either.
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＠Holmes
Seeing these people toil away in illiteracy under Qin Shi Huang's rule cannot have sat well with her.
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＠Holmes
Why not let her help them if she so wishes?
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？1：Yeah.
？2：She seems a lot happier that way, too.
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＠Fou
Fou, fooou!
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＠Goredolf
...Hmph. Madness Enhancement or not, it seems you are still a Heroic Spirit, and not shy about sharing your opinions either.
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＠Goredolf
...You know, I once looked up to the indomitable gladiator Spartacus myself, back when I was a lad...[sr]But never mind that.
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＠Goredolf
I, um, can't help but notice it's been two days since we got here, and we're no closer to finding an antidote...[sr]But we've still got time, right? ...Right?
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[charaSet A 1098160700 1 "Captain of the Guard"]
[charaSet B 3035001 1 "Qin Liangyu"]
[charaSet C 1098158700 1 "Han Xin"]
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＠Captain of the Guard
As requested, Your Imperial Majesty, I have determined who I think to be our best two warriors and brought them back from Mt. Li.
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＠???
So I see. Well done, Captain.
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[charaTalk A]
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＠Captain of the Guard
The first is Qin Liangyu, the fearsome general who hails from Chongqing of Szechuan.
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＠???
Ah yes, the woman who commands the White Cavalry.
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＠Qin Liangyu
It is a great honor to serve as your spear and shield again, Your Imperial Majesty!
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＠???
We still have such vivid recollections of how gallantly you fought in the Bozhou Rebellion.
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＠???
We can think of none better than you[sr]to fight in defense of our empire.
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＠Qin Liangyu
You are too kind, Your Imperial Majesty.
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＠Qin Liangyu
Now that I have been reawakened after such a long time sleeping, I could ask for nothing better than to help uphold your reign for another ten thousand years!
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＠???
Excellent. We will hold you to that.
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＠???
Our empire faces an unprecedented threat. Use your mastery of the ash spear to disperse the clouds looming over our land.
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＠Qin Liangyu
I will, Your Imperial Majesty!
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＠Captain of the Guard
Next, I brought you a strategist.
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＠Captain of the Guard
I gave it a lot of thought, and decided to go with your most loyal retainer, the one who has served you longer than anyone else...
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＠Han Xin
H-h-h-hello again, Your Imperial Majesty.[sr]It's me, Han Xin, your faithful right-hand man.
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＠???
Oho, our most distinguished Han Xin!
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＠???
We may have many heroes at our disposal at Mt. Li, but few who knew us before we obtained this holy vessel.
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＠???
You are a living witness to Qin's military history.
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＠Han Xin
S-s-s-so I'm guessing you woke me up to f-f-f-fight another war? Where are we invading this time?
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＠Han Xin
The desert? The ocean? No, wait,[wt 0.5][messageShake 0.05 2 2 0.2][sr]hehe, don't tell me... The moon?
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＠???
No, no, our war of conquest is long since complete.
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＠???
Your leadership in the Arctic War was[sr]crucial to defeating the Aztec Republic.
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＠???
And our last great enemy, the Habsburg Empire, succumbed to economic sanctions. The world has long been at peace.
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＠Han Xin
Aww...
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＠Han Xin
I-I-I-I mean, that's wonderful to hear,[sr]Your Imperial Majesty! Who doesn't love peace?
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＠Han Xin
S-s-s-still, a peaceful world is like a tidy room;[sr]it's bound to get dusty eventually.
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＠???
Indeed. So I am counting on you[sr]to handle the cleanup once again.
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＠Han Xin
B-b-b-by the way, how's science progressed since the last time I was awake? A-a-a-any new weapons I should know about?
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＠???
Ah yes. With the exception of our royal guards, and the supervisors defending the fields, we have retired most of our flesh-and-blood soldiers.
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＠???
The bulk of our army is now comprised[sr]of automated mechanical soldiers.
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＠Han Xin
Mechanical soldiers! Th-th-th-this is huge...
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＠Han Xin
We won't have to keep them fed! Or rested! And if one breaks, we can just repair it and send it back into the field... Ooh, this changes everything!
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＠Han Xin
The possibilities are endless! New strategies, new[sr]tactics... Ahh, it's enough to make my head spin... [wt 0.5][charaFace C 17][messageShake 0.05 2 2 0.2]Ulp!
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＠???
Han Xin. While you are much too...unusual to be called a genius, tactical or otherwise, we have nothing but respect for your talent.
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＠???
Make full use of your strategic cunning,[sr]and return with another victory to your name.
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＠Han Xin
Ahh, thank you, Your Imperial Majesty...[sr]You are...too kind...
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＠Qin Liangyu
Oh my, his expressions are just as unique as the rumors suggested... No wonder Lord Han Xin is such a decorated general!
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＠Captain of the Guard
Wonderful. With these two, the empire's defenses should be airtight.
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＠Koyanskaya
(...Really?)
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