1. Water, earth,
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2. fire, air...
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3. Long ago, the four nations
lived together in harmony.
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4. Then everything changed
when the Fire Nation attacked.
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5. Only the Avatar, master of all
four elements, could stop them.
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6. But when the world needed him most,
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7. he vanished.
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8. A hundred years passed, and my brother
and I discovered the new Avatar,
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9. an airbender named Aang.
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10. And although his
airbending skills are great,
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11. he has a lot to learn
before he's ready to save anyone.
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12. But I believe Aang can save the world.
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13. Great. You're back. What's for dinner?
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14. We've got a few options.
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15. First, round nuts and some kind of
oval-shaped nuts.
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16. And some rock-shaped nuts
that might just be rocks.
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17. Dig in.
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18. Seriously, what else you got?
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19. What was that?
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20. It's coming from over there.
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21. Shouldn't we run away from
huge booms, not toward them?
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22. Hyah.
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23. An earthbender.
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24. Let's go meet him.
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25. He looks dangerous,
so we better approach cautiously.
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26. Hello there! I'm Katara.
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27. What's your name?
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28. Ah!
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29. Nice to meet you!
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30. I just wanted to say hi.
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31. Hey, that guy's
got to be running somewhere.
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32. Maybe we're near a village.
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33. And I bet that village has a market.
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34. Which means no nuts for dinner.
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35. Hey! I worked hard to get those nuts.
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36. Yeah, I hate them, too.
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37. Great hat.
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38. I'll trade you some nuts for it.
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39. Hey!
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40. Hi, Mom.
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41. Where have you been, Haru?
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42. You're late!
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43. Get started on your chores.
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44. Hey! You're that kid.
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45. Ah!
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46. Why did you run away before?
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47. Uh... You must have me confused
with some other kid.
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48. No, she doesn't.
We saw you earthbending.
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49. They saw you doing what?
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50. They're crazy, Mom.
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51. I mean, look at how they're dressed.
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52. You know how dangerous that is.
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53. You know what would happen
if they caught you earthbending.
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54. Open up!
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55. Fire Nation. Act natural.
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56. Aah!
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57. What do you want?
I've already paid you this week.
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58. The tax just doubled.
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59. We wouldn't want an accident,
would we?
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60. Fire is sometimes so hard to control.
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61. You can keep the copper ones.
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62. Nice guy.
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63. How long has
the Fire Nation been here?
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64. Five years. Fire Lord Ozai
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65. uses our town's coal mines
to fuel his ships.
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66. They're thugs. They steal from us.
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67. And everyone here
is too much of a coward
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68. to do anything about it.
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69. Quiet, Haru!
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70. Don't talk like that!
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71. But Haru's an earthbender.
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72. He can help.
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73. Earthbending is forbidden.
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74. It's caused nothing
but misery for this village.
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75. He must never use his abilities.
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76. How can you say that?
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77. Haru has a gift.
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78. Asking him not to earthbend
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79. is like asking me not to waterbend.
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80. It's a part of who we are.
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81. You don't understand.
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82. I understand that Haru can help
you fight back.
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83. What can the Fire Nation do to you
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84. that they haven't done already?
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85. They could take Haru away,
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86. like they took his father.
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87. My mom said
you can sleep here tonight.
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88. But you should leave in the morning.
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89. Thanks. I'll make sure
Appa doesn't eat all your hay.
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90. I'm sorry about
what I said earlier.
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91. I didn't know about your father.
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92. That's ok.
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93. It's funny. The way you were talking
back in the store,
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94. it reminded me of him.
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95. Thanks.
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96. My father was very courageous.
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97. When the Fire Nation invaded,
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98. he and the other earthbenders
were outnumbered ten to one.
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99. But they fought back anyway.
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100. He sounds like a great man.
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101. After the attack,
they rounded up my father
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102. and every other earthbender
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103. and took them away.
We haven't seen them since.
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104. So that's why
you hide your earthbending.
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105. Yeah.
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106. The problem is,
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107. the only way I can feel close
to my father now
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108. is when I practice my bending.
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109. He taught me everything I know.
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110. See this necklace?
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111. My mother gave it to me.
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112. It's beautiful.
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113. I lost my mother
in a Fire Nation raid.
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114. This necklace is all
I have left of her.
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115. It's not enough, is it?
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116. No.
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117. Aah! Help!
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118. The mine!
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119. Aah...
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120. Help me!
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121. Ah! It's not working.
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122. We have to get help.
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123. There's no time. Pull harder!
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124. Haru, there's a way you can help him.
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125. I can't.
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126. Please. There's no one around
to see you.
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127. It's the only way!
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128. Ah!
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129. Haru, you did it!
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130. It was so brave of Haru
to use his earthbending
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131. to help that old man.
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132. You must have really inspired him.
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133. I guess so.
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134. Everyone should get some sleep.
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135. We're leaving at dawn.
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136. Dawn? Can't we sleep in for once?
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137. Absolutely not!
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138. This village is crawling
with Fire Nation troops.
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139. If they discover you're here, Aang,
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140. we'll be eating fireballs
for breakfast.
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141. Good night.
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142. I'd rather eat fireballs than nuts.
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143. Good night.
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144. Ah!
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145. That's him!
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146. That's the earthbender!
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147. Aah!
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148. They took him!
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149. - They took Haru away!
- What?
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150. The old man turned him in
to the Fire Nation.
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151. It's all my fault.
I forced him into earthbending.
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152. Slow down, Katara.
When did this happen?
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153. Haru's mother said
they came for him at midnight.
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154. Then it's too late to track him.
He's long gone.
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155. We don't need to track him.
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156. The Fire Nation is going to
take me right to Haru.
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157. And why would they do that?
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158. Because they're going to arrest me
for earthbending.
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159. I thought you were
crazy at first, Katara,
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160. but this might work.
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161. There are ventilation shafts
throughout these mines.
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162. All Aang has to do is
send an air current
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163. from that vent to this one right here.
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164. The boulder levitates and ta-da...
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165. Fake earthbending.
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166. Aang, did you get all that?
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167. Sure, sure. I got it.
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168. Do you remember your cue?
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169. Yeah, yeah. Just relax.
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170. You're taking all the fun out of this.
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171. By "this" do you mean
intentionally being captured
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172. by an army of ruthless firebenders?
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173. Exactly. That's fun stuff.
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174. Here they come.
Get in your places.
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175. Uh! Get out of my way, pipsqueak.
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176. How dare you call me pipsqueak,
you giant-eared cretin?
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177. What did you call me?
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178. A giant-eared cretin.
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179. Look at those things.
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180. Do herds of animals
use them for shade?
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181. You better back off!
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182. Seriously, back off.
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183. I will not back off!
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184. I bet elephants get together
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185. and make fun of
how large your ears are.
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186. That's it! You're going down.
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187. I'll show you who's boss,
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188. earthbending style.
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189. I said, "earthbending style!"
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190. That lemur. He's earthbending.
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191. No, you idiot. It's the girl.
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192. Oh. Of course.
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193. I'll hold her!
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194. You've got 12 hours
to find Haru.
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195. We'll be right behind you.
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196. Momo, you have some big ears.
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197. She'll be fine, Aang.
Katara knows what she's doing.
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198. Earthbenders,
it is my pleasure to welcome you
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199. aboard my modest shipyard.
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200. I am your warden.
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201. I prefer to think of you
not as prisoners,
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202. but as honored guests.
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203. And I hope you come to think of me
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204. as your humble and caring host.
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205. You will succeed here
if you simply abide...
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206. Hyah!
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207. What kind of guest dishonors his host
by interrupting him?
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208. Take him below.
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209. One week in solitary
will improve his manners.
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210. Simply treat me with the courtesy
I give you
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211. and we'll get along famously.
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212. You will notice, earthbenders,
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213. that this rig is made
entirely of metal.
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214. You are miles away
from any rock or earth.
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215. So, if you have any illusions
about employing
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216. that brutish savagery
that passes for bending
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217. among you people, forget them.
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218. It is impossible.
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219. Good day.
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220. Katara?
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221. Haru!
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222. What are you doing here?
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223. It's my fault you were captured.
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224. I came to rescue you.
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225. So you got yourself arrested?
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226. It was the only way to find you.
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227. You've got guts, Katara.
I'll give you that.
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228. Come on. There's someone
I want you to meet.
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229. Katara, this is my father, Tyro.
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230. Dad, this is Katara.
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231. It's an honor to meet you.
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232. Have some dinner, Katara.
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233. Ew.
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234. It's not as bad as it looks.
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235. Eew!
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236. It's still pretty bad, though.
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237. Tyro, the prisoners are complaining
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238. there aren't enough blankets
to go around.
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239. I'll talk to the guards.
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240. In the meantime, make sure
the elderly are taken care of.
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241. The rest of us will simply have to
hope for warmer weather.
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242. If you don't mind me asking,
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243. what's your escape plan?
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244. Excuse me?
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245. You know, the plan
to get everyone off the rig?
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246. What is it? Mutiny, sabotage?
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247. The plan? The plan is to survive,
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248. wait out this war, hope that one day
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249. some of us can get back home
and forget this ever happened.
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250. How can you say that?
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251. You sound like
you've already given up.
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252. Katara, I admire your courage.
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253. And I envy your youth.
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254. But people's lives are at stake here.
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255. The warden is a ruthless man,
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256. and he won't stand for any rebellion.
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257. I'm sorry, but we're powerless.
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258. We'll see about that.
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259. Earthbenders!
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260. You don't know me, but I know of you.
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261. Every child in my water tribe village
was rocked to sleep
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Earth Kingdom
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263. and the courageous earthbenders
who guard its borders.
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264. Some of you may think
that the Fire Nation
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265. has made you powerless.
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266. Yes. They have taken away
your ability to bend.
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267. But they can't take away your courage.
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268. And it is your courage
they should truly fear,
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269. because it runs deeper than any mine
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270. you've been forced to dig,
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271. any ocean that keeps you
far from home.
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272. It is the strength of your hearts
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273. that make you who you are,
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274. hearts that will remain unbroken
when all rock and stone
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275. has eroded away.
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276. The time to fight back is now!
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277. I can tell you
the Avatar has returned!
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278. So remember your courage,
earthbenders!
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279. Let us fight for our freedom!
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280. Ah!
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281. Shh.
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282. Your 12 hours are up. Where is Haru?
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283. We've got to get out of here.
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284. I can't.
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285. We don't have much time.
There are guards everywhere.
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287. Katara, what's wrong?
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288. I'm not leaving.
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289. I'm not giving up on these people.
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290. What do you mean,
you're not leaving?
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291. We can't abandon these people.
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292. There has to be a way to help them.
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293. Maybe she's right.
What do you say, Sokka?
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294. I say you're both crazy.
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295. Last chance. We need to leave now.
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296. No.
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297. I hate when you get like this.
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298. Come on, we better hide.
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299. Go.
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300. Look!
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301. Tell me exactly what you saw.
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302. Well, sir, it looked like
a flying bison.
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303. What?
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304. It was a giant, flying buffalo, sir,
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305. with an empty saddle.
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306. Which was it, a buffalo or a bison?
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307. I'm not sure what the difference is,
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308. but that's not really the point,
is it, sir?
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309. I'll decide what the point is, fool!
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310. Aah!
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311. You! Wake up the captain!
Search the entire rig!
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312. - Sir.
- What?
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313. That was the captain
you just threw overboard, so...
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314. Then wake up someone
I haven't thrown overboard
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315. and search the rig.
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316. There's something going on here,
and I don't like it.
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317. We don't have much time.
What are we gonna do?
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318. I wish I knew how to make a hurricane.
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319. The warden would run away,
and we would steal his keys.
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320. Wouldn't he just
take his keys with him?
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321. I'm just tossing ideas around.
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322. I tried talking the earthbenders
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323. into fighting back,
but it didn't work.
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324. If there was just a way
to help them help themselves.
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325. For that they need some kind of
earth or some rock,
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326. something they can bend.
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327. But this entire place
is made of metal.
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328. No, it's not. Look at the smoke.
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329. I bet they're burning coal.
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330. In other words...
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331. Earth.
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332. It's almost dawn.
We're running out of time.
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333. You sure this is gonna work?
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334. It should.
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335. These vents reminded me
of our little trick
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336. back at the village.
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337. We're gonna do the same thing,
but on a much bigger scale.
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338. There's a huge deposit of coal
at the base of this island.
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339. And the whole system is ventilated.
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340. Aang closed off
all the vents except one.
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341. When he does his airbending,
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342. the coal only has one place to go...
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343. Right back here.
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344. There's the intruder!
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345. Stay back! I'm warning you!
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346. Katara, stop.
You can't win this fight.
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347. Listen to him well, child.
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348. You're one mistake away
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349. from dying where you stand.
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350. Here's your chance, earthbenders!
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351. Take it!
Your fate is in your own hands!
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352. Foolish girl.
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353. You thought a few inspirational words
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354. and some coal
would change these people?
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355. Look at these blank hopeless faces.
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356. Their spirits were broken
a long time ago.
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357. Oh, but you still believed in them.
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358. How sweet.
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359. They're a waste of your energy,
little girl.
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360. You failed.
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361. Grr.
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362. Hyah!
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363. Show no mercy!
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364. Aah!
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365. For the Earth Kingdom,
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366. attack!
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367. Get to the ship! We'll hold them off!
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368. Do not let them escape!
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369. Guys, throw me some coal!
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370. No, please. I can't swim.
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371. Don't worry. I hear cowards float.
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372. I want to thank you for saving me,
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373. for saving us.
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374. All it took was a little coal.
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375. It wasn't the coal, Katara.
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376. It was you.
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377. Thank you for helping me
find my courage,
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378. Katara of the water tribe.
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379. My family and everyone here
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381. So, I guess you're going home now.
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382. Yes, to take back my village.
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383. To take back all of our villages!
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384. The Fire Nation will regret the day
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386. Come with us.
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387. I can't.
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388. Your mission
is to take back your home.
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389. Ours is to get Aang to the North Pole.
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390. That's him, isn't it? The Avatar.
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391. Katara, thank you for bringing
my father back to me.
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393. I only wish there was some way...
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394. I know.
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395. My mother's necklace! It's gone!
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