1. So, what's next?
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2. Don't know. Hmm.
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3. I mean...
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4. I suppose we could take a break.
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5. We could.
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6. After finding the night creatures
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7. terrorizing the villages
down the road from here.
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8. Mmm, and the fat thing
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9. living at the bottom
of the last village's well.
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10. And the creek toad monster
hunting humans by the river ford.
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11. And the night creatures
on the flying goats.
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12. Flying goats. Now, that was...
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13. Disturbing.
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14. Yes. Disturbing.
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15. They shat on a farm, Sypha.
And their shit was on fire.
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16. Yes. That was terrible.
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17. Burning devil goat turds... from the sky.
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18. You weren't gonna say "disturbing,"
were you?
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19. You were going to say...
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20. - Fun.
- Fun! Yes!
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21. Oh, my god, so much fun!
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22. Ah, you've gone insane.
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23. Really. The most fun
I've ever had in my life.
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24. This has been amazing.
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25. And now?
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26. Well, this is nice,
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27. I suppose.
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28. You're bored.
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29. Sleeping in a bed was nice.
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30. I mean, I'm not complaining or anything.
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31. The bed was actually pretty good.
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32. I'm used to sleeping under trees.
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33. Sleeping in the wagon is nice, too.
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34. Better than sleeping under trees.
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35. See? So we should get in the wagon
and roll on out of here.
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36. What?
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37. Hmm? Roll on out of here?
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38. That's what we do.
Belnades and Belmont.
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39. We roll out and hit the road
and fight nasty hovering death goats
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40. that open their flaming bowels
upon the innocent.
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41. Belmont and Belnades.
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42. Belnades and her dancing bear.
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43. I never liked goats.
Horrible eyes.
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44. Do you know
that some people have sex with them?
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45. So I've heard.
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46. Shall we buy some food for the road?
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47. - Really?
- Yeah.
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48. Because we're having fun, right?
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49. I admit it. I do. You and me.
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50. We're doing good things,
and it's been pretty far from boring.
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51. But, also...
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52. Lindenfeld is starting
to give me the creeps.
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53. Do you think
they really worship Dracula?
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54. They do.
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55. Would you both
please accompany me?
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56. For tea?
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57. Uh, I like tea.
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58. I... don't.
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59. All right.
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60. Who exactly are you?
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61. I am Sypha Belnades,
a magician of the Speakers.
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62. This is Trevor Belmont, of House Belmont,
fighter of demons.
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63. You could have told me that yesterday.
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64. Your local monks
made me think that perhaps
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65. our names shouldn't be said out loud.
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66. Since they apparently love Dracula,
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67. and, well, we...
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68. We killed him.
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69. Really? How interesting.
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70. Really.
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71. Oh.
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72. Oh! You're a Speaker magician.
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73. And you're really the last Belmont?
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74. In the flesh.
What do you want?
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75. Well, now I want to know
how you're even alive.
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76. But, what I need to know
is what's going on in the priory.
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77. I run the town,
but my power stops at the priory's door.
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78. The place is apparently full of lunatics.
What do you need to know?
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79. Lindenfeld was hit
by a pack of night creatures.
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80. But I pride myself
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81. on a carefully organized town.
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82. My men-at-arms
wiped their weapons in salt and shit.
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83. Salt on the blades. Very good.
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84. Shit to make the wounds sick.
That's old army tactics.
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85. Lindenfeld has always defended itself.
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86. There are reasons why this is more than
a wide spot in the road, Belmont.
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87. And then...
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88. it was quiet for so long.
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89. I couldn't imagine even a single monster
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90. could have killed everyone inside
so quickly.
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91. It wasn't killing them.
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92. It was talking to them.
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93. And the rain stopped.
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94. A while later, the monks came out
with blackened pieces of the creature.
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95. I couldn't tell you if the pieces
added up to the entire beast.
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96. They couldn't stop crying.
Not one of them.
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97. They just looked, well, broken.
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98. None of them could speak a word.
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99. They just dropped the remains
on the street and went back inside.
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100. The next day, it began.
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101. The people of the town wanted to
give thanks for God's mercy,
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102. and Sala wouldn't allow them
into the priory's hall.
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103. A few days later, the first stranger
arrived looking for the priory.
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104. A priest, covered in blood.
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105. Couldn't stop shaking.
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106. Pissed himself in the market square.
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107. Dagger in his hand.
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108. The monks took him in.
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109. It's been happening every few days,
ever since.
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110. I need to know what happened.
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111. I need to know why
the priory in my town
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112. is attracting damaged, frightening people.
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113. I have a community to look after here.
I need to know what's going to happen.
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114. When you arrived last night,
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115. I took you for adventurers
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116. who might take a chance
for a fair payment.
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117. Adventurers.
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118. But you are a Speaker,
and you are a Belmont.
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119. You are heroes to this country
and its people.
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120. I believe you will help me
because these are dangerous times
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121. and it is the right thing to do.
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122. And because...
I think this is what you like.
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123. We're not heroes, Judge.
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124. Well, I'm not. She is.
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125. But she's insane,
as you may have noticed.
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126. I have. That's why I said
I think you like this.
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127. Also, I don't normally flatter people
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128. because it's so much easier
to have them flogged in the square
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129. until they do as I damn well tell them.
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130. But the monks are armed.
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131. Their forces now match my men-at-arms.
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132. All of the town, and their capabilities,
are known to the prior.
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133. You have the advantage of anonymity.
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134. I'm not looking at you, Sypha.
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135. You're going to.
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136. Nope.
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137. You like looking at me.
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138. I'm not going to.
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139. Because if you do,
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140. you'll crack like an egg.
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141. Yes.
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142. Well, at least he offered to pay our rent
while we're here.
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143. Ha ha! Investigators!
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144. Oop!
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145. I have brandy. You know brandy?
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146. Fire and wine.
Do you partake of alcohol?
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147. I do not.
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148. Ah, thought so. Muslim?
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149. Sufi.
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150. The spinning-around kind
or the self-flagellating kind?
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151. The latter. Or, I was.
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152. Well, I imagine it hurts.
You can't be blamed for stopping.
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153. It's not pain as you understand it.
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154. I've been hit by people.
It's not the same thing, at all.
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155. It brings clarity.
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156. It stills the body
and frees the mind to focus.
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157. So why did you stop?
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158. I don't know.
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159. I'm too angry. I cannot find myself.
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160. I cannot pray. I cannot see God.
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161. Tell me the story, Isaac.
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162. The night is long,
and sailors like stories.
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163. I was a member of Dracula's court.
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164. Dracula?
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165. Oh, this should be good.
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166. Dracula the Vampire King?
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167. Dracula, who wants to kill
everyone in Wallachia?
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168. Everyone in the world. All the humans.
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169. Including you?
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170. I assumed that eventually
this would include me, yes.
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171. So working for Dracula
was like suicide, the long way round?
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172. Perhaps.
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173. I find the human race worthless,
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174. and I suspect
a fresh start would be good for the world.
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175. Present company excepted, of course?
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176. So, you were planning on killin'
everyone in the world.
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177. I knew you wouldn't be boring.
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178. I cannot, however, fail to note
that I am still here.
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179. And you're not in Wallachia.
What happened?
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180. His castle was attacked.
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181. Dracula threw me to the desert
through a magic mirror.
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182. To save my life.
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183. That doesn't sound like someone who
wants to kill all the people of the Earth.
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184. He was confused. He was grieving.
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185. There were other vampires
conspiring against him.
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186. And they were aided
by the other human in the court.
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187. He was certainly confused.
And also betrayed.
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188. You just can't get the staff any more.
Believe me, I know.
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189. You should talk to
some of the freaks I have on my crew.
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190. And now you're sailing back to Europe
to find Dracula?
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191. I believe he is dead.
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192. I have other reasons to return.
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193. I was given this by a man in Tunis.
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194. It showed me
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195. that the other human in the court
is being kept prisoner
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196. by one of the vampires
who schemed against Dracula.
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197. That's a nice gift, though.
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198. The man who gave it to me said
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199. it was in exchange
for saving him from Hell when he died.
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200. After which, the men-at-arms of Tunis
attempted to drive us out,
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201. because they were full of hatred and fear,
like all people.
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202. Did he laugh when he said it?
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203. He did, actually.
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204. Then it was a gift.
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205. I mean,
can you save people from Hell?
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206. I am a forgemaster.
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207. I can take demons from Hell,
and install them in dead bodies on Earth.
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208. That's quite a trick.
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209. It is a skill, learned over many years.
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210. Vampires cannot do it.
It requires a human connection.
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211. Why?
Vampires can learn magic.
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212. Not this magic.
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213. Hell is populated by humans
who went against the will of God.
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214. But the Prophet Muhammad,
peace be upon him,
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215. says that one day Hell will be emptied
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216. and its doors will rattle in the wind.
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217. Through my hand, God lifts the damned
from Hell in his mercy
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218. to enact their penance on the Earth
as my soldiers.
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219. That's...
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220. I thought I'd heard every story,
but that's new to me.
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221. And you learned how to do this.
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222. I did.
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223. And other things, too, I'll mark.
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224. I have some other skills.
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225. And now you sail to Europe,
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226. to exact revenge
on the people who betrayed your Dracula?
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227. I do.
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228. Where will you go?
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229. Styria, home to Carmilla,
who rules that region.
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230. And then what?
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231. What?
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232. Well, after you've had your blood.
What will you do then?
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233. Take up your Dracula's cause
and kill all the people in the world?
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234. I might.
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235. Hmm.
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236. Have you ever heard this maxim?
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237. "If you don't have your own story,
you become part of someone else's."
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238. I have not.
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239. That's because I invented it.
You're welcome.
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240. You saw that I have a knife, right?
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241. Hear me out.
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242. Why live out a dead vampire's story
when you have your own story to tell?
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243. Dracula's "story," as you put it,
is right and good.
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244. The human race is poisonous and corrupt
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245. and should be wiped off the world.
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246. And yet yesterday,
a man gave you a gift and made a joke.
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247. But all you really remember
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248. is the port authority trying to run
you and your beasties out of town.
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249. Do you deny our species is cruel,
Captain?
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250. No.
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251. I've been cruel.
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252. It's a cruel world.
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253. Maybe we do all deserve to die.
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254. But maybe we could be better, too.
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255. If you kill us all,
you end human cruelty, yes.
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256. But you end human kindness, too.
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257. No more jokes. No more gifts.
No more surprises.
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258. Why would a man
with all your fantastic knowledge
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how to be kind?
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260. What?
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261. Revenge is good.
Bastards need punishing.
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262. But after you win,
and you control their region,
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263. you become a ruler of a place, Isaac.
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264. I do not.
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265. You do. By right of conquest.
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266. You could lead, Isaac.
Just like you lead your beasties up there.
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267. What could your rule be like
if you just taught people?
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268. I would like more water.
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269. Then you shall have it,
Isaac the Forgemaster.
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270. My gift, given freely.
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271. I need a chair.
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272. I also need you to leave
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273. before I decide to kill you
for keeping our guest in such a manner.
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274. Run.
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275. Was that for my benefit?
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276. What?
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277. Telling the guard off for doing his job.
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278. So that I'll think you're sympathetic.
So that I'll like you.
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279. Why would you think such a thing?
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280. Vampires.
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281. You like to play with your food.
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282. Oh, Carmilla does, certainly.
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283. Striga just kills her food.
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284. Morana tortures hers for information
on where the rest of the food is.
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285. Who are they?
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286. The ruling council.
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287. Carmilla is queen of Styria,
but we rule as a quartet.
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288. Morana is the organizer.
Striga is the warrior.
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290. The diplomat.
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291. I'm Lenore.
It's a pleasure to meet you, Hector.
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292. If you three do all that,
then what does Carmilla contribute?
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293. You've met Carmilla. She's the spark.
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294. We see the present.
She draws down the future.
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295. We're the body, and she's the dream.
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296. She's the nightmare.
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297. Would you like something to eat?
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298. No. I like my rotten meat with maggots.
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299. It's soft. With extra goodness in it.
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300. Hmm.
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301. Mmm. Oops.
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302. Sorry. It must look like blood,
mustn't it?
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303. Would you like one?
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304. Come on.
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305. There.
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306. What's your name again?
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307. Lenore.
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308. Thank you, Lenore.
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309. I seem to have some roasted chicken here.
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310. I'm afraid there are no maggots on it.
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311. I can call the guard and ask him
to get you some sprinkles.
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312. That's quite the picnic you have in there.
I never think of vampires as eating food.
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313. Oh, we eat.
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314. It's the blood that gives us
our essential nourishment, of course.
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315. You've probably seen a lot of that,
having lived in Dracula's court.
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316. But we enjoy all the good things of life.
It'd be silly not to, wouldn't it?
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317. Otherwise, well,
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318. why live forever,
if you're not going to live well?
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319. Piece of chicken?
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320. It's all right. I'm not here
to cause you any more harm.
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to eat, and talk.
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322. Thank you.
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323. You're very welcome, Hector.
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324. I know I can't kill you,
but you call the guard
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325. and tell him to unlock this fucking door
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326. or I will rip your fucking throat out
and break your fucking neck,
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327. and we'll just see
how fucking well you live.
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328. My fucking throat?
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329. Well.
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330. Wasn't that fun!
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331. I'm a diplomat, Hector. I make peace.
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332. Carmilla thinks you're a useful idiot
at best.
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333. Striga wants to kill you
when she thinks about you at all,
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334. and Morana wants to torture you.
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335. Not to get information out of you...
just because she finds it calming.
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336. I make peace.
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337. And because of that,
people think I'm soft.
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338. People think I'm weak.
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339. You won't make that mistake again,
will you?
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340. Fetch.
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341. Good boy.
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