1. This town seems to have
a lot of nice stalls.
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2. Agreed. Might be worth
doing some looking around.
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3. Hm.
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4. Mere paces in,
and this place
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5. is clearly full of life.
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6. You can tell
by the number of bars.
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7. You've worked so hard.
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8. May I take you shopping
to say thanks?
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9. Huh?
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10. This town seems to have
a lot of nice stalls
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11. If you want to, I suppose.
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12. What are you doing, Frieren?
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13. Let's get a move on.
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14. What do you gain
by being so rude?
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15. You berate me
every single chance you get!
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16. If you hate me,
just come out
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17. and say it, already!
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18. I'm going back to my master!
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19. - [Fern gasps
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20. Would it kill her
to listen to what I have to say
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21. once in a while before
jumping down my throat?
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22. Hm. What's all the noise about?
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23. Lovebirds fighting?
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24. Hm.
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25. If you weren't aware,
today is Fern's birthday.
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26. And unfortunately, Stark forgot
to get her a gift.
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27. She's not taking it well.
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28. Huh.
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29. Hm.
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30. If you ask me, you were
a bit too harsh this time.
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31. You never listen
to a single thing
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32. that poor lad has to say.
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33. To be honest, I didn't
get you anything, either.
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34. When it comes to us men,
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35. we couldn't care less about
trivial dates, you know.
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36. - Anniversaries, birthdays...
- Hm?
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37. That hurt! I get it
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38. Okay, I-I'll go
pick up a trinket
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39. for your birthday
if you'll stop!
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40. At least spare my knees!
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41. After that beating,
I feel even more sorry for him.
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42. I'm old enough now
not to make a big stink
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43. if somebody hurts my feelings,
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44. but a girl like you
has the power
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45. to stir up the emotions
of a boy like him
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46. into a whirlwind.
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47. My advice is to go
after the kid.
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48. That might be my advice, too.
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49. I think her hair ornament
has a butterfly on it, too.
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50. Huh.
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51. A cute pouch you've got there.
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52. You don't like it?
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53. I don't like how used
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54. to keeping the company
of women you seem.
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55. Of course.
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56. So, did you ever find Stark?
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57. I spotted him in the plaza.
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58. Couldn't bring yourself
to talk to him, could ya?
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59. Hm.
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60. I understand.
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61. It's not that
you don't like the guy.
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62. You just aren't used
to keeping the company of men
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63. your own age.
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64. Oh, to be young!
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65. No matter.
Choose whatever you want.
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66. We can take a look
at some other shops, too.
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67. Thanks,
but that's quite all right.
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68. Fine. Guess I'll choose
on my own.
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69. Anyway, if he did forget
to get you something,
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70. don't take it personally.
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71. He doesn't strike me
as the conscientious type.
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72. I doubt there are many years
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73. he even remembers
his own birthday.
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74. Don't blame the fool.
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75. He didn't have to remember,
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76. because I gave him
a present on it.
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77. Right.
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78. You picked out one together,
didn't you?
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79. How did you know that?
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80. Most people
wouldn't decline
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81. when someone offers
to buy them whatever they want.
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82. You must already have
some birthday shopping memory
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83. you consider sacred.
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84. That's why you told me no.
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85. I guess that could be.
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86. I don't know about sacred,
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87. but it did feel like
the right choice.
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88. I believe it.
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89. Now, apologize to Stark,
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90. then you two can pick out
the best present in town.
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91. Sure, he's slow on the uptake,
but he's just a kid.
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92. You want to make up
with him, yes?
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93. Remember that people
can't know how you feel
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94. until you tell them.
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95. Guess you're right.
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96. I'm gonna head back
to the inn, now.
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97. - One thing.
- Hm?
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98. I'm sorry
about all the kicking.
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99. - Mister Stark?
- Hm.
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100. Fern.
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101. - I—
- Sorry!
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102. Uh, I wanted to choose a gift
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103. with you to make sure
you'd love it.
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104. But after you got upset,
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105. I didn't want it to look like
I was trying to dig myself
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106. out of a hole,
so I didn't say anything...
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107. because I got nervous,
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108. and I was worried you might
become even more mad at me.
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109. That wouldn't have made me mad
in the slightest.
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110. Mister Stark?
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111. Would you forgive me?
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112. I was too harsh with you.
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113. Please.
I've grown used to it.
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114. I really
am sorry, though.
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115. You ready to shop?
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116. Yeah.
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117. Spying
on the sweethearts?
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118. That's in poor taste, Frieren.
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119. You're doing the same.
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120. I'm just glad that
they made up.
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121. The older you get,
the better you start
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122. understanding relationships,
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123. and the better you can do that,
the fewer conflicts arise.
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124. Arguments like that
are a privilege of the young.
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125. This can't have been
easy for you, Frieren.
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126. Looking after two kids
all alone?
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127. You understand relationships?
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128. Make that three kids.
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129. It struck me as odd
Fern turned to me for advice
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130. instead of you.
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131. A girl wouldn't do that
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132. unless she has someone
in her past
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133. she's comparing me to.
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134. You do know Fern
was raised
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135. by Heiter, don't you?
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136. That's the last person
I should be compared to.
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137. He was a great priest.
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138. "Great" isn't the word
I would use.
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139. When he wasn't drunk,
he was deathly hungover.
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140. He's gone undead on us.
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141. He was terribly picky
with his food.
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142. Quit it, Heiter.
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143. And he lied
more often than not.
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144. I haven't had a drop all day!
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145. He was a corrupt priest,
plain and simple.
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146. Though I admit,
your depravity far exceeds his.
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147. Yeah, sorry about that.
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148. All that stuff
is hard to believe.
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149. Sounds nothing like
the Heiter I remember.
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150. He was a kind, dependable,
and upright old man.
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151. A proper grown-up.
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152. The very opposite
of what I've become.
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153. The years
have changed you, Heiter.
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154. You've grown dignified.
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155. To me
that sounds like a nice way
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156. of saying "old."
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157. A certain level of maturity
comes naturally as we age.
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158. Huh.
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159. Or rather, that's what I wish
I could say.
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160. Truth is, though my body
has grown and shrunk,
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161. my mind has hardly changed
since I was a child.
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162. I've pretended
to be an adult all my life.
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163. Though I might look
the part now,
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164. not a bit of adulthood
has stirred within me.
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165. I'd like to be
a proper grown-up,
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166. but I fear I'll pretend
until I die.
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167. It's important
that children have adults.
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168. Little ones can't thrive
without emotional support.
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169. Fern is the hardworking sort.
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170. She needs a lot of guidance
and a lot of praise.
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171. If you're still a child,
then shouldn't you be praised
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172. for maintaining this ruse?
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173. Where's the grown-up
to praise you?
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174. She's up above somewhere,
waiting for me to join her.
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175. I'll have to venture
into heaven
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176. before I receive my reward.
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177. Well, while you're still here,
I could always praise you.
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178. You'd do that for me?
How kind.
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179. But I doubt you understand
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180. just how a withering human
like me might feel.
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181. So how do you intend
to praise me?
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182. I must admit,
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183. that was much nicer
than I expected.
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184. Frieren. Once I get to heaven,
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185. I'll have a word
with the Goddess for you.
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186. When you join me,
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187. you should be praised by her,
too, my friend.
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188. Oh?
Then I'll look forward to it.
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189. Huh?
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190. What do you think
you're doing, Frieren?
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191. In my opinion, you're as proper
as grown-ups come, Sein.
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192. If only you were
an older lady,
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193. this moment would be perfect.
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194. You should be glad, then.
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195. Precious few women
are older than me.
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196. Thank you, sir.
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197. This area has
an extreme deficit
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198. of passenger carriages.
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199. We must all help our fellow man
in times of need.
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200. I work as merchant
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201. selling my ware
in the town up ahead.
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202. I supply the people there
with fine accessories.
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203. Look at my stock if you'd like.
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204. You're quite the salesman,
aren't you?
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205. Alas, finer things
are lost on me.
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206. My apprentice Fern
may be interested, though.
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207. Huh? Did you buy
a new bracelet?
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208. Well, uh...
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209. - Kind of.
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210. That's a pretty design.
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211. I have a ring with
the very same pattern on it.
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212. It was a gift from Himmel
for a job well done.
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213. I think
it would match perfectly.
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214. I've never seen it.
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215. Let me think.
Where did I put that thing?
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216. - Under here?
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217. Huh?
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218. Goodness.
You're so disorganized.
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219. Hm. Finally.
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220. Sorry.
I let my guard down.
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221. Avian monsters
are cunning beasts,
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222. and very skilled
at concealing their mana.
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223. What to do.
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224. Let's defeat
the monster
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225. and then figure something out.
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226. You mages use magic
to fly around all the time.
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227. You can make a carriage float
for a bit, can't you?
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228. Think, Stark.
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229. Have you ever seen
a flying carriage before?
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230. Yeah.
We're in one right now
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231. This may come
as a surprise,
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232. but it has only been
40 short years
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233. since humankind
first learned how to fly.
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234. Until then, the skies
were the exclusive domain
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235. of demons and monsters.
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236. The flying magic
you see us use today
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237. is actually a demon spell
mankind was able to repurpose.
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238. Nobody's looking
for a lecture, okay?
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239. So can you make
the carriage levitate, or not?
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240. We can't adapt their spell,
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241. because we've merely
copied the "how"
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242. without understanding
the "why."
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243. Things larger than humans
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244. can only be made to fly
in short spurts.
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245. Should've led with that.
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246. We'll have to abandon ship.
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247. I'll fly out
with our new merchant ally.
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248. And Fern, you leave with Sein.
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249. Understood, ma'am.
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250. I'll get my cargo together.
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251. Uh... Hey, uh, and me?
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252. I figured that
you could jump down.
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253. What are you talking about?
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254. Pretty sure a fall like that
would kill me.
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255. Surely a warrior can
handle a fall from this height.
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256. Ugh! Don't look at me
like I'm crazy!
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257. You know good and well
that would snap
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258. every bone in my body!
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259. You really think it would?
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260. Eisen could
free-fall from any height
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261. without getting so much
as a scratch.
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262. Oh!
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263. What is wrong with this man?
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264. Heiter was appalled.
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265. Yet another story
that goes to show
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266. how far from normal
Mister Eisen is.
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267. Perhaps we can levitate
the carriage for a moment,
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268. just before it crashes
into the forest.
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269. I'd need to calculate
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270. if I have the power to stop
a free-fall.
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271. If I can't sufficiently reduce
the force of our plummet,
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272. we'd be ground
into minced meat.
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273. Why'd you have
to say it all scary-like?
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274. Whatever it is that we do,
we should probably do it quick.
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275. This type of monster
kills its prey
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276. by slamming it
into the ground.
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277. Ah.
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278. Huh?
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279. Well, I suppose
her idea is worth a shot.
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280. You better not drop us!
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281. We're alive.
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282. Indeed. Indicating
our plan was a success.
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283. You call that a success?
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284. What's worse is
she called it a "plan."
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285. Your horse
was only slightly injured,
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286. but I fixed it up for you.
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287. The greater concern
is your carriage.
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288. It needs major repairs.
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289. Sorry.
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290. Please, don't apologize.
I'm thankful.
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291. If it had just been me,
I would surely be dead.
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292. It's gonna take
some time to fix the carriage.
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293. Huh?
It should be right here.
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294. I wonder where it went.
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295. It's gotten
a lot warmer lately.
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296. Might be time
to start dressing lighter.
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297. Oh, by the way, Fern.
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298. About that bracelet...
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299. Oh, right.
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300. This is what Mister Stark
got me for my birthday.
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301. I spent three whole hours
picking out that thing.
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302. So, you ended up
being the one to choose?
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303. I wanted him to pick whatever
he thought would be best.
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304. Yeah.
Should've seen that coming.
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305. She put you through
the wringer, huh?
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306. Her type is the hardest
to deal with.
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307. Truth.
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308. What about this one?
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309. Three hours of trying
to gauge her reactions.
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310. I felt like I was dying inside.
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311. You poor soul.
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312. I can hear everything
they're saying.
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313. - Oh, well.
- Huh.
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314. It was all worth it,
since she likes it so much.
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315. Attaboy.
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316. To tell you the truth,
I didn't think
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317. you had it in you to make
such a romantic statement.
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318. Huh?
That design
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319. is of a mirrored lotus.
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320. In the language of flowers,
it means "eternal love."
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321. Around these parts,
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322. it's a common symbol
to give to a lover.
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323. Mister Stark?
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324. I had no idea, okay?
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325. It's all a misunderstanding.
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326. You think I've got
the first clue
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327. about the language of flowers?
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328. No, of course not.
You're an idiot.
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329. You're being
even meaner than usual!
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330. Not like you're some
flower genius, either.
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331. What did you just say to me?
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332. Nothing, ma'am.
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333. So, uh, should I find
something to replace it?
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334. You put an incredible amount
of effort
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335. into picking out
the perfect gift for me.
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336. Don't suggest
such a thing again.
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337. I-I wouldn't dream of it.
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338. - Something funny?
- Hm.
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339. No, not at all.
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340. - Mistress Frieren?
- Hm?
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341. We've finished repairing
the carriage.
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342. We'll depart early
tomorrow morning.
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343. Understood.
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344. You've been sneaking away
from us at night.
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345. What is it that
you're looking for?
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346. The ring Himmel gave me.
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347. Let me help.
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348. We'll wait to leave for town
until we've found it.
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349. That's all right.
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350. If we don't have
any luck tonight,
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351. then I'll give up.
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352. I've grown used
to losing things.
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353. Besides, that ring isn't all
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354. that Himmel gave me
over the years.
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355. The design.
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356. It has a mirrored lotus
like my bracelet does.
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357. In flower language,
that means "eternal love."
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358. Huh. I didn't realize that.
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359. It doesn't matter.
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360. I seriously doubt Himmel knew
what it meant, either.
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361. Regardless,
I'm certain it's important.
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362. Let's look for it together.
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363. I wish
you would've told me sooner.
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364. Given my line of work,
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365. I'm typically the first stop
when folks in my village
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366. lose valuable jewelry.
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367. This is a spell for finding
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368. lost accessories.
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369. I was intending to give it
to you as a reward
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370. for all your assistance
with my carriage and horse.
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371. Frieren?
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372. To say a special thanks
for all your hard work
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373. on that side quest,
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374. please choose
whatever you'd like.
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375. Jewelry, huh?
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376. I would've preferred something
from a magic shop.
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377. But this one will do.
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378. That was too easy.
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379. You should put some more
thought into it.
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380. Huh.
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381. What's wrong?
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382. Nothing.
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383. - Frieren.
- Hm? Ah, yes.
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384. You were close
to giving up your search.
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385. Glad you didn't?
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386. Hm.
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387. Maybe I am.
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388. I meant to ask,
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389. why exactly are you wearing
a mirrored-lotus bracelet?
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390. Because Mister Stark
is an idiot.
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391. No respect.
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