1. Hey, Sein!
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2. Huh.
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3. There's a mage passing through.
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4. He said he's got time
to take our photo if we hurry!
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5. Never heard of it.
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6. A photo. What's that?
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7. Huh? Hm.
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8. Just come on!
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9. Don't worry!
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10. It'll be an adventure!
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11. The start of our legend!
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12. You said this guy's
a strong warrior, right?
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13. He's a dwarf who's stood guard
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for almost 400 years.
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life expectancy?
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17. Usually about three centuries.
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18. He's a long-lived friend
of mine.
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19. Everyone calls him
Old Man Voll.
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20. I want to chat with him
one more time before he dies.
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21. Wow, you're all heart, huh?
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22. A rare opportunity.
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23. There probably
aren't many people
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the past with you.
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looking forward to it.
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26. I suppose I can accept a detour
if it's that important to you.
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27. Thank you, Fern.
We'll stay for a decade or so.
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28. We're staying
one week at most.
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29. Huh?
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30. Is that the village?
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31. Old Man Voll.
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33. You see?
I did my best with the stories,
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34. but nothing could live up
to the real thing.
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to stand up.
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36. Remind me.
Who are you, again?
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37. He's totally decrepit.
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38. C'mon, it's me, Frieren.
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39. Hm. Ah, yes,
I remember you now.
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in pretending to be senile?
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underestimation
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the greatest weakness
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47. Trouble standing?
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how strong you are.
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the end of anyone.
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doesn't defend themselves.
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51. If I had drawn my sword,
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young man.
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are as underhanded as ever.
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57. Wait. Frieren?
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58. I can't walk.
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59. That's fine.
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60. You'll be training here
with him anyway.
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61. Right.
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62. That old man
is really something else.
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63. And you're more than welcome
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65. Fern? If we're going
to be here for ten years,
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67. We talked about this.
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for a week, remember?
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69. Okay, fine.
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70. This is a small village.
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71. Sometimes we struggle
to find help
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so thank you.
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73. It's not like we have
anything else to do.
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74. Well, anyway...
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I've ever seen Old Man Voll.
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76. Until your party arrived,
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he had any friends.
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78. He's a senile old man.
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79. Conversations
are a struggle for him.
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80. He's defended the village
from monsters and demons
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than we've been alive,
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84. So he's always
been lonely, then.
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85. A week really
flies by, doesn't it?
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86. How is Stark?
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87. He's improved
a great deal for one week.
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89. They do.
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90. I've been meaning to say
thank you, by the way.
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92. I didn't understand back then,
but I'm grateful now.
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to know Himmel and the others.
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decide to take this post,
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98. Doesn't matter. Not anymore.
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99. People don't often
risk their lives
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that doesn't matter.
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101. Hm.
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to someone
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108. Through this act, I remember.
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109. I'm sorry. But I won't say
anything further.
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110. How could I describe her?
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111. Her face, her voice,
the light I saw in her eyes?
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112. This is my memory,
and I will carry it alone.
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113. It sounds silly, doesn't it?
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she'd no longer recognize.
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117. But it still matters.
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118. Living or dead, you made
a promise to someone you love.
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119. She'd be glad to know
you've kept it.
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120. Himmel...
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of a great hero.
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122. I have no doubt that
you'll defeat the Demon King.
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123. My wife's greatest wish
was to lead an ordinary life
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the defeat of the Demon King
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have brought about.
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126. I look forward
to the day of your victory.
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as I have carried hers.
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128. Don't get me wrong.
I love the idea,
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129. but you have more
important memories to focus on.
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130. And our stories are covered.
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131. Frieren and Eisen
will know them.
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132. I won't live
nearly as long as she will.
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133. Oh, yes.
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134. Guess it'll be your job, then.
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135. Hm.
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to carry our memories
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139. I guess if I have to.
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140. I see.
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141. You've been blessed
with good companions.
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142. Oh, Frieren. Remind me later.
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143. I have a collection
of handsome poses
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for your recollections.
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145. On second thought,
maybe I won't remember you.
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146. He showed me the poses,
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it was actually necessary.
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a waste of a memory.
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149. Tell me something.
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that Hero's face?
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156. Himmel is the reason I decided
I'd get to know people at all.
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157. Like your reason for defending
this village from danger.
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161. Huh?
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163. It's all gone now.
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167. I protect the village
as I swore I would,
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169. I never knew you had
a sense of humor, Old Man Voll.
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170. By the way...
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all the way out here?
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castle is.
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- Hm?
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she talked about.
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she dreamed of.
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184. - Hm.
- What is it?
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with me into the future.
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at the end of my life.
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195. Frieren.
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of my wife last night.
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shook something loose
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deep in my memory.
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for a reason.
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dream of yours
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a sexy older woman?
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208. That's important, too,
but it's not the main thing.
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with you for this.
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ten years ago,
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each other again.
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telling us about him.
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of the two of us.
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on where he went?
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the same roads.
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several people who've seen him.
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much smaller than they look.
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keep going north
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remember seeing him.
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227. Well, he's the type
to leave an impression.
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228. And he has a unique name.
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230. Goes by Gorilla Warrior.
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- Huh?
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were best friends?
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237. I called him Gorilla Warrior
for years.
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239. To be honest, he didn't
give us much of a choice.
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went along with it?
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as Goatee Priest.
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before you were a priest
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245. I can't believe
we're still talking about this.
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the one he chose for himself.
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them call him anything else.
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to Auberst.
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254. Pretty soon, we'll finally
be in the magical city.
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255. This leg of our journey
has felt so long.
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anything wrong this time.
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make a stop in this village?
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to know which path to follow.
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use a little break.
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who went by Gorilla
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in the past ten years?
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Mister Gorilla Warrior.
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to leave an impression,
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defeated a monster for us.
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after that, would you?
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274. That's a little harder
to recall.
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275. Huh. Mister Gorilla had
a pretty good relationship
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who lives up on the plateau.
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279. That's a rude nickname.
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as you can see.
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for free, son.
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282. Oh, I guess
she calls herself that.
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you can do
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286. First, you will deliver
this letter
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288. He's a blacksmith
in the neighboring town.
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running errands.
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290. It reminds me of my adventures
with Himmel.
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291. You did things like this
with the great Hero?
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292. Helping people
with ordinary tasks
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294. And most of the time,
those errands evolved
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or monsters.
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297. Oh! Please,
don't jinx us like that.
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we should do everything we can
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just refuses to open up to us.
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everyone calls her that now.
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would have only taken hours.
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everyone in our party
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the statue of the heroes
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I'll show you the way.
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about the statue.
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of the heroes
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the whole world
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about the thing.
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320. But we've looked after it
for generations.
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of forgotten heroes, huh?
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you're Goatee Priest, right?
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it would be.
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a striking resemblance
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and Mister Gorilla.
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331. I think I recognize
the warrior.
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while there's light.
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338. Huh.
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339. - Sein?
- I see.
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name is Kraft.
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342. I'm sorry. I don't know.
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345. Don't they look just like us?
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of ancient heroes.
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remembers their names.
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like that, though.
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an easy one to forget.
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351. Huh?
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an unforgettable hero.
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will fade.
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with his time in this world,
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to make a mark.
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muscles like that
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call me Gorilla Warrior!
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an unforgettable hero,
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a more memorable name.
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but it's worth a try.
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- Goatee Priest.
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polish it, too, a while back.
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381. You lot did a much better job
of it than he did, though.
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382. Fighting is pretty much
all he's good for.
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you say about him,
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386. Gorilla talked about you
all the time.
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would become heroes
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remembered forever.
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where Gorilla went?
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392. Yeah. Tur.
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393. It's a trading city
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of the Northern Lands.
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to the east from here.
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direction of Auberst.
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- Huh.
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