1. Alchemy is the science of
understanding, decomposing,
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3. However, it is not an all-powerful art.
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4. It is impossible to create
something out of nothing.
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5. If one wishes to obtain something,
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6. something of equal value must be paid.
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7. This equivalent exchange
is the basis of alchemy.
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8. Alchemists have a taboo,
and it is human transmutation.
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9. It is that which no one must commit.
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10. I still have too long a life ahead
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11. to get rid of these feelings, right?
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12. I want to try doing over
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13. the things I've left undone
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14. I thought I was running after
something carried over from my dreams
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15. Yet I'm stumbling into people
on this narrow, winding road
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16. It's not like I want to go back
to the way things were back then
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17. I'm just searching for the sky
I've been losing
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18. Here's hoping you'll understand
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19. Stop making that sad face
as though you were a victim
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20. Sins don't end with tears,
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21. you have to carry the pain forever
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22. Who am I waiting for, in this maze of emotions
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23. with no way out in sight?
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24. I want to purge myself more simply,
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25. as if writing in a blank notebook
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26. What is it I want to escape from?
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27. ...is it reality?
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28. It makes me want to scream that we're alive
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29. for things to come true. Can you hear me?
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30. I can't put up with playing it safe
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31. ...I've got nowhere to go home to
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32. I'm always grateful for kindness
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33. That's why I want to grow stronger
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34. I even welcome this pain
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35. for the things I miss
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36. Ed and the others encounter a man, named Marcoh,
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37. who possesses a Philosopher's Stone,
albeit an incomplete one.
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38. Moved by Ed's zeal, Marcoh reveals
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39. the hidden location of his research materials.
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40. After finishing repairs to his automail,
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41. Ed stands before the first branch
of the National Central Library,
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42. where Marcoh's research materials are.
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43. Dr. Marcoh's research materials!
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44. It was so much trouble,
I just burned the whole building down.
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45. What did you do in Central?
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46. I was just explaining that to you.
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47. The Fullmetal boy found out
about Marcoh's materials.
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48. With that taken care of,
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49. I came back to see how
things are going in East City.
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50. Is he here?
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51. Gluttony?
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52. I smell him. I smell him.
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53. The Ishvalan cloaked in
the scent of blood is nearby.
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54. Can I eat him?
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55. Right down to the last strand of hair.
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56. There haven't been any reports of Scar sightings
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57. since the incident with the Elric brothers.
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58. Maybe he's no longer in East City.
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59. I need for him to be here.
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60. Huh?
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61. If I can solve a case that was
too much for Central to handle,
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62. it means my stock will go up.
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63. I'll make use of everything I can use,
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64. until I assume the office of Fuhrer,
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65. and take full command of military affairs.
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66. You may want to be more discreet
about such improper declarations.
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67. Yeah, I will make every
effort to be more careful.
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68. Excuse me, sir.
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69. We've just received news of
an explosion on Marl River.
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70. What?!
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71. Was it a gas explosion?
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72. I don't know. It's been
so restless lately, after all.
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73. I don't think there can be any
mistake that this is what Scar was wearing.
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74. Have you found a body?
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75. No, but we're still searching.
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76. Either way, he can't be doing
well after losing this much blood.
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77. Mm-hmm. But until we can
confirm he's dead, don't get careless.
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78. Lieutenant Havoc...
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79. Yes, sir?
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80. Have your detail proceed to remove the debris.
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81. Day and night, no breaks.
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82. Pull his body out of there, no matter what.
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83. Huh? Please, cut us some slack, sir.
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84. Are you trying to work us to death?
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85. Shut up!
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86. After all, until I see his
body with my own eyes,
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87. I can't relax on any dates.
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88. Ah, you don't say.
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89. Looks like he got away from us.
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90. I didn't get to eat him.
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91. Okay, okay. Next time, all right?
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92. But, after all that's been done to him,
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93. Scar won't be taking any action for a while.
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94. I'm going back to Central again.
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95. I have to report to Father about Scar, and all.
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96. It burned up completely, huh?
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97. Major Armstrong!
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98. Oh, if it isn't 2nd Lieutenant
Ross and Sergeant Brosh.
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99. What's the matter?
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100. You've been ordered to
report to the Command Center.
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101. We will be taking over for
you in escorting Edward Elric.
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102. Hmm, very well.
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103. What is this? Here I think I can
get away from the stuffy old guy,
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104. and now we've got another escort?
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105. As far as the library incident, there is someone
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106. who was well acquainted with
the materials at the first branch.
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107. Although, she was no longer working there.
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108. Doesn't sound very hopeful.
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109. Did you need something?
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110. Oh, um, forgive me for asking,
but why do you wear the suit of armor?
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111. - It's just what I do!
- It's just what he does!
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112. What he does?
Lieutenant, what is it that he does?
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113. Who are these boys?
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114. Ah, Al, isn't the view here pretty?
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115. It sure is, Brother.
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116. W-What is with this mountain of books?
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117. Is there really someone living here?
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118. Miss Sheska? Are you here? Miss Sheska?
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119. Somebody!
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120. Help!
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121. Brother, there's someone...
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122. there's someone buried under here!
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123. Dig! Dig! Dig this place up!
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124. Hang in there!
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125. I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!
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126. I accidentally knocked over a mountain of books.
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127. I thought I was going to die under there.
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128. Thank you very much!
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129. Are you Sheska?
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130. Yes.
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131. The one from the first branch?
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132. The first branch. Oh, how sweet the sound of it!
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133. I've always loved books,
ever since I was born,
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134. so when I wound up securing a job there,
it felt like I had gone to heaven.
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135. But I forgot that I was at work,
and all I ever did was read books,
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136. so I got fired.
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137. I have to work,
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138. because I want to move my sickly
mother into a better hospital, but...
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139. Ah, I really am a klutz at everything,
except for reading books,
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140. so no matter where I go, I can't get a job.
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141. Yes, I'm a good-for-nothing person!
I'm the scum of society!
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142. Um, there's something we'd like to ask you.
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143. Yes?
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144. Do you remember seeing
any research notes belonging to
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145. someone named Tim Marcoh?
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146. Tim Marcoh... Tim Marcoh...
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147. Ah! Yes, I remember.
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148. Really?!
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149. They were handwritten, and moreover,
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150. they had been shoved into a
bookcase in the wrong section,
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151. so I remember them well.
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152. So they really were there!
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153. Which means, sure enough,
they've been burned up.
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154. Did you want to read those research notes?
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155. Yeah, but they burned up.
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156. Sorry to have bothered you.
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157. I remember everything that was in them.
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158. Huh?!
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159. Well, I mean, I remember
the content of any book I read.
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160. It will take some time, but do you
want me to duplicate them for you?
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161. Thank you, bookworm!
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162. Worm... you say?
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163. Here is a reproduction of
Mr. Tim Marcoh's research notes.
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164. Sorry, there was quite a large
amount of it, so it took five whole days.
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165. There sure are some amazing
people in this world, huh, Brother?
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166. This really is Dr. Marcoh's?
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167. Yes, no doubt about it.
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168. "1,000 Type Menus for Today,
by Tim Marcoh."
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169. Huh?
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170. "Add a dash of water to
one tablespoon of sugar..."
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171. This really is a thousand daily recipes.
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172. Hey, what part of this did you
think were important documents?!
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173. Don't ask me. I just copied
it down the way I remember it.
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174. Apparently, this was all
just a big wild goose chase.
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175. You're absolutely sure this
is what Dr. Marcoh wrote,
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176. word-for-word, right?
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177. Yes, absolutely sure.
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178. You are incredible! Thanks.
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179. All right! Let's take these
back to the central library.
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180. Hmm?
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181. They'll have a collection
of related books there.
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182. Yeah.
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183. Whoops, your fee, your fee...
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184. Lieutenant Ross, here.
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185. This is my registration code
and silver pocket watch ID.
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186. Withdraw this amount out of
my annual research funding,
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187. and give it to Sheska for me.
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188. Yes, sir. I can go to the
prefectural State Alchemist office, right?
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189. That's right.
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190. Sheska, really, thanks a lot! Bye.
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191. From his research funding...
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192. Aah! What kind of sum of money is this?!
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193. What is with that boy,
throwing that kind of money around?!
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194. Are these cookbooks really
research notes about alchemy?
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195. Alchemy can be a dangerous art if misused.
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196. To prevent that, alchemic research is encrypted.
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197. It may look like an ordinary
cookbook to the average person,
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198. but the actual content can only
be understood by whoever wrote it.
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199. These are advanced alchemic notes.
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200. If only the writer can understand them,
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201. how are you going to be able to decipher them?
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202. With knowledge and insight.
The rest is intensive, arduous work.
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203. Wow, that's mind-boggling.
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204. Al! There's a section on squab in here!
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205. Pigeons? You don't suppose that means...
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206. Yeah, it might refer to the
Green Lion, the philosopher's month.
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207. Did you bring over Flamel's Codex,
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208. or Lambspring's Concerning
the Philosopher's Stone?
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209. Of course!
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210. All right, look here.
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211. Mm-hmm.
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212. And here, too, right?
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213. You're right, and maybe here, too.
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214. Yeah. All right, let's get to this!
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215. Why is this code so damn hard to figure out?
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216. Brother, maybe we ought to
ask Dr. Marcoh about this directly.
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217. No! If we ask him, we admit defeat.
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218. Is that what the issue is here?
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219. Um...
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220. Sheska...
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221. Thanks to you, Edward,
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222. I was able to move my
mother into a better hospital.
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223. Thank you very much.
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224. Ah, don't mention it, don't mention it.
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225. Have you made any progress deciphering it?
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226. Have you found a job yet?
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227. Still, thanks to you, I've come to believe
that even a good-for-nothing person like me
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228. can be of help to someone.
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229. Thank you very much.
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230. You're not a good-for-nothing person.
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231. I think that being able to try
your hardest to be something
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232. is a talent all by itself,
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233. and besides, your memory is incredible.
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234. I think you should have faith in yourself.
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235. Thanks.
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236. Yo!
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237. Lt. Colonel Hughes!
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238. I heard from Major Armstrong that you were here.
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239. What gives?
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240. I told you, whenever you
get to Central, give me a holler.
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241. Oh, we just had something urgent come up.
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242. - Well, I've been busy, too, and haven't been
- They're speaking casually
with Colonel Hughes, there.
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243. - able to get away from the court-martial office.
- Who are these boys?
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244. Lately, we've had a lot of cases and whatnot.
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245. The Tucker Chimera case
hasn't even been settled yet.
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246. Oh, sorry, I guess that brings up
some unpleasant memories, huh?
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247. But you know,
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248. as if it wasn't bad enough,
the first branch had to burn down,
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249. right when things are hectic.
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250. The first branch?
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251. Yeah. Our case records
and stuff were being stored
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252. in the stacks there, so it's
impeding our duties something awful.
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253. Hmm? What?
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254. What do you say, Lt. Colonel?
She is looking for a place to work.
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255. And I have indeed read
the military's criminal records,
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256. and remember them.
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257. All righty! We'll get you processed right now.
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258. My office pays well!
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259. Huh? You mean... um... thank you very much.
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260. I'll have faith in myself, and do my best.
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261. Really, thanks so much.
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262. Come on, come on, right to work!
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263. Who is this guy, a kidnapper?
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264. Being able to try your hardest to be something
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265. is a talent all by itself, huh?
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266. Nicely said, little brother.
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267. Whenever I look at a certain someone,
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268. that's what I think, deep down in my heart.
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269. Okay, well, that certain someone
will continue to try his hardest.
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270. Uh-oh.
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271. It's closing time.
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272. It's ten whole days today.
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273. I'm impressed they persevered until closing.
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274. The hell with it!
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275. A little quarrel between brothers?
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276. You can't get desperate,
just because you can't crack this.
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277. We did crack it.
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278. We did crack the code.
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279. Really? That's good, isn't it?
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280. There's nothing good about it, damn it!
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281. This is the devil's research,
which shouldn't be pursued.
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282. Curse you, Dr. Marcoh.
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283. What exactly is it?
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284. The ingredients for a Philosopher's Stone...
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285. are live humans!
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286. What's worse, in order to manufacture one Stone,
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287. it requires multiple sacrifices.
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288. How could the military carry
out such an inhuman practice?
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289. This is unpardonable.
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290. Would you mind not
speaking to anyone about this?
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291. But...
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292. Please!
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293. Just pretend that you never heard this.
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294. What's this?
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295. The Elric brothers are holed
up in their rooms again tonight?
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296. Yes. They haven't even eaten all that much.
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297. Hmm, their fatigue must
have caught up with them.
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298. Lately, they seem to have
devoted all their energy to this.
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299. After working so hard to decipher
the material, and have it be that...
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300. It disturbs me, too, just thinking about it.
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301. What?
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302. N-Nothing at all!
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303. Most suspicious!
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304. Brother, go get something to eat.
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305. Don't want anything.
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306. What a pain, huh?
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307. Mm-hmm.
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308. You know, it's kind of like...
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309. just when we think it's within
reach, it slips away from us.
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310. When it's finally in our grasp,
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311. we get kicked down by whatever we've caught.
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312. God must really hate people who commit taboos.
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313. I wonder if we'll be like
this the rest of our lives.
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314. There's something I've been
meaning to say to you for a while,
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315. but I've been too afraid to mention it.
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316. What?
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317. Elric brothers, I know
you're in there! It is I! Open up!
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318. What do we do?
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319. Ignore him, ignore him.
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320. I heard, Edward Elric!
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321. Such a tragedy!
To think that such a terrible secret
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322. was being concealed by the Philosopher's Stone!
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323. W-We're sorry.
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324. When someone as stuffy
as he is closes in on you...
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325. Imagine, the military
conducting something like that!
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326. The truth can be a cruel thing at times!
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327. The truth?
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328. What is it, Brother?
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329. Do you remember what Dr. Marcoh said?
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330. Knowing you, you'll be able
to find the truth within the truth.
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331. The truth within the truth...
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332. It's the same as with alchemy research notes.
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333. What you see on the surface
is only a portion of the truth.
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334. There's still more.
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335. There's still...
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336. Currently, there are four
alchemy laboratories within Central
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337. which have connections to the government.
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338. From among those, Marcoh
worked at the 3rd Laboratory.
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339. That one is the most suspect.
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340. Hmm. We went around to all
of the laboratories in the city,
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341. but they weren't doing any remarkable research...
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342. Here.
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343. What is this building?
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344. It was the building for the 5th Laboratory,
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345. but it's not currently in use.
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346. There's a risk of it collapsing,
so it has been declared off-limits.
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347. It's here.
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348. Eh? What makes you so sure?
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349. There's a prison next door to it.
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350. What about it?
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351. What were the ingredients
for a Philosopher's Stone?
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352. Let's see, live huma...
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353. They'd have condemned criminals in a prison.
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355. You don't mean, the
prisoners were the ingredients?
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356. Don't make that face.
I don't want to think about it, either.
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357. And if prisons from other
jurisdictions were involved...
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358. I wonder if the government is involved.
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359. I kind of get the feeling
that we've stuck our noses
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361. You see? This is why we told you
to pretend you never heard anything!
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362. This could become a highly political issue.
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363. I shall look into this.
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364. In the meantime, 2nd Lieutenant,
Sergeant, speak of this to no one.
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365. Yes, sir!
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366. And you Elric brothers, behave yourselves.
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367. Look here, you two!
You were just thinking of sneaking
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looking around inside, weren't you?
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369. No we weren't, no we weren't!
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370. Yeah, sure we weren't.
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371. Hmm, a guard posted at an unused building, huh?
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372. That's suspicious.
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373. How are we getting in?
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374. We could make our own entrance.
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375. They'd notice the light
from the transmutic reaction.
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376. In that case...
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377. Ups-a-daisy.
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378. Whoa!
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379. It's locked up tight here, too?
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380. Al, wait here.
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381. Will you be all right by yourself?
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382. All right or not, with your huge size,
you can't get through here, right?
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383. I didn't get this big because I wanted to.
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384. 66...
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385. What, 48?
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386. After all this time, we've got guests.
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387. Some daredevil dumbasses, huh?
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388. Damn it, it's even
tighter in here than I thought.
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389. I couldn't have gotten
through here if I were regular-sized.
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390. Luckily, my body is smaller.
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391. I just said I was small!
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392. There are lights on.
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393. "Not currently in use" my foot.
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394. Bingo.
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395. Brother sure is taking long.
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396. Do you remember the ruby sky
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398. The two of us drew close,
encircled by promises, vows
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400. I hide the shadow
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401. that stretches out behind my forced smile
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402. So pretending not to notice, I choose rebirth
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403. I kept waiting for settling news on the table,
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404. knowing all about the empty night,
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405. and the morning that would not come
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406. Someday, you will remember the ruby sky
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407. we saw that day
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408. Embracing the promise we couldn't keep,
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409. the two of us start walking
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410. There was someone who took
pride in his skill with the sword.
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411. There was someone who knew he was a deviant.
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412. These denizens of the darkness laugh,
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413. as their bloodsucking blades roar.
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414. Next time on Hagane no Renkinjutsushi:
Fullmetal Alchemist,
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415. Episode 8: "The Fifth Laboratory."
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416. Ye who seek pleasure in battle,
and feel alive to the fullest,
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