1. Angely I demony kruzhili nado mnoj,
Angels and demons circle above me,
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2. rassykhali ternii I vechnye puti.
through the thorns to the stars.
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3. Ne znaet shast'je tol'ko tot,
Only those unable to perceive its call...
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4. kto jevo zova ponjat' ne smog.
do not know happiness.
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5. Naljubuites', naljubuites'.
Watch in awe, watch in awe.
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6. Aeria gloris, aeria gloris.
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7. Naljubuites', naljubuites'.
Watch in awe, watch in awe.
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8. Aeria gloris, aeria gloris.
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9. I am calling, calling now,
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10. spirits rise and falling.
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11. Soboj ostat'sja dol'she.
To remain myself longer.
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12. Calling, calling, in the depths of longing.
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13. Soboj ostat'sja dol'she.
To remain myself longer.
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14. Naljubuites',
Watch in awe,
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15. aeria gloris.
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16. What's this?
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17. Internal data from a vocational aid center
under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice.
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18. Vocational aid center?
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19. They temporarily isolate patients with severe
cases of Cyberbrain Closed Shell Syndrome...
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20. and give them training
to help them reenter society.
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21. You've probably
at least heard of it.
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22. Last week, the Ministry of Health,
Labor and Welfare's database...
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23. experienced a large-scale hack
by someone at that facility.
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24. The information that leaked out included
top-secret material rated above Level A.
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25. Notice the amount of time
it took to crack their barrier.
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26. They breached a triple layer of
varied attack barriers in just two hours.
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27. If one person was responsible, he's an
old pro who's even better than the Major.
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28. Better than the Major?
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29. Just to be sure, I had Ishikawa
and Borma run a trace route,
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30. but that center is the
point of origin, all right.
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31. But the strange thing is that the
center's circuits are normally isolated,
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32. making external contact from the inside,
and vice versa, fundamentally impossible.
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33. What's even odder is the Ministry of Health,
Labor and Welfare's reaction.
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34. They've had top-secret data peeped,
and they haven't filed a single damage report.
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35. Even if they're ashamed that they were hacked,
it's an unnatural response.
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36. There must be some reason
behind their reaction,
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37. but if we don't cover our tracks,
there's a chance that they'll track us down.
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38. Which brings us
to you.
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39. An undercover
investigation, huh?
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40. Their network room, huh?
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41. Just like in the report...
It's not even wired for power.
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42. Hey, what's the matter, kid?
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43. I'm going online...
Today's my online day.
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44. Hey!
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45. Who are you?
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46. Huh? Uh...
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47. He's in here.
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48. You must be the new trainee.
I'm Maruta, the center's director.
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49. My name's Togusa.
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50. Now, you know that you're supposed to be
working together with the others right now.
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51. I'm going online...
Today's my online day.
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52. What's wrong with him?
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53. Are you running in
cyberbrain autistic mode?
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54. Yes, ma'am.
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55. Move it!
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56. Be careful.
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57. - Yes, ma'am!
- Yes, ma'am!
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58. Today's my online day...
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59. Yeah, that's true.
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60. But it's your work
hour right now.
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61. I'm going to
Virtual City Alpha...
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62. Today's... Today's my online day!
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63. Today's my online day!
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64. Hey!
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65. Huh?
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66. Catch that boy!
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67. Hurry!
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68. Never let your
guard down.
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69. Thank you.
You were a big help.
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70. It's all right.
He's only sleeping.
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71. I see.
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72. What was
that all about?
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73. The rule here is that you can only connect
to external nets under staff supervision.
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74. Plus, we lost our connection
in this room yesterday,
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75. so the boy must
have panicked a bit.
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76. Please, won't you sit?
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77. Yes, ma'am...
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78. That boy is a stickler
for matters of regulations,
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79. especially things like taking
turns and scheduling.
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80. Still, the way you handled him
seemed a little excessive to me.
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81. When people in the general populace
hear "Cyberbrain Closed Shell Syndrome,"
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82. they immediately picture someone who is
maladjusted to cyberbrain technology.
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83. But the real problem is that they are
too compatible with it.
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84. Too compatible?
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85. Yes.
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86. When they feel like connecting to the net,
they try exhaustively to stay connected.
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87. And when it's with
a specific person,
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88. they'll even commit brain-diving in an attempt
to share their consciousness,
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89. or even being fried and killed
by that person's attack barrier.
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90. There are also ones who seal
themselves off behind a barrier,
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91. refuse to connect with anyone,
and they become unable to come back.
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92. These children have severe symptoms like that.
They spend their afternoons here in this ward.
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93. To prevent such accidents, it's necessary
to quarantine them from the network.
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94. It's for their own protection,
as much as it is for others.
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95. That's what this facility
is for, right?
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96. But do they all have the ability to blow away
a dummy barrier like that boy did?
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97. About that... Take a look at this,
and I think you'll understand.
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98. In a sense, this place
is a danger zone.
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99. Some cases of Cyberbrain Closed
Shell Syndrome involve...
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100. complications that lead
to intellectual damage,
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101. but there are quite a few
cases where the patient...
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102. displays an astonishing
knack for cyberspace.
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103. We make use of the peculiarities of
their condition in their job training...
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104. by having them program
barrier mazes.
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105. It sometimes results in a barrier so remarkable
that government agencies adopt it.
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106. Each and every one is constructed
in a truly unique way.
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107. If we left them alone, I expect that these children
would work all day, never getting bored,
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108. putting barrier mazes together,
or trying to dismantle them.
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109. Well, I suppose you've seen
about all there is to see.
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110. Hm? Uh, yes, ma'am...
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111. I'll just put you in charge of a
single group room for now.
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112. This is Aoi.
He'll be one of your charges.
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113. Yes, ma'am.
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114. I believe the other children are already back
in their room, so take him back to join them.
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115. Yes, ma'am.
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116. "Aoi," huh?
Nice to meet you.
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117. What took you so long, Aoi?
Where have you...
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118. Hey, I'm Togusa. I'll be looking
after you guys starting today.
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119. Nice to meet you.
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120. Hey, how about playing
some catch?
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121. It's still light out.
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122. Hey, give it back!
You're freaking him out!
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123. Oh.
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124. When he doesn't have his mitt,
he starts to panic.
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125. Plus, nobody wants to
go outside, not anymore.
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126. You guys aren't being
mistreated here, are you?
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127. Hey, the Chief says
he's gonna come again!
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128. Really?
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129. Yeah, I just heard!
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130. I'm surprised, he was
just here last week!
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131. Last week?
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132. Who's this "Chief" guy?
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133. Pretty slick, mister!
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134. What's wrong?
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135. We just don't know if you're
a grownup we can trust yet.
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136. Oh, right...
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137. So we can't just blab
everything to you.
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138. Rules are strict
around here, huh?
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139. What did you expect?
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140. I'm gonna go
tell the others, then!
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141. Sure!
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142. He sure is late...
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143. Oh, you're worried?
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144. Like hell!
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145. He's a hump, so I thought he might
have blown his cover or something.
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146. Who are you calling
a hump?
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147. You're late!
What kept you?
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148. Uh, well, it was tricky to establish a link
that wouldn't leave any tracks.
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149. After all, this is the only place
with a line to the outside.
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150. Well?
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151. The center is using Cyberbrain
Closed Shell Syndrome patients...
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152. to program and tear down
barrier mazes.
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153. If there's someone here
who's exploiting their techniques,
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154. it might explain the skill of the hack
into the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
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155. I see... So, any suspects?
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156. No, not yet.
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157. But this is one weird facility. They've even
got a heavy-loadout cyborg walking around.
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158. Understood.
Keep up your investigation.
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159. Roger.
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160. Uh, Major? There's one
other thing that bothers me.
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161. What?
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162. Who do you suppose
"The Chief" is?
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163. "Chief?"
As in "leader"?
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164. Yeah, it's something the kids
at the center mentioned.
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165. They said something about
him coming here last week.
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166. Understood. We'll do a phonetic breakdown
and run a search for the time being.
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167. You collect all the information you
can on him before your next report.
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168. Roger.
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169. So, somebody besides me
has been using this, huh?
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170. "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend
I was one of those deaf-mutes. Or should I?"
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171. What the hell?
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172. Oil paint?
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173. Wow, that's pretty amazing.
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174. It's almost like
a photograph.
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175. But you don't do
the final painting?
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176. Do you know anything
about this "Chief" guy?
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177. I will create a world of beauty.
I will see through a new mind.
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178. Morning.
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179. Now what? Look, I'm not gonna
tell you about the Chief.
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180. Yeah, I know.
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181. You ever see anything like that?
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182. Too cool for words, isn't it?
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183. You guys can read virtual
visualization programming?
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184. What, can't you?
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185. No.
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186. In that case, patch into
this guy's brain.
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187. You'll see some cool stuff.
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188. But be careful.
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189. There was a staffer once
who dove into his head.
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190. Their consciousness got tangled up,
and he's been in there ever since.
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191. Well, how about it?
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192. No, I'd better not.
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193. Man, you're no fun.
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194. I thought you'd
have more guts.
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195. Hey, who do you suppose
this "Chief" guy is?
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196. All right, then.
I'll leave it to you.
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197. Yes, ma'am.
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198. Oh, it's you.
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199. Good afternoon.
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200. Stepping out, ma'am?
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201. Yes, there's a welfare industry
social gathering.
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202. Oh, there is?
Well, we'll see you later.
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203. Sorry about this...
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204. Wait there for a while, okay?
I'll be done in a minute.
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205. More oil paintings, huh?
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206. No suspicious records
to speak of...
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207. And there were zero
visitors last week, huh?
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208. Damn it, not being able to access
external memory is a royal pain...
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209. Oh, dear.
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210. You've abandoned your charge
to do some spying?
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211. Look all you want, you won't find any
clues about the Chief in there.
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212. I guess excuses are out of the
question at this point, huh?
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213. Hurt him, but don't kill him.
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214. Yes, ma'am.
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215. Hey, wait a minute.
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216. If we fight in here,
these paintings might be...
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217. You're going to fight
with that?
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218. Like I said, you can't be
rough with paintings.
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219. Unlike electronic data,
they can't be duplicated.
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220. You didn't think I'd
be unarmed, did you?
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221. Public Security Section 9?
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222. Major, every terminal in
the center just went online.
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223. Something must've happened.
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224. They're trying to decrypt
our access codes.
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225. His cover was blown?
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226. I don't know.
Cut all circuits immediately!
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227. What's the holdup?
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228. I-I'm locked out!
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229. Batou, we're pulling
Togusa out of there!
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230. You got it!
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231. Ishikawa, gain control
of the center's circuits!
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232. Saito, secure an evac route!
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233. Got her! I fried that
Al peeping tom!
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234. Kuroha!
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235. Hey, Chief!
Where have you been?
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236. Things have gone bad.
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237. I've been spotted by people
on the outside.
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238. Lots of grownups will be coming.
I have to disappear before then.
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239. Huh? But why?
Everything's gone so great up 'til now!
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240. We'll protect you,
same as always!
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241. No. It's time that
I left this place.
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242. Wait! Does that mean you're gonna wipe
all our memories and then leave?
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243. Got 'em!
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244. I'm sorry, but yes.
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245. Oh... So we'll never be able to cheer
you on in Virtual City Alpha again.
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246. I understand.
But we don't want to forget you.
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247. Leave us something
to remember you by.
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248. I will.
I promise.
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249. Togusa!
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250. Hey! Togusa!
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251. Togusa! What the hell
happened here, Togusa?
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252. Damn it, Togusa, wake up!
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253. Togusa!
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254. So, was there any evidence that the "Aoi" boy
Togusa mentioned really existed?
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255. I couldn't find anything.
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256. It's possible that the center's computer
and the staff's memories were altered,
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257. but I can't go much farther since all
we have to go on is Togusa's testimony.
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258. What about that portrait
he said that other girl drew?
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259. We couldn't find that, either.
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260. Oh, so that's why he wanted
to submit a sketch as his report?
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261. Yeah, a handsome young man in a
wheelchair with a lefty catcher's mitt...
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262. He said he'd draw it from the memories
in his own cyberbrain.
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263. A lefty catcher's mitt, huh?
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264. In net lingo, that means something
that seems to exist, but really doesn't.
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265. You sure about that?
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266. Sorry I took so long, Major.
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267. Gimme! I wanna see if this is somebody
who could let us write off this fiasco of yours.
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268. Don't be surprised when you see this.
This is my best work ever.
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269. What the hell is this?
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270. You went to a bizarre place and came back
with a case of bizarre memories...
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271. She's so cold and human
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272. It's something humans do
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273. She stays so golden solo
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274. She's so number nine
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275. She's incredible math
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276. Just incredible math
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277. And is she really human?
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278. She's just so something new
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279. A waking lithium flower
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280. Just about to bloom
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281. I smell lithium now
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282. Smelling lithium now
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283. How is she when she doesn't surf?
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284. How is she when she doesn't surf?
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285. How is she when she doesn't surf?
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286. I wonder what she does when she wakes up?
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287. When she wakes up?
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