1. It's dark.
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2. It's dark.
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3. It. Is. Dark.
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4. Shut it.
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5. Somehow I feel like we've had this conversation before...
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6. It's a lot brighter than last time, though.
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7. It sounds like there are things moving around, so this facility's probably still alive.
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8. Alive...
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9. GIRLS' LAST TOUR
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10. GIRLS' LAST TOUR
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11. Hey, what does it mean to be alive?
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12. Well, I kind of just meant that the facility was still operating,
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13. not really that it was alive like a life form or something...
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14. 'Kay.
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15. Then what's a life form?
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16. Well, a life form is a living thing.
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17. What's that?
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18. Life...
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19. Chi-chan?
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20. B-Be quiet!
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21. Hey, what do you think that was?
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22. That... That big thing.
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23. You have a pretty small vocabulary, don't you?
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24. Was that a living thing?
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25. No, I don't think it was.
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26. It was definitely a machine.
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27. Machines don't breathe,
and they're also not conscious.
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28. They're like this thing we're riding.
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29. They don't move or think by themselves.
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30. But that thing just now looked like
it was walking around all on its own.
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31. Someone probably set it up that way.
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32. Okay, well, if a machine walked up to you by itself and said "Hello!", then what?
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33. There's no such machine.
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34. And whether or not machines are alive,
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35. I've heard that living things other than humans don't exist anymore anyway.
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36. Oh?
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37. No other living things exist, huh?
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38. There's one.
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39. Fish.
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40. It's alive.
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41. It exists.
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42. Chi-chan!
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43. Hello.
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44. Life
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45. Come on, why not?
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46. I am afraid I cannot allow it. That fish is under
my observation, and outsiders may not interfere with it.
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47. So it really is a fish.
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48. You may not eat it.
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49. But more importantly, this machine's talking.
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50. What are you?
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51. I am the autonomous machine tasked with administering this sector.
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52. Please be at ease. I will not harm you.
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53. All right! Then I'm gonna eat that fish!
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54. Listen here, you...
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55. Please stop.
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56. By design, I am able to call for security machines in the event of aggressive outsiders.
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57. However...
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58. However?
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59. Contact is no longer possible at present.
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60. Sucks for you.
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61. Hey.
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62. Maybe that thing we saw on the way here was one of those security machines.
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63. That big thing?
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64. No, you likely saw the construction machine
that maintains this sector.
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65. He and I are the only ones still functioning in this area.
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66. To think that ancient technology was so advanced...
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67. How do you even make something like this?
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68. We're not gonna eat the fish, so could you
tell us more about these machines and this place?
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69. Certainly. Follow me.
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70. Listen, I would actually rather eat the fish than hear the story...
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71. Shut up.
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72. My fish!
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73. It's like we're really inside the water.
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74. We are directly beneath the largest tank.
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75. Oh man, I wish I could swim around in this much water.
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76. Would you like to take a dip?
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77. Huh?
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78. Can I do that?
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79. Any unused tank is perfectly fine.
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80. There are one hundred and two tanks in this facility,
but only twelve are in operation, and only one is in use.
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81. Was that one earlier the one in use?
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82. That's correct.
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83. So there aren't any fish in the other tanks?
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84. There are not.
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85. This was a facility for the mass production of fish.
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86. Mass production!
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87. However, we now only have that single one remaining.
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88. So...
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89. You may not eat it.
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90. You may use this tank however you please.
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91. Can't breathe!
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92. I'm floating!
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93. You okay?
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94. I'm beat.
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95. Hey, since I'm so beat, let me eat the fish.
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96. You cannot.
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97. It already said you can't.
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98. This is nice.
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99. Hey, Yuu. Do you think the fish we saw earlier got washed down from here?
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100. Back when we were doing laundry.
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101. Oh, the tasty one.
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102. Hey, don't do laundry here!
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103. Huh?
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104. You'll get the water all dirty!
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105. I'm swimming here, be considerate!
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106. Actually, you should help too.
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107. I don't wanna!
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108. Tch.
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109. Environmental pollution.
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110. Hmm?
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111. Long ago, the earth was one large life form,
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112. but man chose to separate himself from its processes.
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113. In substitution of the natural cycles of water, air, and energy,
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114. he built cities to provide the means of his existence.
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115. Our role is to maintain the infrastructure of the city's foundationary strata to the best of our ability.
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116. Even though there aren't any humans around?
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117. That is of no relevance to us.
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118. Our role is simply maintenance.
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119. Come on, Chi-chan, get in!
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120. It's pretty warm!
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121. How can she swim so carefree like that?
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122. She is highly adaptable.
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123. Guess I'll try getting in too.
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124. All right.
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125. Why the underwear? Just get in naked.
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126. Well, there's someone else here.
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127. That's a machine.
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128. Well, yeah, but...
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129. My feet... My feet aren't touching anything!
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130. C'mon, Chi-chan!
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131. Wait a sec!
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132. What am I supposed to do?!
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133. Kick your legs a bit and you'll float!
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134. Hey, don't just let go!
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135. You can do it!
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136. If you take a deep breath and relax, you will float.
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137. He—
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138. Huh?
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139. The sea...
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140. Fish...
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141. You okay?
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142. Long ago, the earth was one large life form...
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143. In that case... what is it now?
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144. Wow.
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145. This species does not normally jump out of the water, but this fish exhibits a mutation.
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146. A mutation?
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147. A mistake in the transmission of instructions. A bug.
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148. It is the source of evolution.
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149. Machines say some complicated stuff.
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150. I wanna roast it.
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151. Stop, already.
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152. Hey, can I try that too?
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153. Feeding the fish? Certainly.
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154. Really?
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155. Nice!
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156. Only five more pellets for today.
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157. All right!
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158. Do you think we can be friends?
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159. Predators can't be friends with their prey.
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160. I wanna take you with us on our journey.
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161. You're drooling all over.
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162. Today was exhausting.
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163. I recommend sleeping under the pipes.
They carry hot water.
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164. It's so warm!
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165. I've been thinking about this for a while, but you really seem to be alive, even though you're a machine.
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166. Perhaps it is because in order to better communicate
with humans, we were given the ability to feel empathy.
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167. What's "empathy"?
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168. It means that when you are happy, I am also pleased.
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169. I see.
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170. Sure is warm.
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171. Yeah.
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172. What's that sound?
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173. Ow!
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174. Ow...
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175. Hey, Yuu!
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176. Geez, Chi-chan, you said it'd be tasty if we roasted it...
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177. Wake up! Hey, Yuu!
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178. It's the big machine!
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179. Why is it here?
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180. It appears he has begun demolishing this facility.
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181. Why?
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182. I do not know. Though unused facilities are occasionally demolished to conserve material...
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183. I will ask.
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184. You can talk to it?
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185. Maybe they're arguing.
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186. Well? What'd he say?
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187. He said he would demolish this place.
I proposed a suspension, but he refused to consider it.
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188. Some help you are!
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189. Hey.
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190. That means the fish is gonna...!
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191. Most of the sectors in this area are on the demolition list.
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192. I'm afraid that a bug fatal to the city must have occurred.
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193. A bug... Is that the source of evolution here too?
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194. If you would give the name "evolution" to
the destruction of the old to create the new.
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195. Hey, Chi-chan.
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196. Huh?
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197. Let's save that fish!
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198. What?
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199. But how?
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200. It is beyond my ability.
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201. However...
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202. However?
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203. Perhaps it is not beyond yours.
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204. Weren't you going to eat it?
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205. No, for some reason...
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206. I wanna save that fish.
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207. Maybe that's empathy.
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208. I see.
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209. Even half this amount should be enough.
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210. If these explosives detonate on his trunk, his interior mechanisms will be destroyed, stopping him.
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211. Do you think I could get on his back from those walkways up there?
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212. You can reach those by ascending from the edge of the room.
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213. Is that going to work?
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214. All right, I'm going.
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215. I do not believe that saving that fish will benefit you in any way.
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216. Well, not even I understand what's going through her head sometimes.
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217. Hey, about destroying that big machine...
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218. That's really killing it, isn't it?
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219. It depends on your definition of life.
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220. Life...
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221. Well, we're alive.
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222. That fish is alive too.
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223. And while the big machine can't talk,
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224. I think it can feel empathy.
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225. Probably... because it's alive.
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226. All right!
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227. Long ago, man and machine and city
were all alive, in a big cycle!
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228. Yuu! If you don't hurry, the fish tank's done for!
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229. Just a bit more...
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230. Okay!
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231. Sorry, big guy.
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232. Chi-chan!
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233. I appears that the fish and I will be able to live on for a while longer now.
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234. Though of course, we will still die someday.
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235. Man, machine, fish, and city are all alive...
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236. ...but someday the end will come.
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237. Hey, Chi-chan.
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238. Hm?
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239. Maybe "life" is just something that has an end.
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240. Yeah.
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241. We saved the fish, but this place got pretty banged up.
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242. Can you fix it?
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243. Then you'd have that thing, right? That, uh...
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244. Evolution?
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245. Yeah, that.
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246. It is impossible.
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247. With only my own strength, I can do no more than stop the water.
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248. Can't do anything other than maintenance, huh?
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249. Hey.
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250. There may be limits to evolution as well.
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251. The city ceased to change after
experiencing large-scale destruction.
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252. At some point, the inhabitants of this stratum disappeared as well.
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253. If there's no creation after the destruction, then it's just an end, I guess.
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254. I must agree.
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255. Well, we're going to go,
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256. but I hope you two live long lives.
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257. I wish the same for you. Please, take care.
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258. Empathy.
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