1. Keep an eye to the sky, and count
as many Woffs as you can.
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2. Bonus points if you can tell
the males from the females.
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3. That's easy. The males have a brown
spot on them.
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4. David, that's just your fudge pop melting.
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5. Oh.
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6. I don't see what the big deal is.
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7. I've seen the woffs migrate
a thousand times before.
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8. Hilda, we're helping Woffologists
figure out their migration patterns.
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9. It's one of the world's
greatest mysteries!
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10. Let me know if you spot
a rare 'white woff',
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11. that's a sign that magic is especially
powerful this lunar cycle.
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12. Are you doing witch homework, too?
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13. Hmm. It's not really homework.
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14. Just some low level fortune telling.
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15. Look! Woffs!
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16. Why is that bell ringing?
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17. It's a troll attack!
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18. Can't be, the sun is still up!
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19. Dodge the woffs!
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20. Everyone stay calm!
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21. And dodge the woffs.
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22. They need our help!
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23. We have to get them
back in the air!
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24. Great work, sparrows.
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25. Now. Did anyone get a count?
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26. That bell really confused
those poor woffs.
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27. Why on earth would the
bell keeper ring it?
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28. Hey, bell keeper!
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29. How did it go?
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30. I remember counting Woffs when
I was a sparrow scout.
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31. You'd think they'd have all
that figured out by now.
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32. Eh, it was just like any other woff
migration. Oh, except for when—
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33. Oh. Sorry, one moment.
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34. This new commission is driving me crazy.
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35. The reference material they gave me is way
more in-depth than necessary. Ugh.
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36. What were you saying?
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37. Um. Just that the migration count was fun.
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38. You know, science and stuff.
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39. Um, Hilda? We've got a…
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40. visitor.
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41. Bartel!
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42. He rode in on a pigeon.
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43. There is much to discuss.
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44. The situation is dire for my people…
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45. Every hour, the bell tower tolls
its terrible “dong”.
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46. Livestock have stopped producing.
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47. We can't even finish a good braid!
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48. That's terrible!
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49. I know, you don't have to rub it in.
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50. It's not just the elves, that bell's
messing with the woffs.
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51. The nisse, too.
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52. Tontu!
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53. You can hear the bell all the way
in Nowhere Space?
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54. Yeah, the acoustics in here are awful.
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55. Bartel, we should do something!
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56. Ha, ha! Oh, I knew you'd
be ready for battle.
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57. - We ride at sun-up!
- Battle?
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58. We've declared war on the bell tower.
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59. We'll take it down brick by brick.
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60. Or die trying!
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61. Whoa, whoa, whoa! I know the Bell Keeper.
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62. I'll just go talk to him.
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63. Fine. But if diplomacy fails…
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64. Combat!
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65. Fly, Cedric, fly!
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66. Easy girl!
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67. Enough is enough.
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68. Come on, Alfur.
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69. Are you sure this is a good idea?
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70. We'll only be a minute.
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71. Hilda, must we sneak out of the window?
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72. If we use the front door
it's not sneaking out, is it?
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73. Hey, I think I'm actually getting
the hang of this.
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74. Hello!
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75. Mr. Bell Keeper?
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76. Well, nobody's here. I guess we better go.
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77. Mr. Bell Keeper?
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78. - Is that you?
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79. What is this thing?
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80. - Who's there?
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81. It's only me! I'm—
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82. That weird little girl who came here
with Ahlberg
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83. on inspection day.
What are you doing here?
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84. I came to see what the emergency is.
Why do you keep ringing that bell?
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85. I'm not the one ringing it.
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86. But it's been ringing all day.
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87. It's causing everyone a lot of trouble
and, are you even listening?
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88. Look.
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89. Whoa.
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90. - Go! Get out of here!
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91. What are you doing?
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92. They aren't bothering anyone!
They were just—
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93. It's for their own good. Here.
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94. Trust me, you're going
to want to put those on.
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95. - Can't you stop it?
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96. This bell is completely automated now.
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97. It rings on the hour, every hour.
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98. “Mechanical Bellkeeper”?
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99. New technology. Courtesy of Safety Patrol.
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100. Come on.
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101. I guess I can take my break
a few minutes early.
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102. What's this?
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103. Just some notes on the woff
migration patterns.
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104. - You've figured them out?
- Partly.
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105. I had to. Woffs kept
Getting caught in my laundry line.
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106. Used to be an army of bell keepers.
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107. No, it's just me. I've manned
these towers for years.
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108. Never once had to ring a bell. It's a big
wall. No troll is getting over it.
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109. So why ring this bell now?
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110. It's confusing the woffs, bothering
the elves, distracting the nisse…
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111. It's Ahlberg's idea.
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112. He thinks more bell-ringing
will keep the city safer.
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113. But it won't. It's just causing chaos!
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114. And it's about to get a lot worse.
This one's just a test.
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115. Ahlberg's installed
“mechanical bellkeepers”
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116. in every belltower in the city.
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117. What?
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118. The whole system goes live in a few days
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119. at some big ceremony. Soon, every bell
in Trolberg will be ringing,
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120. all day, every day.
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121. That's ridiculous!
Can't you turn them off?
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122. Nothing I can do from here.
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123. The bells will all be controlled from
a central tower.
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124. I'm keeping an eye on it
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125. for a few weeks before I'm phased out.
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126. If I'm lucky, they'll hire me
for bell maintenance.
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127. We can stop this. We've got to!
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128. Give up, kid.
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129. It's no use.
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130. I've gotta get back to work.
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131. Well, Bartel will be pleased.
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132. Seems combat is the only option.
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133. Hmm, maybe. But what good
are a handful of elves
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134. against every bell tower in Trolberg?
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135. Whoa. I'll just borrow this.
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136. Twig, I think I'm going to need your help.
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137. Actually…
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138. Thanks for coming, everybody…
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139. You've prepared a plan for all-out attack?
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140. Not quite. So, as you may have heard,
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141. the new mechanical bellkeeper system will
be activated at a big ceremony tomorrow.
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142. That means every bell in Trolberg,
ringing all at once…
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143. - Every bell?
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144. An outrage!
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145. But according to these plans,
we can stop it from happening. Frida?
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146. I've identified a weak point
in the system.
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147. All the mechanical bellkeepers are
controlled from The central belltower.
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148. If we sneak into that tower,
and cut this one particular wire…
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149. Poof… the whole system goes down.
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150. Sneak in? But the tower's crawling
with Safety Patrol.
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151. And that's why we do it during the
ceremony tomorrow,
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152. when everybody's listening
to Erik Ahlberg's speech.
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153. Ooh, smart plan.
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154. David, you'll be the lookout.
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155. I'm great at looking at things.
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156. Bartel, do you think you and the lost clan
can distract any guards that stay behind?
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157. Aye. My pigeon riders will attack
from the air
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158. while Agnes leads a ground assault.
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159. Those guards won't know what hit them.
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160. Because you'll be invisible. I like it!
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161. Ha! Looks like we elves are going
to battle after all!
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162. We…?
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163. Tontu will use Nowhere Space to get me
and Frida into the tower…
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164. …and then I'll use a finding spell to, uh,
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165. find the right wire.
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166. Once Frida's done her spell,
I'll snip the wire, and then…
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167. no more mechanical bellkeepers!
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168. Twig, I'll need you with me.
For protection.
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169. Everybody in?
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170. Wait. In films, operations like this
always have a codename.
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171. How about Operation Deerfox.
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172. Thunder. Team.
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173. Alright on three. One. Two.
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174. Operation Deerfox Thunder Team!
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175. I'm surprised you wanted to come.
I thought you hated the bells?
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176. I do but we just had to see
all your posters on display.
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177. I'm a bit sick of looking at them
to be honest.
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178. But… it's a nice day.
And we've got sandwiches.
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179. Let's call it a picnic, yeah?
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180. Thank you! Yes, yes,
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181. - thank you.
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182. Citizens of Trolberg!
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183. Thank you for joining us on this
momentous day,
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184. perhaps the most momentous day
since my illustrious ancestor,
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185. Edmund “The Trollslayer“ Ahlberg,
erected our very first bell tower.
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186. Oh, dear. This could take a while.
Sandwich?
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187. Hilda, where are you going?
The ceremony's just starting.
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188. I've, er, got to use the bathroom.
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189. Sorry, must be all that peppermint
iced tea.
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190. Be right back!
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191. She hasn't even touched
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192. her peppermint tea.
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193. Bugman, this is Blue and Badges.
Are the elves in position? Over.
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194. The pigeons are in the coop.
Bartel and Agnes look ready for battle.
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195. Alfur… not so much. Over.
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196. - And where's Hairball?
- Right here.
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197. Uh, can I get a different codename?
I was thinking Night Wolf.
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198. No. That would imperil
the entire operation.
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199. Okay, are we ready to do this?
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200. Ready.
Ready.
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201. Bugman, give the signal. Over.
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202. - Attack!
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203. - Owww!
- Ooof! Who's doing that?
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204. Uh, combat!
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205. - Ooh, sorry!
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206. Bugman, chirp if anything changes. Over.
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207. Badges, Hairball, let's go!
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208. Right this way…
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209. - Ow, ow, ow!
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210. - Ow.
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211. You're on your own from here.
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212. Night Wolf away.
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213. Requesting backup.
We're under attack!
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214. Bugman, we're inside.
How's it looking out there? Over.
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215. My mother once said to me…
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216. The big cheese is still talking…
And talking…
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217. Roger that. Badges, you're up!
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218. I wasn't expecting so many wires.
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219. Frida. You can do this.
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220. Once more, with vigor!
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221. There! That's the one.
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222. Nice work, Frida.
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223. Time to finish the job.
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224. Goodbye, mechanical bellkeepers!
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225. Yes!
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226. And now, the Trolberg anthem.
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227. Offline? Engaging back-up system…
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228. - Such sweet redundancy.
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229. - Backup system?
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230. That wasn't part of the plan!
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231. Um, time for a new plan, then.
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232. Any ideas, Badges?
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233. Uh, there might be a way to disable
the bells from the main control panel…
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234. at the top of the tower!
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235. I'll take care of it. If anyone tries
to come up, distract them!
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236. Got it!
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237. Now, it is my great pleasure
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238. to unveil a new means of keeping
our fair city safe…
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239. Uh, Blue? I can't quite tell but I think
the big cheese is almost done talking.
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240. Hurry! Over.
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241. There's the control panel…
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242. Locked!
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243. What is it, Twig? Frida?
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244. - Hilda.
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245. This isn't what it looks like.
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246. Uh, Blue… Blue.
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247. - We were just trying to—
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248. - What are you do—
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249. - Quickly now.
- You're… you're helping us?
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250. We don't have much time. That Ahlberg is
a windbag but even he can't talk forever.
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251. The time has come. With the flip of
one little switch, by one mighty finger,
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252. the bells of Trolberg will all ring out
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253. with one thunderous voice!
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254. Where's Hilda?
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255. She's missing the whole thing!
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256. Gerda, is the system primed?
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257. Yes, sir.
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258. Come on, how do we stop it?
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259. We're too late. Once the system's
been primed, you can't turn it off.
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260. When Ahlberg flips that switch.
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261. The bells will all ring,
louder than ever before!
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262. Cranking up the volume
to fry the system. I like it.
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263. I hope this works…
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264. Let the bells ring!
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265. Glorious! Just glorious!
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266. Sir! The bells! They are ringing too loud!
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267. Too loud? Nonsense!
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268. It's working!
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269. Everybody stay calm! A minor malfunction.
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270. - Get down!
- What?
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271. - Get down!
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272. Uh oh.
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273. Hear that?
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274. Sounds lovely.
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275. It sure does.
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276. - Hilda!
- Mom!
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277. I was so worried! Where were you?
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278. I… I ran into some friends.
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279. Oh, it doesn't matter.
I'm just glad you're safe.
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280. Tomorrow, we're having a normal picnic.
Just the two of us.
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281. Hilda! Are you there, Hilda?
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282. Now that the system
is down, Ahlberg wants every bell tested.
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283. Even the really old ones. Good to go?
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