1. Previously on Justice League:
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2. John, they got her.
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3. They got Kat.
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4. Take care of him.
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5. It's called the
Legion of the Third Eye...
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6. a fanatical cult
from the planet Kalanor.
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7. What about this Katma Tui?
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8. I'm not sure what happened to her.
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9. - The Green Lantern who trained John.
- They must have been close.
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10. Despero, I presume.
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11. A new order to the universe
is coming.
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12. One that will be written in fire and
with the blood of all who oppose me.
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13. Aah!
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14. He's preparing to start
a massive war of conquest.
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15. You'll stay here
and coordinate with them.
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16. But I...
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17. Oh, Flame of Py'Tar...
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18. infuse me with your power
so that I may carry out your will.
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19. Go!
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20. The conquest begins now!
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21. Emblazon my word and will
across the cosmos!
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22. Despero's created one of the most
formidable forces I've ever seen.
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23. He's out to control the galaxy,
and I think he can do it.
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24. The galaxy is a big place, Kat.
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25. Despero doesn't have the manpower.
He'd spread his forces way too thin.
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26. Not if he pulls in new recruits
from each world he conquers.
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27. Katma's right. Despero can subjugate
a people using only his mind.
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28. His Army will grow
with each world he conquers.
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29. All right then, enough talk.
Let's mobilize the corps.
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30. I doubt amateurs can hold their own
against a few thousand Green Lanterns.
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31. Despero's got a dampening field
around this planet.
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32. Communications
with Oa are impossible.
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33. Then sit tight.
I'll be back with the cavalry.
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34. - We are betrayed. You led them here.
- Sorry, honey, I'm too good for that.
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35. What the...?
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36. - Stewart, what are you doing?
- My ring. I can't get it to work.
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37. There's too many of them.
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38. - Regroup at the secondary site. Hurry!
- Okay, everybody out.
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39. The other way.
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40. - Trapped.
- Then we'll make our last stand here.
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41. - Hey, GL, did you miss me?
- Like a toothache.
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42. John, Katma, are you guys okay?
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43. Ah, you must be the mystery woman.
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44. - And you must be...?
- Delighted to meet you.
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45. - That's a bit old-fashioned.
- I'll explain later.
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46. We gotta move
before reinforcements arrive.
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47. J'ONN: There seems to be
a recurring theme here.
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48. You can read these?
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49. - You mean, you can't?
- These chambers are ancient.
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50. No one knows who built them.
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51. J'ONN:
These icons suggest that your world...
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52. may have had a flourishing ecosystem
at one time.
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53. Much different from the barren
desert conditions of today.
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54. Legend does say that Kalanor
was once a paradise.
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55. This same tree
seems to repeat throughout.
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56. Apparently it holds some significance.
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57. The only image I recognize
is the Flame of Py'Tar.
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58. That tells me that this evil
has been on Kalanor for centuries.
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59. Ancient drawings
by cavemen, that's all they are.
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60. Are we just going to sit here and talk,
or do something?
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61. Patience, Radocko.
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62. We might as well accept
that the cause is lost.
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63. Forgive him. He is young.
But I must admit, it does look hopeless.
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64. Only if you believe it to be
is it so.
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65. Try again.
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66. I don't get it. Is the ring broken?
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67. Power rings don't break.
But something else did.
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68. You mean me? That's nuts.
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69. The broken wills of over a million
Kalanorans speaks to the contrary.
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70. So Despero somehow got to me.
He did something inside my head.
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71. That would explain this feeling...
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72. like a piece of me is missing.
An important piece.
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73. - But if that's gone...
- Then we start over.
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74. I trained you once, I can do it again.
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75. - Back to basics? I don't think so.
- The problem with half the corps...
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76. you included, is that once you learn
to use your rings like jackhammers...
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77. you forget the subtleties
of manipulation and control.
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78. I know. I know.
"The mind is the weapon, not the metal."
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79. At least you remember that much.
It's time to relearn what you've learned.
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80. - Now you sound like Yoda.
- Look, you have two choices:
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81. Let me help you retune
your mental disciplines...
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82. or you can live
with your emerald impotence.
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83. Impotence?
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84. Uh, right, I was just going over there.
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85. Okay, you win.
Guess it really will be like old times.
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86. Don't presume too much,
John Stewart.
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87. Krizblack, you have news
from the ministry of conversion?
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88. - Lieutenant Franzee has a report, lord.
- Step forward, my son.
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89. Our forces stormed
the enemy headquarters.
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90. Unfortunately,
the nonbelievers escaped.
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91. - I failed you.
- I see.
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92. And naturally, you've come
to beg for forgiveness.
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93. I know I'm unworthy.
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94. This is true.
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95. What must I do to atone?
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96. March into the desert dressed
in simple robes and without provisions.
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97. Stay there and await
a vision from me.
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98. Only then will you be cleansed
and ready to reenter my kingdom.
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99. Thank you, Lord Despero.
I praise your name. Thank you.
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100. Despero is the beginning.
Despero is the end. Despero is all.
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101. Tell Lieutenant Franzee's
forces that he won't be back.
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102. Send them out again.
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103. These nonbelievers
must be brought around to my truth.
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104. Yes, lord. But if I may be so bold,
your power is great and theirs is small.
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105. Surely they pose no threat.
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106. A lone voice in the darkness
can rouse many if not snuffed out.
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107. My word is absolute
and must be accepted by all.
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108. Of course, lord.
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109. Remember, the surface thought
is only the initiator.
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110. The inner governing thought maintains
the integrity through power of will.
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111. This is key when multitasking,
especially if you're in space.
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112. Aah!
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113. If that was your life-support,
we'd be picking you up with a vacuum.
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114. - Let's take it from the top.
- This is useless.
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115. - Where do you think you're going?
- I need some air.
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116. - I didn't say you could go.
- Excuse me?
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117. You're as bad as that Rayner you sent
me to train. What's your problem?
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118. I think the problem is yours.
I'm not a kid anymore.
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119. She's got a bit of an edge to her.
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120. - You're kidding, right?
- Just an observation.
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121. It's like she thinks
I'm still a raw recruit.
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122. We tend to
cling to images of people...
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123. from when we knew them best...
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124. forgetting that they do change.
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125. Okay. So as someone who knows
John Stewart in the here and now...
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126. - how would you handle me?
- As a friend and equal?
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127. I'd say, "Get back in there and try again
or I'll knock you into next Tuesday."
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128. Somehow I fail to see
the difference in your approach.
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129. Oh, there's a difference.
You just haven't figured it out yet.
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130. - Now, get back in there.
- Oh!
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131. Despero must have a weakness.
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132. We need to discover what it is
and exploit it.
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133. Got any more of that?
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134. - It's not exactly Bob and Terry's.
- No kidding.
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135. But with a hypercharged metabolism,
I can't always be choosy.
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136. - Especially if we're going into action.
- Kilowog, your rings and batteries...
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137. are all fed from a much larger
power source, correct?
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138. That's right. The Central Power Battery
on Oa. Its energy is almost infinite.
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139. Despero is channeling
a great deal of power himself.
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140. It stands to reason
that he may have...
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141. a similar energy supply
and distribution system.
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142. - How about that flame of his?
- My thoughts exactly.
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143. Somehow,
Despero draws power from it...
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144. then he channels it
through his third eye.
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145. So if we take out the flame...
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146. The Py'Tar is comprised
of pure nuclear plasma.
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147. You can't just blow it out
like a candle.
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148. - You can with a carbon bomb.
- A what?
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149. Of course. Carbon can be used
to arrest nuclear activity.
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150. And I can build one in a few hours.
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151. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you
Kilowog, the man of a thousand talents.
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152. Soon, great Py'Tar...
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153. we will receive word from our forces
on our latest conquest.
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154. - Some better news this time, I trust.
- Indeed, lord.
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155. - Speak.
- Lord Despero...
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156. the unbelievers and off-worlders have
regrouped in the ancient catacombs.
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157. - I can show you where to find them.
- And why should I take your word?
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158. What do you gain from this betrayal?
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159. I only wish to be
part of the winning side.
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160. Well, young one, you've assured yourself
a position there indeed.
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161. Prepare your forces. I'll show
this resistance the error of their ways.
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162. They will accept the light of Py'Tar...
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163. or they will die.
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164. I'm afraid he's finished.
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165. When this mission's over, we'll have to
recall Rayner to take over John's sector.
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166. - Just like that.
- He's given up on himself.
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167. He's not the only one.
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168. But I guess that's what happens
when a toy loses its luster.
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169. Are you going to need
all those power cells?
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170. If that's what it takes.
I can still pull my weight, you know.
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171. There's more to me
than just a fancy ring.
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172. I've always known that, John.
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173. There's an exhaust
port that few know about.
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174. - It will take us into the throne room.
- Excellent.
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175. - You sure this thing'll work?
- Thermomechanics was my best subject.
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176. We have every confidence
in your abilities, Kilowog.
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177. Don't just stand there, light them up!
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178. Aah!
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179. - Hey, what's Katma doing?
- Buying us time. We must go.
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180. - Say what?
- We have the carbon bomb.
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181. If we are captured, all hope is lost.
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182. J'onn's right, little poozer.
We got a job to do.
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183. John, are you okay?
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184. I'll let you know
when my head stops throbbing.
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185. - Katma?
She's still out cold.
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186. I admit I'm puzzled
as to how you survived the Py'Tar...
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187. but it's just as well.
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188. Killing you is a waste...
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189. when I can make better use
of your talents in my Army.
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190. - We're not interested.
- It's not like you have a choice.
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191. I've just launched
a second invasion wave.
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192. Soon I will launch another.
You three will be part of it.
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193. Prepare to embrace
the power of the Py'Tar.
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194. - This would seem to be it.
- Allow me.
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195. Now, who's next?
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196. - Keep away from her!
- The wings give her an exotic quality.
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197. Wouldn't you agree?
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198. I don't think I'll put her in the Army.
I have just the place for her...
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199. - as one of my personal attendants.
- Don't even think about it.
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200. Yeah!
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201. Round two, freak.
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202. Fire in the hole!
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203. Wait! Stop!
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204. Aah!
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205. - What are we waiting for?
- The Py'Tar, it's a sentient being.
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206. - A what?
- It's alive, in pain.
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207. It wants to make contact.
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208. Not this time.
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209. I can almost connect with it.
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210. Aah!
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211. J'onn!
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212. Okay, we are officially spooked here.
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213. Hear me, O children of Kalanor.
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214. Behold, I am the Py'Tar,
the living soul of this planet.
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215. Despero is a great deceiver.
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216. He has misused my power
for his own petty ends.
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217. I say unto thee...
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218. the Py'Tar is not
a source of hatred...
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219. but a beacon of hope.
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220. In times gone by,
Kalanor was a paradise.
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221. It can be again.
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222. But thou must reject
the dark ways of Despero...
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223. and step into the light.
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224. The choice is thine.
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225. Py'Tar, do not forsake me.
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226. Oh, Py'Tar, now I see.
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227. Paradise.
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228. It's a miracle.
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229. It's just the normal life force
of your planet...
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230. reasserting itself
after centuries of entrapment.
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231. And you won't have to worry
about Despero anymore.
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232. - Where is old three eyes?
- He finally saw the light.
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233. Well, okay then, we've saved the day.
Can we go home now?
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234. There's still a lot that needs
to be done to rebuild Kalanor.
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235. We could use your help.
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236. Sorry, Kat. Duty calls.
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237. Goodbye, Shifflet.
Good luck to you all.
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238. Hey, Kilowog, bratwurst,
my place, next week.
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239. You're on, poozer.
What's a bratwurst?
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240. Whew.
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241. - That Katma's quite a woman.
- Yeah. A good teacher too.
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242. But some things can't be taught.
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243. Some things you only get
through experience.
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244. Like?
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245. Clarity.
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