1. Previously on Justice League...
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2. If you help Grundy,
Grundy will help you.
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3. The curse removed your soul.
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4. Grundy wants it back.
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5. Will magician help?
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6. I will do everything I can.
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7. The walls between the worlds
have been torn asunder.
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8. I order them now sealed.
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9. Banish the Old Ones and seal the breach.
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10. Stop!
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11. You take the magician.
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12. Your mace seems to be giving him fits.
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13. Those runes—
they're thanagarian.
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14. Hah!
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15. What do you know about Thanagar? Talk!
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16. You've run out of choices.
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17. Tell us what you're doing—
now.
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18. We were trying to prevent that.
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19. Worm face tries to attack Grundy's friends.
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20. Grundy crush!
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21. Stay back, all of you.
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22. Everything's in the hands of Fate now.
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23. How could you possibly know that incantation?
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24. Where I come from,
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25. it's the closest thing we have
to a prayer.
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26. Is it over?
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27. No. Only a beginning.
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28. It will rest, then attack again.
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29. We must complete the original spell.
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30. You don't have the strength.
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31. Nor do I have a choice.
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32. What is going on here?
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33. What was that thing?
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34. There's no time.
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35. Make time... Or are you scared
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36. Because there's no water in here?
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37. We're not gonna fight again, are we?
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38. No, we aren't.
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39. I'll show you what you wish to know.
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40. Pretty.
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41. Where is that?
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42. It's Atlantis thousands of years
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43. Before it sank beneath the waves.
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44. In those days,
Atlantis was ruled by sorcerer kings.
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45. And fortunately so, for Atlantis,
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46. Along with most of the ancient world,
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47. Found itself under attack by
extradimensional beings called "the Old Ones."
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48. The Old Ones nearly destroyed humanity
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49. As they prepared the way
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50. For the most powerful of their number—
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51. Great Itchtultu.
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52. But king Poseidon gambled that
they could be stopped.
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53. He gathered nearly all of the
ambient mystical energy on earth,
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54. Then forged it into a single weapon.
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55. The power of the trident
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56. Served to banish the Old Ones
from our realm.
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57. But the price was high.
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58. Poseidon knew that the same mystic energy
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59. He used to defeat the Old Ones
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60. Also powered the spells
that prevented Atlantis
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61. From sinking beneath the ocean.
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62. He saved the world,
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63. But doomed Atlantis to rest forever
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64. At the bottom of the sea.
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65. Now the Old Ones seek to return to our world.
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66. Already, fissures have appeared,
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67. Allowing creatures from their world
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68. To gain entrance into ours.
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69. When you interrupted,
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70. We were helping Fate
cast a spell to bar their way.
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71. And now we must complete the ceremony.
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72. I won't let you torture Grundy again.
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73. It's not exactly torture, Diana.
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74. More like... Sacrifice.
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75. How do you know so much about this?
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76. My people once worshipped Itchtultu.
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77. On Thanagar?
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78. The Old Ones are an evil not bound
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79. By your understanding of geography.
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80. In return for his favors,
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81. My ancestors made offerings to him.
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82. I can't believe anyone would cooperate
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83. With that...
thing.
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84. It was thousands of years ago.
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85. We were still a primitive culture.
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86. With your knowledge,
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87. Perhaps you can help with the ceremony.
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88. Forget the ceremony.
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89. We're not sacrificing Grundy or anybody else.
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90. Grundy volunteered.
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91. I'm not sure he's competent to volunteer.
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92. Does he even understand
what you're asking of him?
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93. Grundy understands.
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94. Grundy helps magician,
then magician will help Grundy.
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95. I agree with Superman.
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96. There has to be another way.
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97. There is.
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98. We go to Itchtultu's world
and kick his slimy—
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99. Bird nose is right. Fight, not hide.
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100. No. We should stick to our original plan.
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101. This may be better.
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102. It's more likely to work than
simply recasting a broken spell.
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103. It's a fool's errand.
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104. I joined with you to protect Atlantis.
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105. And the rest of the world be hanged?
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106. We need your power.
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107. So do my people.
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108. My place is with them.
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109. Aquaman—
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110. I have spoken.
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111. Very well.
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112. A spell to return you to your home.
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113. Inza, I must ask you—
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114. To remain here as your anchor
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115. So you can find your way back.
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116. Prepare yourselves.
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117. I always thought it was
a fable to scare children.
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118. I'll take point.
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119. No! Keep down!
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120. What did you do that for?
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121. In this realm,
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122. Ground and sky are not always parallel.
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123. If we are separated,
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124. You could become hopelessly lost.
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125. I'm glad to see you safe.
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126. And I you, my love.
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127. Assemble my war council.
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128. Atlantis is in grave danger.
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129. Attack from the surface world?
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130. Not this time.
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131. But our enemies must be very near indeed.
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132. You've heard reports from our sentries.
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133. No.
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134. It's the creatures of the sea.
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135. Mera, I can't hear their thoughts.
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136. They're gone.
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137. I still don't see
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138. How your people could have fallen
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139. Under the sway of a creature like Itchtultu.
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140. Thanagar was a harsh world in those days.
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141. Itchtultu gave us agriculture,
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142. Mathematics, philosophy.
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143. The foundations of our entire culture.
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144. But something changed?
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145. You stopped believing in him.
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146. Yes.
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147. Modern thanagarians bow down
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148. To no higher power.
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149. I sense that we are very near our goal.
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150. Grundy hates stupid screaming man.
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151. Grundy knows how he can crush
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152. Lots of screaming men.
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153. Aargh!
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154. Bird nose helps Grundy?
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155. But bird nose and her friends hate Grundy.
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156. Grundy help bird nose,
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157. Bird nose help Grundy, ok?
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158. Excuse me. Hawkgirl smash.
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159. Everybody ok?
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160. Ok. Fine.
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161. I am unharmed.
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162. Let's get on with this.
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163. For Atlantis!
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164. Let me ask you something.
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165. Do you really gain strength
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166. When you call on your gods?
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167. Of course I do.
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168. My beliefs sustain me.
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169. That must be comforting.
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170. There are times when faith is
all we have to rely upon.
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171. I don't know how you can
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172. Bear the weight all alone.
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173. Great Hera.
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174. What is that?
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175. The breach between this
dimension and our own.
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176. My spell weakens.
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177. It is only a matter of time
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178. Until it fails altogether.
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179. Then we stop them here.
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180. Not all of us.
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181. You and Wonder Woman halt their advance.
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182. The rest of us will take
the battle to Itchtultu.
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183. Stay on the path.
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184. Magician, why we stop?
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185. He's here. I feel him.
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186. Where?
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187. I'm not sure.
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188. Everywhere.
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189. Be on your guard.
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190. Speak not until spoken to, dust mote.
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191. Ok, that was just rude.
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192. Wind mote, who are you?
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193. Shayera Hol. Hawkgirl.
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194. You have the stench of the
thanagarians upon you.
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195. Says the giant squid.
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196. Definitely thanagarian.
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197. I will speak to the Hawkgirl
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198. Before I destroy her.
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199. You others hold no interest.
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200. Grundy crush pimple man.
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201. Hang on, Grundy, I've got him.
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202. Get back, bird nose.
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203. Let me put that out for you.
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204. Speak to me, child of Thanagar.
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205. Nothing to say
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206. I've got a gesture for you,
but my hands are tied.
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207. How I've missed your people's spirit.
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208. We don't miss you.
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209. We outgrew you—
thousands of years ago.
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210. I gave your people everything.
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211. Why did you forsake me?
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212. Forsake? We threw you out.
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213. The price for your favors was too high.
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214. My tribute was equitable.
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215. I earned your faith.
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216. Really?
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217. What's a fair price for the souls
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218. Of my ancestors?
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219. Snake face steals souls?
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220. Give Grundy back his soul, snake face,
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221. Or Grundy crush!
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222. You hear Grundy?
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223. Give it back!
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224. Where is Grundy's soul, snake face?
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225. Tell Grundy!
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226. Tell Grundy, or Grundy crush!
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227. Uh!
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228. They aren't attacking.
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229. No, they're running.
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230. I think I can seal the breach
with the trident,
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231. But I need something to plug the hole.
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232. But what's big enough to—
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233. That could work.
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234. Let's find the others.
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235. Oh!
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236. They're...
strong.
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237. Begone!
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238. Aargh!
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239. Grundy must be close for
snake face to fight so hard.
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240. Big ugly monster thing won't stop Grundy.
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241. Oh...
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242. Grundy.
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243. Grundy can't move.
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244. Bird nose get Grundy's soul for him?
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245. Rest. I'll finish what you started.
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246. You will not do this thing,
Shayera Hol of Thanagar.
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247. Itchtultu still has faith in you.
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248. So do I.
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249. Bird nose?
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250. I'm here.
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251. Ahh...
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252. Grundy thinks he is going away now.
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253. No. Just hang on.
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254. Do you think Grundy's soul
is waiting for him?
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255. Grundy, I don't believe—
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256. Yes, it's waiting for you.
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257. Then Grundy gets his reward.
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258. I tried to do this according to human customs.
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259. You honor his memory.
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260. He was happy at the end.
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261. I still don't understand why.
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262. It's faith, Hawkgirl.
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263. You're not supposed to understand it.
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264. You just have it.
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