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2. In preparation for a siege of Geiersburg,
the hard pressed Lippstadt Alliance...
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4. intensified the exploitation
of the colonies in their control.
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5. But the populist
forces wisely perceived...
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6. that the yoke of rule by the nobility might slacken after the civil war.
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7. Westerland was one of
Prince Braunschweig's territories...
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8. but even there, the tide
of defiance was rising.
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9. Baron Scheidt, the Prince's nephew, tried to
suppress the resistance with military force.
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10. That brought on large scale riots, and
the Baron was killed by his own subjects.
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11. Prince Braunschweig was
enraged at the news.
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12. A citizens revolt?
They dared to kill my nephew?
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13. Those ungrateful bastards
living in my territory!
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14. They'll pay a heavy price
for such ingratitude!
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15. Launch a nuclear attack on Westerland!
Don't let a single soul survive!
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16. Your Excellency, your
anger is understandable...
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17. but using thermonuclear weapons
on a planet has been taboo...
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18. since the time of the "13 Day War" that
nearly exterminated the human race.
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19. Besides, isn't Westerland
your own territory?
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20. Killing all the inhabitants
is far too harsh!
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21. Isn't it better just
to punish the ringleaders...
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22. Silence!
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23. Westerland is my territory!
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24. I have the right to do
anything I want to my planet!
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25. Now the Goldenbaum
Dynasty is finished.
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26. How can it stand, when it
cuts off its own limbs?
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27. What?
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28. Ansbach said that?
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29. Yes, sir. He said, "The
Goldenbaum Dynasty is finished."
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30. Jakob Hauptmann
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31. Those words are treason.
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32. Since he's your chief retainer,
Uncle, he should be put to death!
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33. Even Ansbach...
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34. Very well.
Arrest Ansbach.
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35. Throw him in prison until
I investigate further!
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36. By the way, Admiral Merkatz
is requesting an audience.
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37. Merkatz...?
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38. He wants to speak to
you about Westerland.
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39. I won't see him.
I'm too upset.
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40. I have a report from
our agent at Geiersburg.
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41. I see.
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42. So Merkatz is becoming
a thorn in their side.
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43. Yes. And Braunschweig's chief advisor,
Commodore Ansbach, is cut off.
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44. Yes, that much
is good news.
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45. We mustn't waste any time
in dealing with Westerland.
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46. We'll have to dispatch a fleet
immediately to prevent the attack.
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47. One moment, Your Excellency.
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48. We should allow that insane Braunschweig
to carry out his brutal attack.
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49. What?
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50. That way, by recording the act, we
demonstrate the brutality of the high nobles.
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51. No doubt the citizens and common soldiers
under their control will then abandon them.
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52. That will help our cause more
than preventing the attack.
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53. You want me to
leave Westerland to die?
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54. If the nobles win this civil war, that kind
of cruelty will be repeated many times.
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55. By showing the whole Empire
their true colors now...
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56. it will demonstrate they have
no right to rule the universe.
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57. But isn't the outcome
already clear for all to see?
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58. It is, but we don't have a definite
strategy to seize Geiersburg either.
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59. If the enemy intends
to wait out the siege...
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60. since our supply lines are long,
we'll eventually be at a disadvantage.
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61. I know that.
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62. That's why we're working to cause
disruption inside the fortress.
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63. They're giving
us an opportunity.
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64. But there are 2 million
people on Westerland!
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65. Including women and children!
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66. Those...
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67. Your Excellency,
look at it logically.
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68. If you're worried
about 2 million lives...
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69. there will surely be far more
casualties if this civil war drags on.
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70. Please take that
into consideration.
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71. Human lives can't be
calculated like that!
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72. Your Excellency, you
must become ruler first.
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73. For the sake of the greater
good in the future...
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74. there are times when rulers must
accept the necessity of sacrifice.
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75. That's the fundamental
logic of Machiavelli.
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76. Even so, the
principles are true.
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77. Your Excellency,
you must decide now.
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78. Weigh the good of the 25 billion
citizens of the Empire.
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79. Your Excellency...
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80. When will the attack
on Westerland begin?
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81. In about 6 hours.
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82. Put the fleet on alert
for immediate dispatch.
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83. Your Excellency...
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84. Don't misunderstand.
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85. I'll wait to decide until the last
possible moment. Leave me until I call.
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86. Kircheis...
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87. when you're not here,
I'm afraid you'll never forgive me.
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88. Can this be
the path we chose?
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89. Send out a reconnaissance
probe to Planet Westerland.
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90. Secretly.
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91. Yes, sir.
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92. Make sure it arrives
within 4 hours, all right?
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93. Yes, sir.
4 hours.
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94. Planet Westerland
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95. I'm glad we
drove the nobles out.
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96. But now what
will we do?
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97. I've heard that Marquis Lohengramm
is the people's friend.
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98. Let's ask him
to protect us.
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99. Yeah. Right.
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100. Mama, what's that?
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101. Hey... that's...
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102. What's this...?
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103. What does this mean?
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104. It seems the enemy attack
was earlier than we expected.
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105. I'm sorry to report that the fleet
you dispatched was not in time.
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106. What?
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107. Then where is this
image coming from?
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108. It's from the reconnaissance probe
I sent out ahead as a precaution.
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109. Oberstein...!
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110. We will beam these images
throughout the Empire.
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111. Even a child will understand that
righteousness is on our side.
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112. The nobles have
hung themselves.
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113. What's the matter,
Your Excellency?
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114. It's true I didn't give an
explicit order to intercept...
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115. However...
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116. Your Excellency did send a
fleet to intercept the attack.
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117. However, the enemy
attack was too swift.
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118. This is the result.
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119. Damn you,
you planned it.
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120. There's no sense complaining
about the deed after it is done.
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121. We must make the most
of the current situation.
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122. We must do justice to the
2 million lives sacrificed.
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123. "The conqueror can't succeed
without dirtying his hands?"
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124. Very well.
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125. We'll do as you say.
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126. I'm sorry to have taken
so long, Admiral Kircheis.
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127. Welcome back,
Rear Admiral Steinmetz.
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128. We've pacified 17 sectors
on the frontier.
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129. They are yours.
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130. By taking care of this for us, and with
Marquis Lohengramm's blessing...
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131. we'll prepare your
appointment to Vice Admiral.
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132. I am honored, but...
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133. there are many unsettling rumors
spreading about Marquis Lohengramm.
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134. Rumors...?
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135. This way, Admiral.
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136. What's that?
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137. The nobles' Allied Forces
massacred Westerland...
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138. and Lord Reinhard... Marquis Lohengramm
permitted it for the sake of propaganda?
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139. Is that what
they're saying?
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140. For his political campaign.
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141. But the official explanation is the
fleet sent to intercept wasn't in time.
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142. But the reconnaissance probe that
beamed back those images was in time.
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143. Isn't it strange that those
images were collected?
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144. There are persistent rumors.
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145. Admiral, in that case...
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146. I will personally confirm the truth
when I next see Marquis Lohengramm.
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147. Until then, let's prevent this rumor
from spreading further, shall we?
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148. Yes. Very good, sir.
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149. Well, then...
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150. What will you do when you
learn the truth, Siegfried?
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151. I hope the rumors
are false.
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152. But what if it's true?
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153. When your own justice, and Lord
Reinhard's justice are no longer the same...
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154. what will you do then,
Siegfried Kircheis?
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155. The massacre on planet Westerland...
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156. Planet Odin
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157. caused a big sensation
throughout the empire.
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158. It provided a clear view of
Prince Braunschweig's brutality.
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159. The expectations for Marquis
Lohengramm rose accordingly.
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160. The young hero of the Imperial Fleet is now becoming the hero of the Imperial citizens.
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161. Now, as each planet under the control of the
nobles' forces rebelled almost in unison...
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162. Geiersburg Fortress became
completely isolated.
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163. In Geiersburg, there was open
sabotage and defiance among the troops.
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164. There were many who deserted
and joined Reinhard's Fleet.
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165. There were many from the
nobles' side who surrendered.
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166. Many other nobles killed
themselves in despair.
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167. He's a worthless person.
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168. At the start of the war, there were
several thousand nobles in this fortress.
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169. Even now, he's still merry, as if we'd all
just transferred from Neue Sanssouci.
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170. I agree completely.
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171. All this false gaiety is just an
attempt to avoid facing reality.
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172. It's pathetic, isn't it?
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173. Soon the time will
come for us to choose.
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174. Choose...?
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175. To die fighting...
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176. or to take our own lives...
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177. or perhaps,
to flee to Phezzan...
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178. or else, to surrender.
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179. But if we try to surrender at
this late time, will that brat...
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180. No, I mean, Marquis
Lohengramm, forgive us?
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181. What's done is done,
I'm afraid.
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182. That's true. Empty handed,
we have little chance.
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183. But what if we
offered a present...?
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184. Present?
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185. Perhaps if we offered
Prince Braunschweig's head.
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186. Once, long ago, when a king
defeated a sworn enemy...
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187. they say he celebrated by
making cups of their skulls.
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188. That's just what we'll
do to that brat!
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189. That's a great idea!
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190. Listen, if we can take that
brat's head, all will be well!
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191. With that, history will change,
and past defeats be washed clean!
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192. Shall we not challenge
him to one final battle?
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193. There is no other way!
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194. Let's do it!
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195. That's it! Yeah!
Right! Let's!
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196. Uncle?
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197. Yes.
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198. All right!
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199. Let's use all the remaining troops,
and mount a final, decisive attack!
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200. You're mad!
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201. Clearly, the best policy is to
take advantage of this fortress!
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202. We must prolong the fight and wait
for the enemy to exhaust himself.
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203. What is the point of
launching an attack now?
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204. Won't it only hasten
our ultimate defeat?
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205. To begin with, we are comrades,
not master and slaves.
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206. As a military professional...
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207. I advise you not to
make a bad situation worse.
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208. What you think of as strategy,
is only wishful thinking!
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209. Prince Braunschweig, aren't you
mistaking one for the other?
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210. I have no use for cowards
who are afraid of death!
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211. I will return to the Empire
with brave, loyal men!
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212. Sir!
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213. Admiral Merkatz...
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214. Are you going to launch,
too, Your Excellency?
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215. Yes.
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216. Why? Surely you see
it's an undesirable battle.
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217. I have served the Goldenbaum Dynasty
as a soldier for over 40 years.
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218. If it's to be destroyed, then my
final duty is to share in its fate.
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219. However, I'm only
a worthless old man.
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220. Your Excellency...
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221. Admiral Fahrenheit,
you're still young.
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222. You shouldn't sacrifice yourself
for a dying dynasty.
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223. Live.
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224. And as long as you live,
carry out your duty.
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225. Admiral Merkatz...
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226. Farewell.
I doubt we'll meet again.
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227. Charge! We'll fight to the death!
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228. They've finally
come out, it seems.
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229. As we predicted.
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230. Mecklinger, Kesler and Mueller,
your 3 fleets will intercept.
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231. Your Excellency, there's no
chance to seize the advantage!
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232. Don't shrink! I don't
care what the sacrifice!
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233. Unexpectedly stubborn,
aren't they?
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234. Now they've become
cornered rats.
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235. Yes...
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236. This makes the enemy's
5th charge, doesn't it?
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237. Yes, sir.
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238. It'll be soon, then.
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239. The enemy has begun
another offensive.
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240. All right. Have the 3 forward
fleets push them back together.
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241. It looks like the enemy's
offensive has reached its limit.
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242. Now!
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243. All ships, charge!
Maximum battle speed!
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244. All fleets, follow me!
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245. Shall we join the pursuit, too?
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246. Regroup the fleet.
Protect the flank.
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247. Yes, sir.
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248. It seems Marquis Lohengramm will
be able to shine at the front lines after all.
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249. It's begun.
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250. We're men who've decided to
ally with Marquis Lohengramm!
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251. You men guarding
the main gun room...
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252. you saw Westerland,
didn't you?
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253. Think carefully about who you
should be pointing your weapons at!
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254. Don't shoot!
We'll cooperate!
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255. Understood.
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256. Our agents in the fortress have
occupied the main gun room.
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257. Fine. Send out boarding parties.
Have them seize the fortress.
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258. Yes, sir.
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259. Don't let
Braunschweig get away!
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260. We can no longer
return to Geiersburg.
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261. Call out the blonde brat!
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262. Open a comm line!
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263. What do you
plan to do?
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264. Challenge him to
ship to ship combat!
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265. Single combat?
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266. That's right!
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267. Our inferiority in
strength is irreversible!
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268. But if we could just get him,
at least, it would be worth it!
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269. It's no use.
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270. They're not accepting any messages
except unconditional surrender!
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271. That... Coward...
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272. If that's the way he wants it,
he can have it!
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273. Then try the Gale Wolf,
or Odd Eyes Reuental...
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274. or Bittenfeld and
his Black Lancers...
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275. Maybe we can incite one of them!
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276. Enough already!
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277. What's the point
of fighting with them?
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278. Let's try to escape, and be glad
if we can just stay alive!
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279. Shut up!
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280. I don't have
any love for life!
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281. I'll fall gloriously in mortal
combat with a famous enemy!
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282. What a magnificent end for
the great Imperial nobles!
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283. A magnificent end, is it?
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284. It's because of twisted thinking
like that that we will lose the war!
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285. I've had enough of it!
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286. Do it by yourself!
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287. There's no reason for us to die
for your self-aggrandizement!
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288. What's that?
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289. You bastard...!
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290. Long... live... the Empire...
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291. Captain, what do we do now?
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292. It's too late.
I'm fed up with war.
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293. We could escape to Phezzan,
even if it means plowing a field.
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294. Do you mind if
we go with you?
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295. Gentlemen, you've saved my life.
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296. Of course I don't mind.
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297. But please offer a chance
to those who wish to stay.
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298. Each man should
decide what to do.
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299. Please stop!
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300. Please don't throw
your life away!
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301. Lt. Commander Schneider...
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302. I hope you'll forgive me.
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303. I came in a little while ago and
removed the gun's energy pack.
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304. So you were prepared
for this eventuality.
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305. But when did you
find time to remove it?
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306. How could
I not notice you?
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307. You tricked me!
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308. Is this your way of
telling me to live on?
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309. Yes, sir.
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310. But as a soldier,
I know only shame.
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311. I think I'm too proud to surrender to
Marquis Lohengramm at this point.
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312. Marquis Lohengramm does not
control all of space.
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313. In this vast galaxy there are places even
Marquis Lohengramm's control doesn't reach.
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314. Please consider retreating there,
to fight another day.
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315. Flee the Empire?
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316. Yes, Your Excellency.
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317. Since you say "fight another day," I assume
the exile you advise is not Phezzan?
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318. Yes, sir.
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320. But I've fought them for over 40 years,
calling them the Rebel Fleet.
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321. Do you think
they'd take me in?
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322. Let's rely on
Admiral Yang Wenli.
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323. I hear he's an eccentric,
but generous person.
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324. Yang Wenli?
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325. We have nothing to lose.
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326. If the time comes,
I'll go with you.
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327. Don't be silly.
You're still young.
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328. You're not even 30 yet.
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329. With your talent, Marquis Lohengramm
is sure to have use for you.
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330. It's not that
I hate Marquis Lohengramm...
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331. but I've decided that you alone will
be my commander, Your Excellency.
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332. Please, Your Excellency.
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333. Do as I suggest.
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334. Very well.
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335. Let's try trusting
in Yang Wenli.
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336. Anyone...
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337. Is anyone here?
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338. Your Excellency.
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339. It's me, Ansbach.
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340. Oh, Ansbach...
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341. you're out
here like this!
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342. Since you weren't in your cell,
I had assumed you escaped.
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343. My subordinates
let me out.
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344. Yes, that's fine.
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345. Since things have gone this way,
there's nothing else to do.
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346. Let's prepare
to make peace.
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348. Yes.
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349. Acknowledge the
brat's authority.
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350. The nobles who began with me
will support the brat completely.
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351. That's it!
Elisabeth!
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352. I'll give him my daughter's hand.
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353. That way the brat will
become a grandson-in-law...
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354. of the late
Kaiser Friedrich IV.
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355. Then he can assume the position of
Kaiser without accusations of usurpation.
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356. That's not a bad deal.
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357. It's useless.
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358. Marquis Lohengramm has no need of
the support of you and your nobles.
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359. Then...
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360. are you saying he'll have
me killed, no matter what?
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361. I'm the head of a distinguished family,
and respected by the Imperial nobles.
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362. Yes, sir.
But don't you understand?
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363. That's exactly why Marquis
Lohengramm can't allow you to live.
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364. He's made Westerland a symbol
of the brutality of the nobles.
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365. He's pledged to clear away the
Imperial nobles who exploit the people.
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366. That's a pledge he'll keep.
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367. I understand.
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368. I will die.
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369. But allowing that brat to take
the throne is unforgivable!
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370. Ansbach, whatever happens, don't
let that bastard usurp the throne!
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371. If you'll just promise me that,
I can die without regret!
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372. I understand.
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373. I swear to you that I will
send Marquis Lohengramm to Hell.
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374. Wait for him in Valhalla.
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375. You will?
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376. That's good.
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377. By the way...
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378. I want to die as
easily as possible.
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379. A drink of poison
would be good, I think.
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380. In fact,
I've already prepared it.
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381. Ansbach. After all...
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382. If I offer you all my territories and
wealth, can't you just save my life?
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383. I... I...
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384. I... I don't want to die...
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385. What are you doing?
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386. Insolent peasants!
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387. Please, as head of a distinguished
family, die a manly death.
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388. Stop!
Please stop!
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389. Take the Prince's
body to the infirmary.
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390. Yes, sir.
But he's already dead.
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391. Therefore, do as you're told.
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392. Now the Goldenbaum Dynasty
has truly ended.
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393. But it hasn't yet been decided that
a Lohengramm Dynasty will follow.
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394. Secure the works of art
that the nobles looted.
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395. We mustn't let
them be plundered.
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396. Yes, sir!
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397. I didn't expect the high
nobles to seem so pitiful.
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398. You could say this is the dawn
of a new age, couldn't you?
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399. Their old era has ended.
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400. They're pathetic.
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401. What a wretched end
for the nobility.
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402. Yes, their era has ended.
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403. Now it's our turn.
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404. Space Era 797;
Imperial Year 488, September...
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405. Geiersburg Fortress fell.
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406. Here, the Lippstadt
Alliance was defeated.
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409. The capital planet, Heinessen, is protected by the Artemis Necklace defense system.
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410. There are one billion people
being held as hostages.
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411. What strategy does Yang, who
wants to avoid continued bloodshed...
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412. take in order to force the coup d'etat faction surrender without further resistance.
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413. Next episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes, episode 24, "Victory for Whom?"
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414. Another page to the history of the Galaxy.
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415. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Episode 24
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416. Victory for Whom?
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