1. I come from the Net,
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2. through systems,
peoples and cities
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3. to this place, Mainframe.
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4. My format, Guardian.
To mend and defend.
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5. To defend my
newfound friends,
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6. their hopes and dreams.
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7. To defend them
from their enemies.
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8. They say the User
lives outside the Net
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9. and inputs games
for pleasure.
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10. No one knows for sure
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11. but I intend to find out.
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12. Reboot!
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13. It's here,
I know it is.
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14. I can't believe it!
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15. I had that laser-scope
here a nano ago.
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16. Ahem. Is this what
you're looking for?
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17. Thanks.
Mind giving it a crank?
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18. No problem.
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19. Sounds to me like
a fried initiator.
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20. No. Just a distended
turbo-lock.
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21. All it needs
is a little...
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22. You know, you really
should have this looked at
by a professional.
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23. I'm a Guardian.
Mend and defend,
remember?
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24. It's tradition.
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25. Glitch, multi-tool!
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26. Bob? What is it?
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27. There's something wrong.
Something here.
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28. I can feel it.
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29. I seek the Codemaster Talon.
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30. There is no one
in Mainframe
with that name.
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31. Talon the Dispatcher?
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32. High Talon of the
Seventh Brotherhood?
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33. Come now.
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34. I am no fool, old sprite.
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35. Talon is here.
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36. Attention!
Initiate full security.
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37. This way, boy.
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38. I know just the place
we'll find some cool
parts for my air-cart.
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39. So, what do you
process, Frisket?
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40. What sign, right?
Come on.
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41. Trash city!
Look at this stuff,
will ya?
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42. Must be Old Man Pearson's
private stash.
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43. Awesome!
Check it out.
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44. Who'd ever wanna scrap,
uh, whatever this is.
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45. Totally atonal!
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46. Hey, Frisket!
Where you going?
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47. What've you got, boy?
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48. Cool find, Frisket!
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49. This'll make
a rad stabilizer
for my air-cart.
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50. That it won't, boy!
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51. Get away from there,
you mangy mutt!
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52. Trespassing and theft
are serious crimes, lad.
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53. But we were
only looking for...
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54. Oh! Just look
at this mess!
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55. You could have
broke something!
Or hurt yourself.
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56. Uh, we'll clean it up.
Honest.
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57. Attention!
Attention, all citizens
of Mainframe!
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58. Listen well
to my words.
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59. Are you okay?
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60. You look like you've
swallowed a virus.
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61. Citizens of Mainframe.
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62. Among you resides
a Codemaster by
the name of Talon.
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63. I seek him.
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64. Talon, come forward now
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65. and no harm will
come to Mainframe.
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66. Harm Mainframe?
I don't think so.
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67. Here's Bob!
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68. Yeah! He'll know
how to deal with this.
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69. Okay, Mister.
First things first.
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70. Release my friend. Now!
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71. Very well.
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72. You are not Talon.
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73. You are a Guardian.
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74. And you're a Codemaster
from the Web?
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75. No. You are fortunate.
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76. I am from the Net.
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77. But if you truly wish
to guard your friends
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78. then you will bring
Talon to me.
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79. There is no Talon
in Mainframe!
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80. Hey!
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81. I hate when
this happens.
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82. Glitch, paraglide!
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83. All right,
you asked for it!
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84. Hey! What have you
done to Glitch?
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85. Since you refuse
to deliver Talon,
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86. then I will
find him myself.
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87. Even if it means
taking apart Mainframe
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88. sector by sector.
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89. Bob, are you okay?
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90. No.
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91. And by the look of it,
neither is Mainframe.
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92. We need more transport.
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93. We've got to get everyone
out of here. Now!
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94. Everything that flies
is in motion, Ms. Matrix.
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95. Not quite everything.
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96. Drastic times call
for drastic measures.
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97. Ms. Matrix, what
a delightful intrusion.
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98. This is strictly
business, Megabyte.
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99. Oh, really? Do tell.
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100. A partnership perhaps?
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101. Hardly. I need
to rent some
transport. Now.
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102. I do apologize,
but this is not
a taxi service.
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103. Especially under
present circumstances.
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104. But...
Please. Don't ask for
any personal favors.
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105. Codemasters and viruses
have a rather...
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106. How shall I put this?
Unpleasant history.
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107. Good luck.
You'll need it.
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108. Well, I guess
it's all
up to Bob now.
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109. Hmm, just as I thought.
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110. Well? What is it?
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111. Is it, like, a killer
Codemaster Guardian
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112. destroying energy
eating virus?
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113. Something that'll keep
replicating and replicating
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114. till it takes over Bob's
entire body? Huh? Huh?
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115. We are not quite
so fortunate.
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116. What?
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117. Such a virus,
we could deal with.
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118. What we have here
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119. is an ultra high-density
near-field time-lock
mechanism.
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120. Great. Well,
how can we get rid of it?
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121. I am afraid
that is impossible.
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122. It can only be removed
by a Codemaster.
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123. Only by a Codemaster?
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124. Mega-bummer!
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125. Without Glitch we might
as well kiss our
bitmaps goodbye.
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126. Thanks a lot.
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127. Sorry, Bob, but I've seen
that Codemaster in action.
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128. He's Offline City!
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129. And the stranger
will not rest
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130. until he finds
what he has come for.
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131. Why do I get the feeling
you're not telling me
everything?
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132. Come with me.
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133. You remain here, Enzo.
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134. Hey! So what's
the big secret?
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135. Codemasters are intersystem
eliminators of great skill
and power.
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136. Yeah, we studied them
in Guardian programming,
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137. but I never
encountered them
in the Supercomputer.
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138. They're one of the most
vicious societies
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139. that run in the Net,
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140. and even in the Web.
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141. They delete, destroy
and erase whomever
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142. and whatever
they are paid to.
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143. So who is this Talon
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144. and what is he doing
in Mainframe?
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145. Long before your arrival,
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146. he came to Mainframe
seeking refuge.
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147. You harbored
a Codemaster?
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148. He changed his identity
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149. and has since lived here
in peace among us.
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150. So who is he?
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151. Oh, I cannot tell you,
young Bob.
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152. I have taken
an oath of secrecy.
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153. I've got to think
of something.
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154. Some way to disarm
the stranger.
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155. His weapon,
the Gibson-coil Pike,
is deadly.
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156. The pike! Of course.
How BASIC can you get?
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157. What do you want?
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158. I thought I warned you
about trespassing!
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159. It's you!
You're Talon!
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160. Yeah, and you're outta your
little sprite processor.
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161. Now get outta here
before I...
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162. Before you what?
Zap me with your
Gibson-coil Pike?
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163. And what would you
be knowing about
Gibson-coils?
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164. That you've got one
just like the stranger.
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165. And you're gonna use it.
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166. Before all of Mainframe
is toasted.
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167. I cannot. I swore
when I quit the Guild
and came here
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168. that I'd never delete
another living thing.
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169. But you can do it!
You've got to do it!
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170. You've got the pike!
You know how to use it!
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171. Like they say,
once a Codemaster...
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172. Didn't you hear me?
My answer is...
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173. Hello? Mainframe
to Mr. Pearson.
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174. We are looking at some
serious downtime here!
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175. We're talking quit
without saving!
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176. End run!
Power down!
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177. Jack out and sign off!
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178. Format irretrievable!
Escape not...
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179. I said no!
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180. I take it all back.
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181. You were never
a Codemaster.
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182. You're just a cowardly
old binome.
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183. Now, don't you start!
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184. What is this?
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185. Nice catch,
unfortunately.
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186. At least you are
persistent, Guardian.
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187. Can't blame a guy
for trying, can you?
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188. No. But I am afraid
I am going to have
to delete you now.
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189. Warning.
Incoming game.
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190. Warning. Incoming game.
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191. What is this
"Incoming Game"?
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192. It's a power
even greater
than yours.
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193. How can a mere game
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194. have more power
than a Codemaster?
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195. Never thought you'd ask.
You mind?
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196. We don't have much time.
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197. We've got to get
inside the game cube
before it drops.
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198. Then you will show me
this power?
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199. Oh, yeah. It's landing
on an empty sector.
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200. It'll be just
you and me,
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201. then I'll show you
the power.
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202. Very well.
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203. This better work.
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204. I don't get it.
Why take the stranger
into the game?
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205. By helping the User win,
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206. Bob will nullify
the stranger.
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207. Nullify the stranger?
But that means...
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208. Oh, Bob.
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209. A Wild West game.
How fitting.
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210. Where is this power?
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211. You'll see.
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212. First, do me the favor
of removing this time lock.
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213. My weapon does not
function here.
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214. Then that makes two of us.
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215. Well, let's see what
the game provides.
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216. Reboot!
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217. Too weird.
It's not going to stop
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218. and we have to get on.
Do you understand?
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219. Huh?
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220. Whoa!
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221. What is the objective
of this game?
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222. To beat the User
to the next station.
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223. Then just stay
out of my way.
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224. I've gotta help
the User?
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225. There's a first time
for everything.
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226. Whoa!
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227. Who's driving this thing?
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228. I thought
I told you to...
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229. Look!
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230. Look what you have done.
We have lost.
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231. Yeah. What a shame, huh?
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232. What are the consequences?
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233. Total nullification.
Times two.
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234. All that's left now
is to ride it out.
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235. You know, I'm going
to miss these games
and my friends.
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236. You would give your
own life for them?
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237. Yeah. You know, tradition.
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238. Help!
Someone! Anyone!
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239. Enzo?
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240. Yee-haw!
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241. You lose.
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242. Game over.
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243. I can't believe it, Enzo.
Why did you enter the game?
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244. You don't know what
I was trying to do.
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245. Uh, Bob?
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246. Old Man Pearson
is Codemaster Talon?
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247. That's what I entered
the game to tell you.
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248. This is it, then.
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249. Are you Codemaster Talon?
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250. I am the one you seek.
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251. I, Lens the Clear-Unfolding,
Lens the Reaper,
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252. High Lens of the
62nd Brotherhood,
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253. hereby do challenge you,
brother Talon,
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254. to High Spar.
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255. Well, I deny you.
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256. I quit the Guild
long before you
were co-processed.
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257. You can tell
the Guildmasters
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258. that I'm out
of circulation.
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259. No. Once Codemaster,
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260. always Codemaster.
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261. No one leaves the Guild.
It is tradition.
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262. It's a paradigm shift.
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263. Alphanumeric!
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264. I can't let this happen.
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265. Out of my way, Guardian.
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266. You'll have to
take me first!
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267. Copy that!
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268. And triple copy it.
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269. You mean this old binome
is so important
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270. that you would give up
your very codes for him?
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271. Yeah. Call it
a Mainframe tradition.
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272. Throughout
the entire Net,
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273. I have never witnessed
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274. such a blatant
contemptuous
display of...
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275. Friendship?
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276. Honor.
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277. Let it be known
from this day
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278. that Talon is no more.
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279. I will tell the Guild
it is so.
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280. I knew you'd do it!
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281. I can't believe
you're...
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282. Put it there...
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283. What are you trying to do,
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284. make an old man sick?
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285. Go away!
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