1. The battle for Anaxes!
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2. One of the Republic's largest shipyards
is under attack
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3. from Admiral Trench's Separatist Forces.
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4. Jedi Generals Mace Windu
and Anakin Skywalker
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5. lead a two-pronged assault
on the ground and in the air.
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6. But after weeks of heated battle
and mounting losses,
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7. the Republic's grip on Anaxes
begins to slip away.
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8. The droids have overrun
our main production facility.
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9. It won't be long before
the Separatists take Anaxes,
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10. compromising our entire reserve fleet.
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11. Pardon the interruption, General,
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12. but Rex here has a good theory
on why we keep, uh... losing.
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13. Please, Captain.
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14. The droid army uses analytics
to predict our strategy.
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15. The first time we use a tactic,
it's very effective.
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16. The next, less so.
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17. In fact, the more we use a certain tactic,
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18. the less effective it becomes.
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19. They learn our tendencies
and use that data against us.
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20. To counter them,
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21. we're constantly working out ways
to vary our attack.
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22. But the losses we are experiencing
on Anaxes are not commonplace.
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23. Exactly.
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24. The counterattacks are so specific,
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25. it's my strategy the droids know,
my playbook.
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26. My concern is that Rex is one of our best.
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27. If the droids can learn to defeat him,
we may all be vulnerable.
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28. What do you propose?
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29. Let Rex and me take a small squad
behind enemy lines.
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30. There's a Separatist Cyber Center
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31. which relays all battlefield intel
to their command ship.
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32. If we're going to find anything,
it will be there.
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33. If you think it will help
turn this fight around, get going.
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34. Thank you, General.
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35. Rex, is there anything else?
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36. No, General.
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37. Come on, Rex. Time to move out.
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38. Fives, Echo,
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39. and before that, Hevy.
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40. There's so many troopers gone.
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41. Yeah, regular folk don't understand.
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42. Sometimes in war,
it's hard to be the one that survives.
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43. That's what I'm worried about.
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44. Well, what do you mean?
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45. I didn't tell the Generals.
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46. They might think I'm crazy.
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47. In fact, you might think I'm crazy.
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48. What is it?
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49. I think Echo's alive.
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50. That's not possible.
He died at the Citadel.
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51. The way the droids are countering us here,
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52. the strategies I'm using,
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53. they're all old battle plans
Echo and I drew up together.
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54. Look, Rex, I hear what you're saying.
But it's just not possible.
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55. I hope you're right.
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56. But the fact is, Echo's fingerprints
are all over these Separatist strategies.
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57. Rex.
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58. You have to admit what you're saying
is a long shot at best,
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59. and most likely, misplaced hope.
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60. I need you to be focused on this.
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61. I-I know, I know.
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62. Don't worry.
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63. So, what squad are we taking in?
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64. Clone Force 99.
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65. I've heard mixed things about these guys.
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66. They have a 100% success rate.
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67. It's not that they win,
it's how they win that worries me.
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68. Repeat, coming in hot
on platform TT-3-9-7.
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69. - Clear the airfield!
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70. Clear the airfield!
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71. So why haven't I heard of this squad?
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72. Experimental unit Clone Force 99,
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73. they're defective clones with,
uh... desirable mutations.
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74. 99, hey? Nice touch.
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75. They call themselves "The Bad Batch."
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76. The cavalry has arrived!
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77. These guys are clones?
They don't look like clones to me.
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78. Sergeant, good to see you again.
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79. - You too, sir.
- This is Hunter.
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80. Sorry we're late, Commander.
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81. We were putting down an insurrection
on Yalbec Prime
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82. when your comm came in.
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83. Had a few unforeseen... complications.
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84. Ever fought a male Yalbec?
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85. Um, no. Can't say I have.
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86. You're lucky.
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87. Only way to kill 'em is with one of these.
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88. That's right.
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89. Wrecker here cut off the Queen's stinger
while she was still alive.
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90. That's why all those Yalbec males
tried to eat us.
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91. Uh, technically,
they were trying to mate with us.
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92. And, for your information,
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93. the stinger of a Yalbec Queen
is a delicacy on some planets.
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94. They call him Tech.
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95. Yeah, he can fill your head
with useless info for hours.
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96. Crosshair, on the other hand,
he's not much of a conversationalist,
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97. but when you have to hit
a precise target from ten klicks,
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98. Crosshair's your man.
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99. So, Commander,
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100. what kind of "suicide mission"
do you have for us this time?
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101. Let's get going.
We'll brief you on the way.
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102. What are you looking at?
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103. We don't usually work with "regs."
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104. "Regs?"
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105. He's talking about regular clones.
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106. But don't take it personal.
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107. We're all on the same team,
so cut the attitude and listen up.
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108. Here's the mission.
Our target is this Cyber Center.
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109. It's the "brains" of the entire
Separatist campaign here on Anaxes.
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110. I could demolish that with one hand! Yeah!
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111. This isn't a demo job, Wrecker.
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112. It's strictly a retrieval operation.
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113. Sector One, alert.
Enemy gunship approaching your location.
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114. Come in, Sector One.
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115. Roger, roger.
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116. Fire!
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117. Incoming fire!
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118. We're going down!
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119. We always get shot down
when we travel with regs.
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120. Cody! Help!
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121. He's trapped! We have to do something.
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122. I'll get him.
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123. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Easy, Captain. Wrecker, get him out.
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124. Get back!
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125. This is ridiculous!
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126. He's gonna need help
to get Cody out of there.
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127. He's gonna get the gunship out of there.
Not Cody.
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128. Boom.
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129. He has internal damage.
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130. I can cut the pain.
But he needs help fast.
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131. We all need help.
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132. That blast gave away our position.
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133. I thought getting shot down
gave away our position.
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134. Everyone, find cover.
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135. We'll hold this position
and let them come to us.
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136. I don't think so, Captain.
That's not our style.
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137. We prefer going to them.
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138. Bad Batch! Plan 82, "Shockwave!"
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139. Let's get to work.
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140. Blast them!
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141. 45. Mark 151.
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142. 45. Mark 151.
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143. 75. Mark 357.
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144. 75. Mark 357.
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145. What the—
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146. Spider droids. Fan out!
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147. Any more? Come on!
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148. That was some show you put on just now.
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149. - Just doing our job, Captain.
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150. Hey, look, Crosshair,
this little clanker likes you.
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151. Grow up, Wrecker.
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152. We should move out
before reinforcements arrive.
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153. Our position has been compromised.
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154. We wanted to speak to you directly, sir.
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155. This infiltration is irregular.
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156. Were there Jedi with this squad?
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157. Just clones.
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158. But using tactics
like we have never seen before.
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159. Interesting.
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160. They're on foot now,
in the middle of nowhere.
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161. Sweep the area, locate these clones,
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162. and notify me if the incursion escalates.
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163. So, I get what makes
the other Batchers unique,
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164. but what's so special about Hunter?
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165. He can put up with the other three.
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166. He was engineered with heightened senses.
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167. A place like the Cyber Center,
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168. Hunter can feel
the electromagnetic frequencies
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169. from anywhere on the planet.
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170. And here I thought we were smart
just using a holomap.
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171. Well, maps can be wrong. Hunter never is.
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172. - Hang in there, Cody.
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173. Listen up. We have to move out.
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174. Commander Cody's in no position to move.
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175. Already called in Evac.
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176. Kix will stay with Cody until it arrives.
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177. I'm in charge now.
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178. And I've got a plan
to get into that Cyber Center.
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179. If your plans are so good,
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180. why did Commander Cody have to call us in?
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181. You can't talk to Captain Rex like that!
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182. Says who?
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183. Whoa!
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184. Put him down!
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185. - Stay out of it.
- Hey! Watch it!
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186. Uh, guys, come on.
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187. Wrecker, drop him. Now.
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188. Aw.
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189. Fellas, come on!
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190. We're all fighting
for the same thing, right?
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191. All right then.
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192. Let's cut the chatter
and finish what we started.
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193. We'll do it your way, Captain.
For Commander Cody.
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194. Okay. Let's gear up and move out.
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195. Not our primary target.
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196. It's an outpost. Should we take it?
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197. Probably easier than going around.
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198. All right, what are your orders?
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199. We pick them off from the tree line
one-by-one?
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200. Actually, I was thinking
we'd take a page from your book.
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201. Rush them head-on.
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202. I like your style.
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203. Clones! Get them!
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204. Hey! You're not authorized—
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205. Is it over already?
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206. Aw, man!
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207. Not bad. For a reg.
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208. All right, there it is. The Cyber Center.
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209. It looks like the Cyber Center itself
has minimal guards, about 30 droids.
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210. Wait. Wait!
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211. I got a massive signal coming in.
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212. A whole platoon of droids
is headed this way.
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213. Someone's noticed our handiwork
back at the crash site.
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214. Yeah.
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215. Make sure you keep an eye
on those incoming Separatist forces.
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216. I want to know
when they reach this outpost.
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217. - You got it, Cap.
- We've gotta move swiftly.
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218. We'll grab some speeder bikes
and flank them from the back.
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219. Do you know what's going on?
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220. Maybe it's another drill.
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221. Is everyone in position?
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222. Affirmative.
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223. Affirmative.
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224. Cap, you wanted to know when those
Separatist forces breached the outpost.
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225. Well, they're getting there
just about now.
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226. Sir, we tracked
the Clone Strike team here,
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227. they seem to have captured
this location and deserted it.
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228. I cannot calculate the logic
of this assault.
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229. There is no tactical advantage
to taking the outpost.
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230. Their target will be
the nearby Cyber Center.
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231. They must know about the algorithm.
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232. Get me in contact
with the Cyber Center at once!
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233. Put all droids on alert.
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234. An attack is coming.
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235. An attack is coming? When—
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236. All units to the front door!
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237. Hmm. This is a delicate operation.
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238. Boom!
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239. You take too long.
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240. - We're in.
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241. Tech, get to work on these computers.
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242. We'll go get the regs.
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243. What the—
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244. Hey, where did you come from—
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245. What took you so long, Wrecker?
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246. Hey, this is a "delicate operation."
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247. Better get in there, Cap.
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248. Okay, I'm in.
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249. - What am I looking for?
- Here's the algorithm.
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250. You're looking for a program
using this sequence.
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251. Found it.
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252. This is strange. It's not a program.
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253. It's a live signal from another planet—
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254. Skako Minor.
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255. A live signal?
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256. Crosshair, we're gonna need a lift.
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257. Not gonna be a problem.
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258. Here it is. This is audible.
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259. Patch me in. I want to hear it.
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260. What is that?
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261. That sounds almost... almost human.
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262. It can't be.
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263. Uh-oh.
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264. We gotta go! Now!
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265. Tech, find out who's sending that signal.
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266. Ask who that is.
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267. CT-1409.
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268. - CT-1409.
- I... I don't believe it.
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269. CT-1409.
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270. We're gone. Rex, let's go.
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271. - CT-1409.
- Rex, now!
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272. CT-1409.
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273. We have chased the clones
out of the center, sir.
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274. They are retreating back
toward Republic lines.
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275. Did they download anything
from the central computer?
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276. There seems to be no intel missing.
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277. But there appears to have been
a connection made with Skako Minor.
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278. What?
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279. That number, Cap, what did it mean?
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280. CT-1409...
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281. that was Echo's number.
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282. He's alive.
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