1. Episode 7 "Demon Spine Mountains"
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2. Master!
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3. I suppose this could be
called a twist of fate.
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4. Tiān Hái!
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5. Miè Tiān Hái? That's him?
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6. Yes. He's called the Bones of Creation,
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7. and is the leader of the Xuán Guǐ Zōng.
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8. Dān Fěi of the Duàn
Jiàn Cí... We meet again.
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9. I had intended on leaving no
stone unturned in finding you,
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10. so I'm grateful that you've
saved me the effort.
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11. To think I could ambush you
so easily... Ridiculous.
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12. It would've made far more
sense to simply take the
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13. Tiān Xing Jiàn's guard and
run to the ends of the earth.
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14. Do not insult me!
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15. Do you think
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16. the Hù Yìn Shī
would fear filth like you?
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17. Well, actually,
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18. I did anticipate your foolish pride
luring you to my Seven Sins Tower.
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19. Vengeance for your brother,
and the retrieval of the sword's handle...
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20. Reckless! Foolhardy!
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21. The very height of folly!
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22. I am not alone.
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23. With my six comrades,
I swear to bring retribution upon you!
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24. Comrades? This lot?
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25. The One-Eyed Impaler,
Xíng Hài the Night's Lament,
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26. and even the Screaming Phoenix Killer
stand at your side, you say?
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27. Are you really so ignorant
that you don't realize
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28. who would assemble such a group?
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29. Interesting.
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30. You have my attention.
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31. I will amuse myself
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32. with this comical display for a bit longer.
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33. Let us see how far your so-called comrades
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34. manage to make it!
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35. So he just ran?
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36. No, I'd say it's more like he let us go.
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37. These are the Demon Spine Mountains.
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38. I see. This geography isn't ordinarily
seen in the world of man.
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39. It makes me nostalgic for the demon realm.
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40. I guess it's time to get down to business.
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41. Well, I'd love to be optimistic
enough to say we're fully prepared,
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42. but you should all remain cautious.
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43. Death awaits the slightest
misstep from here on out.
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44. No sense in worrying about it now.
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45. Let's rest for tonight here.
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46. In the morning, we can
check out these three obstacles.
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47. Hey, up late practicing?
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48. Since we enter the Demon Spine Mountains
tomorrow, I've been unable to sleep!
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49. Hey, look.
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50. Maybe this is none of my business, but...
aren't you kinda overdoing it?
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51. What exactly do you think you understand?
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52. Yeah, it's true that I don't get
this Hù Yìn Shī duty stuff,
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53. or understand what exactly this Tiān
Xing Jiàn sword is supposed to be.
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54. If I'm being real, most of what I understand
boils down to fighting techniques.
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55. But even for someone like me, it seems
like you're pushing yourself way too hard.
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56. What makes you say that?
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57. Well, for instance, during
that set of moves...
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58. When you do the big sweep
and stab three times.
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59. Those are forms 12 through 15
of the 76 Dān Blade Techniques.
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60. What of them?
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61. I'm thinking you use the sweep
to put your foe off balance,
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62. and the three stabs are
meant to be killing blows.
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63. That's how it's supposed to work, right?
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64. Uh... yes.
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65. Well, in that case, it's kind of weird.
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66. When you use the sweep,
they're forced back a step,
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67. so they're out of range
for those three stabs.
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68. Unless you step in and attack with that
momentum, I kinda don't see the point.
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69. You're saying there are faults with
my clan's Dān Blade Techniques?
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70. I get the feeling they were developed
with a man's build in mind.
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71. In that case, it'd make sense.
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72. With the length of a man's arms,
three stabs from that distance would land.
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73. But...
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74. If you wanna use this stuff in actual combat,
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75. I'm guessing these are the three
forms, starting with number 13?
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76. You gotta step forward while doing them.
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77. A girl your size doesn't have the
kind of reach you need, otherwise.
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78. With that kind of change to the footwork,
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79. it disrupts the entire
sequence of techniques!
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80. But isn't it useless anyway,
if it won't work in combat?
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81. The traditions of my clan
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82. carry more weight than my own life.
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83. With my brother gone,
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84. there is no one to pass on
the Dān Blade Techniques...
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85. But me, alas.
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86. Well, if you're the only one left,
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87. don't you have to survive long enough
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88. to pass those sword moves
to the next generation?
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89. Which is why right now,
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90. what you need to master is sword
fighting that'll keep you alive.
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91. Not a sword that belongs
to your family's tradition,
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92. but a sword that's yours and yours alone.
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93. Are you implying
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94. that I cannot wield the true
techniques because I am a woman?
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95. That this training is a waste?
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96. Nah, I didn't say it was a waste.
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97. It'll probably be important to
teach the son you have, some day.
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98. Wh-Wha...
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99. Why are you suggesting
how I rear my children?
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100. What are you thinking?
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101. Uh, I was just...
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102. How incredibly rude!
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103. This is why I hate the brutish
men of the common world!
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104. H-Hey!
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105. Man, how do I always manage to make
girls mad when I talk to them?
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106. I don't get it. Talk about complicated...
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107. This air is crazy. Breathing it makes
me feel like my lungs are gonna rot.
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108. This mist is noxious. Stay on your guard.
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109. The effects are most likely slow-acting.
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110. Wait. Something's nearby.
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111. I see. This is the Valley of the Dead.
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112. We've arrived at the first trial, then.
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113. You say "arrived," but it looks like
we're already in the thick of it.
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114. The time has come, Xíng Hài.
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115. Yes, I know.
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116. You, Hù Yìn Shī. You know how to erect
a field to repel the dark arts, right?
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117. Of course. It's a simple matter.
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118. I'll be vulnerable while singing.
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119. You should ensure the dead cannot
reach me if the unexpected happens.
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120. Understood. Could two of you hold this sash?
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121. Once I create the field,
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122. surround Lady Xíng Hài
with your blades piercing the ground.
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123. You got it.
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124. Right.
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125. Hey, they've noticed us!
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126. Now, you unfortunate souls...
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127. Forget your dreams of hunger,
and turn to eternal rest!
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128. Hey, is it working?
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129. Huh?
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130. Uh, what?
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131. This isn't good!
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132. Pixiu Holy Ward!
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133. H-Hey, stupid! Why are you out there?
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134. What do you mean, "why"?
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135. Hey, what did you guys just do? Seriously?
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136. It was somewhat cramped in here.
I imagine six people fills it to capacity.
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137. Hang on! Aren't they all
supposed to be put to sleep?
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138. Actually, what era are the dead here from?
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139. How the hell would we know?
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140. Dead of a certain vintage
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141. need memories of their
life to inform the song.
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142. There's a subtle pitch shift in the song
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143. that depends on when they died.
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144. With their clothes in such shoddy shape,
it's impossible to tell.
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145. I suppose there's no other way but
to try a variety of pitches then.
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146. You really wanna improvise now?
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147. Yún Xiāo! Cán Yún!
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148. Are you jerks seriously
gonna make me fight alone?
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149. Miss Dān Fěi, is it okay
if we let go of the sash?
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150. You can't! Sir Shāng, please, be patient!
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151. You heard her. Don't take it personally.
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152. Hey, Wú Shēng!
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153. Where do you get off sitting down and
relaxing? Get out here and fight!
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154. My duty is to play the flute at the end.
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155. I don't care to do much else.
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156. Guǐ Niǎo?
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157. Would you pipe down? We're busy, over here.
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158. That's not it.
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159. I believe the tempo's too fast now.
Try a more gentle tune.
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160. Like this?
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161. Dammit, people! Stop screwing around!
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162. This isn't a game!
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163. It's not that, either. Not enough emotion.
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164. It needs to be more like... hmm...
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165. Please stop being silly and hurry!
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166. I think I've almost got it...
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167. Come on, Guǐ Niǎo!
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168. Well done!
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169. That settles it. They died 200 years ago.
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170. The same time as the War
of Fading Dusk, it seems.
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171. It's a sad story, if you
stop and consider it.
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172. The sorcery of the Demon Spine Mountains
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173. has left them bound
to this place for so long,
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174. wandering and bloodthirsty.
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175. And now they finally have peace.
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176. We can at least pray for their souls.
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177. You bastards... Was that on purpose?
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178. Uh... Sir Shāng, are you all right?
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179. Do I look all right?
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180. I'm afraid we've wasted too
much time. Let's hurry on.
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181. It's a bad idea to spend too
long in this noxious fog.
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182. I believe the next obstacle is
the Valley of the Doll, yes?
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183. The stone doll is supposed
to stand five jo tall.
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184. It should be easy enough to
tell when we're getting closer.
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185. I believe we're already here, then.
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186. That's even bigger than I thought!
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187. There'd be nothing left if
that thing stepped on you.
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188. Isn't the weakness on the nape of it's neck?
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189. I'm not seeing anything that seems obvious.
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190. It may be on the other side.
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191. It might not be visible from this angle.
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192. If we get any closer, it'll start
moving. That'd be pointless.
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193. Well, sitting around thinking
about it won't help.
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194. We just need to get the statue
to turn the other way, right?
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195. Do you have a proposal?
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196. Well, we know how the device is set,
so let's get it to move for us.
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197. Hey, come and get me! I'm over here!
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198. Crap, it actually does move!
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199. I see it! That's the weakness, right?
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200. A sorcerous charm.
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201. Shatter that and it'll be nothing
more than a pile of stones.
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202. Sir Shòu, take aim quickly!
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203. I've got it.
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204. He missed?
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205. He missed.
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206. What am I supposed to do now?
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207. Y'know, the stone doll has turned
our way, but it isn't attacking us.
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208. It's most likely a particular mechanism...
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209. Oh, I see!
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210. Oh, most chivalrous and
gallant Sir Shāng Bù Huàn,
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211. please listen to me and remain calm.
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212. The puppet seems to only recognize
those who are in motion as threats.
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213. Which means, while it has its sights on you,
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214. as long as we remain here, we'll be safe.
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215. That being the case, could you please
avoid getting too close to us?
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216. Make sure when you run, you do it
in the opposite direction, okay?
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217. Oh, damn it all!
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218. Sir Shòu! Please, prepare
fire your next shot!
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219. You say that,
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220. but hitting such a tiny target, in motion,
at this distance, is no a simple matter.
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221. That was a close one.
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222. You can't blame him.
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223. Having an off day occasionally is only human.
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224. Hey, wait a second.
You're not human, though!
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225. Are you guys screwing with me?
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226. You overgrown—!
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227. No!
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228. Well done!
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229. As expected of the One-Eyed Impaler.
He doesn't miss when it counts the most.
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230. Flattery's not gonna get you anywhere.
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231. Uh... Sir Shāng, are you all right?
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232. It's on purpose... I am positive
you guys are doing this on purpose!
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233. Come now, is that any attitude
to take toward your savior?
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234. That's right! If not for my bro's bow,
you would've been splattered!
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235. That was easier than I had imagined.
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236. Yeah. Kind of underwhelming for such
supposedly otherworldly threats.
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237. This Labyrinth of Darkness
might be easier than expected, too.
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238. Most likely.
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239. After all, you must merely
play a flute to gain safe passage.
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240. That's only if you don't slip up
during your playing, Wú Shēng.
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241. Surely you jest.
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242. This is it.
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243. Come now, what's wrong, Bù Huàn?
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244. You must be joking. This is as
far as I go with you people!
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245. Next Time "The Enigmatic Gale"
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246. Divine retribution for evil.
Just deserts for past actions.
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247. That is the nature of righteous judgment.
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248. But when the journey comes to its end,
who will be writing its story?
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