1. We had dispersed Child's
Pillar of Fire
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3. But the Earth
had been shattered
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4. by the Witch Girl's
Chaos, and so...
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5. There is work to do.
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6. What began with a stranger
calling upon a savage,
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7. would now come to a head
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8. with the Savage summoning
the Stranger.
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9. Yet one way or another...
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10. the conflict would end.
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11. Hey, goody-ten-shoes!
Been looking for you everywhen!
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12. - Klarion?
Well, duh!
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13. Thank God
we're off that bus.
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15. I saw a photo of him once.
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16. He was in the Justice Society!
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17. Justice League.
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18. Hey!
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19. Dumb heroes, pay attention!
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20. We thought Child killed you.
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21. She killed Teekl.
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22. So I lost my familiar,
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23. my anchor...
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24. and my best friend.
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25. Klarion now uses that vehicle
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26. to anchor himself
to the mortal plane.
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27. Brilliant deduction, genius.
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28. This is perfect.
Now you two can team up.
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29. Out of the question.
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30. The Witch Boy
cannot be trusted.
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31. Ugh, agreed. But right now
you need each other.
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32. Look, I don't like it
any better than you, Naboobie,
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33. but Child has the backing
of the Chaos Lords,
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a lot of choice here!
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36. If we must.
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37. Great!
Everyone on the bus!
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38. wherever they keep
my new cat.
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39. Since when did Doctor Fate
join the Justice League?
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40. - Yeah, that's not going away
anytime soon.
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41. Garfield!
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43. Happy to see me?
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44. Surprised.
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45. I mean, surprised and happy.
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46. Why are you in town?
Shopping spree?
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47. Economic conference?
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48. No, silly. I'm here to see you.
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49. I brought you
vegan-Thai-Chinese fusion.
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50. Your favorite.
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51. Thanks, but I just ate.
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53. Of course.
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54. Are we
clear on the plan?
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55. Plan-schman.
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56. None of it'll work
if I don't feline-up first!
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58. will really get us
where we wanna go?
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59. Yeah, Fate's good
at giving directions.
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60. So, uh,
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61. you really been bouncing around
time and space for ten years?
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62. Feels more like
a couple of hours,
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63. but I guess so?
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64. I really have to pee.
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65. When this is over,
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66. we will get you back
to your proper time.
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67. - I promise.
- Mmm.
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68. After Klarion
did this to these kids,
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69. are we seriously gonna trust
him not to stab us in the back?
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70. Uh, I can hear you.
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71. Not even a little bit.
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72. But right now,
we have no choice.
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73. I can still hear you.
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74. Which doesn't mean
we shouldn't be ready
for whatever he might do.
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75. You're inside me.
I can hear everything!
- Good.
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76. - Where are we?
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77. Oh, sorry.
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78. The Stranger
summoned the Lords of Order
and the Lords of Chaos
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79. to hear the Savage's plea...
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80. Here me, Lords.
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81. You govern the balance
in all things,
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82. from the largest galaxy
to the tiniest quark.
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83. But upon the planet Earth,
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84. I have partnered
with your Lord of Chaos
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your Lord of Order.
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86. It is I, Vandal Savage,
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the balance there.
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88. Child has upset that balance,
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89. threatening the destruction
of the planet.
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90. And the true tragedy...
it is all so unnecessary.
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91. If there is tragedy, Savage,
you are to blame.
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has evolved Earth
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Order and Chaos.
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95. If Child has upset
Earth's delicate sensibilities,
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but himself.
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97. No.
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98. Ugh.
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99. You can't
be serious.
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100. What, are you
guys even trying?
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101. Ugh, what are you
looking for exactly?
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102. I'm not looking!
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103. The cat's supposed
to look for me!
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That's the one!
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of coming to an animal shelter
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off the street?
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107. It's magic, baby.
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108. Remind me to tell you
how I found Leroy.
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109. Now all it needs is a name!
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110. - Um... "She."
All she needs is a name.
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111. - I guess you could name her
after your old cat.
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112. Please,
you have no imagination.
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113. New cat. New name.
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115. I've got it!
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117. Teekl!
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118. Teekl! Teekl!
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119. - But that was—
- Don't.
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120. Now that
the Witch Boy and his familiar
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121. have shared the bond of naming,
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122. the animal has truly become
his anchor.
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123. Gimme!
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124. Lovely to meet you, Teekl.
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125. We're gonna have such fun.
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126. Come.
Child continues her rampage.
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127. You and the kids
stay with the bus.
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128. We'll be back to send you home.
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129. Assuming the world
survives at all.
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130. All is ready.
Begin, Witch Boy.
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131. - Take it, Teekl!
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132. That is not sufficient.
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133. She's a little kitty,
you big bully.
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134. She just needs a boost.
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135. What a stubborn little boy,
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136. willing to partner with Fate
to get your way.
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137. But that only proves my point.
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138. You're a tool of Order,
unworthy of Chaos.
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139. Huh.
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140. Well, um...
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141. I've missed you, Garfield.
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in the same room
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143. since you returned from Mars.
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very hard losing Conner.
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with losing family members,
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through this...
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148. Too perfect.
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149. We'll use their own power
to destroy them.
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150. This can
only end one way, Child.
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151. Yeah, with me laughing
my ass on!
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152. That's it, Mary. Take it in.
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153. Well, that's not right.
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154. Now, Khalid!
While she's distracted.
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155. You're sure she isn't human?
I'm a doctor, I took an oath!
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156. Not even vaguely human.
Keep it up!
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157. Huh. An effective technique.
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158. If I were truly organic.
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159. And if I were
in this fight alone.
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160. But I have friends
in high places.
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161. So... sorry, not sorry.
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162. Peek-a-boo.
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163. Fortunately,
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164. the Savage never learned
to surrender.
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165. You referenced
my alliance with Darkseid.
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166. But you ignore
how that alliance
is fated to end.
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167. With a final conflict
between Apokolips and Earth,
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169. the Anti-Life Equation
reigns supreme.
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170. Chaos will virtually
cease to exist,
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172. For what is Order
without Chaos?
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174. If Darkseid's will
comes to pass,
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will be forever lost.
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176. Remember, Lords.
Victory was never the point.
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178. Rather than fight over
one embryonic world,
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long-term goals.
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of the Holy Balance,
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your true purpose.
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have our support.
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188. But we shall not withdraw her.
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189. Let the scales
balance themselves.
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190. It will suffice.
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lost her edge.
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than enough power stored up
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of all of you.
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195. Burn.
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196. Dleihs!
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197. Burn, burn,
burn, burn, burn! Hmm.
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198. Take care of the mortals, Flaw.
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199. I need to maintain the shield!
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200. No worries. Power of Zeus!
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201. The tide
has turned, Child.
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208. I need more power!
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210. You're draining the life-force
from us, from everything!
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212. Yeah! I like her.
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214. Right, right.
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the set of Space Trek?
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217. I needed a break.
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every time they go into action.
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they're in action now.
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from them, too?
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have to worry anymore.
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to tell me about?
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to see you!
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calling and texting.
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pick up your phone and—
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to help me sleep.
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checkout, you mean.
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pushing me away.
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and if you won't help yourself,
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and watch you self-destruct.
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246. Noted.
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247. There's the door...
Your Majesty.
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248. Let's finish this, shall we?
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249. Flaw, do your worst.
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250. Hey!
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aren't you?
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were to spread.
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259. Good riddance to bad robots.
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260. - Rubbish. Rubbish.
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262. Wow. That left a mark.
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263. - Still, I kind of like it.
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and fuzzy inside.
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267. You're welcome,
and I'm out of here!
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268. See ya later, avocados.
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- You totally saved us.
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271. Your students
surprised me this day.
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great potential.
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273. I thought so, too.
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275. But there's
something we need to discuss.
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276. - Wow.
Very wow!
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277. You cannot be serious!
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279. Why are they getting rewarded,
and I'm not?
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280. It's not a reward.
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281. It's more like
a curse.
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282. And in any case,
you're just not ready.
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283. You're too much like him.
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284. He needs hosts
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285. who can balance out
his less humane impulses.
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286. I'm not humane?
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287. I didn't mean that.
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288. But the fact is
you're attracted to power,
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where that power comes from
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when you take it or use it.
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291. I did what needed to be done,
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you-know-what.
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293. The cost
was worth the result!
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294. That's how he thinks, Mary.
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295. He doesn't need another him.
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296. The world doesn't need
another him!
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do you speak? Of what?
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298. Maybe now's not the time.
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299. No. Go ahead. Tell him.
See what he thinks.
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300. Indeed,
Sorceress. Speak.
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301. Okay, fine.
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302. I propose that Nabu
alternate host bodies,
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Traci and myself.
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304. Each wears the Helmet
for a week,
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to the next in line,
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and healthy at all times.
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the host gets a life.
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She is powerful.
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310. No.
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with her more—
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312. Wait, you're agreeing to this?
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has logic and potential.
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your mentor's judgment.
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try to understand—
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Fawcett City. Now!
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318. Nabu has agreed.
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must yet be convinced.
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320. - Oh, Dad—
- No.
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to save you from this curse.
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I'd let you take it on now?
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- You put on the Helmet
to save 14-year-old me.
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my entire life.
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328. You've sacrificed enough.
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one week in four. Please!
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to my girl.
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332. I'm sorry.
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to ask if you—
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was always my hero.
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to this moment.
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to don the Helmet of Fate.
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for it after.
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when you put on the Helmet,
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its prisoner,
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your agency, your life to Nabu.
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in the name of family.
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altruistic desire to help?
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Was this your plan all along?
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with the express purpose
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your father?
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You do not have to do this.
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your own decisions.
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should at least discuss this.
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363. And thus
balance is restored.
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what we already know?
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need to know.
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of thanking Vandal Savage
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did begin with one mortal.
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or even of Order.
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criticism get you down.
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the mere contemplation
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379. I made my father
disappear ten years ago.
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of prestidigitation...
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382. I know you've all
been through a lot.
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in admitting you need help.
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has this number
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386. and doesn't hesitate to use it.
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387. She can help, I promise.
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a tower to rebuild.
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what they went through.
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391. Wohs em rieht yenruoj!
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can I go to the bathroom?
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Sorceress.
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400. But I think I saw
Conner's spirit... his ghost.
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402. He needs help.
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403. Well, I've been
counseling a lot of them,
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for the last ten years.
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their story,
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407. But somehow they had
my private number
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408. and a mystic reference from,
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adult version of your daughter.
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410. Plus they told me things,
gave me foreknowledge,
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possibly share...
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412. until now.
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413. Penny graduates college
next week.
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wants to build safer bridges.
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he moved to Atlanta,
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a school bus.
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417. Frankly, he might just be
the bravest man I ever met.
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418. But we're here to talk
about your ten years, Giovanni,
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420. Oh,
there isn't much to say.
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and my love for my daughter
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425. The long night.
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your so-called friends,
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and grace.
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that is your birthright.
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into nothing.
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more impressive
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of your true glory.
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there is no longer any need
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their strictures.
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to offer for your sake
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to minimize you...
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