1. The universe.
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2. This universe
is 16 billion years old.
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3. In those early days,
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4. the conflict
between stability and change,
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5. between stagnation and anarchy,
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6. sparked beings of pure energy.
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7. Great Lords of Order
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8. and puissant Lords of Chaos.
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9. Entrusted to maintain
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10. the sacred balance
between opposing forces.
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11. As the loss of said balance
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12. once heralded the destruction
of the old universe.
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13. There is
no moral judgment here.
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14. No conflict
between good and evil.
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15. Unless good is
the balance itself
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16. and evil is
that balance's undoing.
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17. Got one!
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18. Khalid!
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19. - Ha! Two points. Mary!
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20. No worries.
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21. Speed of Mercury!
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22. Ha!
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23. - Ow! Quit it.
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24. Oh. Thanks, Leroy.
Three more incoming.
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25. Strength of Hercules!
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26. Mary,
you crushed that magic.
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27. You too, Khaleed.
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28. Um, actually, I prefer
"Khalid."
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29. Like in the back of the throat.
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30. - Khalid?
- Khalid?
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31. Mmm, pretty close.
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32. Speaking of pretty close,
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33. catching six Trogowogs
isn't bad, but...
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34. You're all becoming
great sentinels of magic,
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35. but you need to maintain
a better awareness
of your surroundings.
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36. Aw, man, we flunked.
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37. No, no, more like a...
a B-minus.
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38. There. The Trogs are home.
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39. Now for the glamour spell
that's been hiding us all.
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40. Oh. Sorry.
Didn't see you there.
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41. No harm done.
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42. Traci, you're still
relying too much
on your bad-luck powers.
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43. I want you to focus more
on your urban magic
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44. until it comes to you
as easily.
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45. Khalid, fix what you
bend or break.
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46. It's important to balance
the natural and magical worlds.
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47. Plus, the tree will thank you.
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48. So would that swollen Trogowog.
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49. Ugh. I totally forgot
to fix him.
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50. No worries.
Trogs are pretty elastic.
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51. He'll belch it out soon enough.
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52. Huh, that I'd like to see.
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53. And Mary,
you're still thinking
too much like a superhero,
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54. which is understandable
given your history.
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55. But magic
isn't just about giving
or getting meta abilities.
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56. Use your imagination
when you tap into
the Earth's ley lines,
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57. or other sources
of mystic power.
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58. Spread your wings.
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59. Oh, come on now,
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60. don't let a little
constructive criticism
get you down.
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61. You're all doing great.
In fact...
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62. In fact,
you are my best students.
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63. We're your only students.
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64. And still the best.
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65. What was that?
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66. I don't know.
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67. The situation in Markovia
couldn't be better.
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68. Another clutch of meta-humans
arrives each day.
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69. In addition,
Ultra-Humanite and Dr. Jace
are doing fine work,
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70. using Tar
to activate still more.
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71. Best of all,
they're volunteers.
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72. There's no coercion,
no trafficking.
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73. A little patriotic nudge,
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74. passed from myself
to King Brion to his people,
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75. does the trick quite nicely.
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76. And Helga has really taken
these newly minted metas
under her wing.
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77. She's like a mother
to them all.
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78. - Oh, it's very sweet.
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79. And what of the push
from Secretary General Troia
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80. to send UN inspectors
to Markovia?
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81. A minor concern, but—
- This is bad. Not good.
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82. - I have to go.
- Klarion?
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83. No time to explain.
Teekl, you tell them.
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84. Our excitable friend
seems to be having a moment.
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85. Over 12 millennia ago,
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86. Vandar Adg
established a village
for his spawn...
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87. - ... beings that today
would be called...
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88. meta-humans.
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89. This was to be Vandar's utopia,
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90. a place where all his children,
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91. those that descended from him
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92. and those he had taken
under his wing,
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93. could live in peace and harmony
under his rule.
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94. In time,
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95. Vandar left
to conquer more lands.
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96. Returning to his village
in triumph,
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97. he discovered
his utopia had been undone.
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98. Ugh!
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99. Andie, isn't it Gar's turn
to clean out the fridge?
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100. Yeah, but he was so tired,
I offered to do it for him.
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101. The poor guy
really looked like
he could use some sleep.
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102. All right, climb aboard.
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103. - Ow!
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104. Okay, okay.
The dragon it is.
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105. I thought we were
gonna figure out what that
weird energy wave was?
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106. Isn't that what we're doing?
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107. Fine.
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108. Mr. Tawny, I choose you.
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109. So crash!
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110. Class,
here's your next test.
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111. Try to keep up.
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112. You didn't have to go
all Mary Poppins.
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113. You know,
we could've taken the subway.
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114. Where's the fun
in that?
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115. Hey, Mary,
I know I'm the new guy here,
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116. but what did Zatanna mean
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117. when she said that
you're still thinking too much
like a superhero?
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118. Oh, that. See,
I used to be a superhero,
called Sergeant...
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119. Mmm, never mind.
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120. I was on the covert team,
so you wouldn't
have heard of me.
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121. But I had the power,
or a third of the power,
anyway of...
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122. Well...
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123. I can't actually say it myself.
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124. Shazam!
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125. Um,
so, what happened?
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126. I was just a kid.
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127. I wasn't ready
for power back then.
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128. I had to give it up.
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129. I had to.
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130. That was amazing!
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131. You know, except for the part
where we nearly hit a bus.
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132. Why's a school bus out
at this time of night, anyway?
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133. Eh, buses happen.
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134. What are we doing here?
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135. Meeting an old friend.
Someone you all should know.
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136. Nimue Inwudu,
also known as Madame Xanadu,
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137. - allow me to introduce—
- Your students.
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138. Traci Thurston,
Mary Bromfield,
and Khalid Nassour.
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139. Bonsoir, mes amis.
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140. Madame Xanadu
offers you welcome.
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141. Vandar attacked this new foe.
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142. But with a snap
of his fingers...
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143. Klarion the Witch Boy
killed him...
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144. only to see Vandar rise again.
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145. Vandar soon realized
he wasn't facing a mortal,
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146. not even a meta-human mortal.
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147. This Klarion was something new.
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148. Or despite appearances,
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149. something incredibly old.
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150. Something elemental,
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151. fundamental...
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152. to the universe.
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153. Hello. I wish
to express my appreciation.
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154. Thank you for being my anchor
on the mortal plane.
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155. In return, I will provide you
with an appropriate name.
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156. Let's call you Flaw, shall we?
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157. Now, Flaw,
if you would kneel.
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158. There.
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159. You look absolutely darling.
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160. Child, what you doing in here?
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161. And what is that?
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162. "Child"?
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163. Hmm. I like it.
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164. Thank you, sir.
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165. You have served
a valuable purpose.
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166. Flaw, please reward
this mortal accordingly.
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167. Hey! Hey! Stop there.
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168. Stop right there.
Don't make me shoot!
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169. This new form
looks adorable.
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170. Still,
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171. I wonder what these things
look like on the inside.
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172. Uh, Gar, you got a minute?
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173. Sure, BD. What's up?
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174. I figured I should check in
with you.
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175. As part of my official
den mother gig, like.
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176. Cool, cool. I'm crash.
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177. Grand. Eh, except,
you haven't been
going on missions,
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178. which is fine. Eh...
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179. But, uh, now you're not
doing your chores either.
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180. It's not like you, Gar.
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181. Should I be worried?
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182. Nah, man. I'm just tired's all.
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183. But sorry.
I'll get on the chores thing.
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184. Got you covered.
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185. So, was that it?
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186. I, uh, reckon so.
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187. Hey,
where's that music coming from?
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188. Hmm? Oh.
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189. From Preservation Hall,
across the street.
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190. But, Preservation Hall,
isn't that in New Orleans?
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191. Of course.
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192. Whoa.
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193. We entered through
the Harlem door.
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194. Madame Xanadu's parlor
is actually in New Orleans,
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195. but it has doors
the world over,
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196. all leading here.
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197. This "parlor"
looks more like a tourist trap.
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198. It was, once.
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199. But now...
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200. You okay?
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201. Madame Xanadu
is a seeker of secrets
and a keeper of knowledge.
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202. For years, her natural gifts
lay dormant and forgotten.
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203. She was a charlatan, a poser,
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204. until an encounter with
Kent Nelson and Abra Kadabra
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205. inspired her to become what
she had long claimed to be.
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206. The greatest seer
and medium on Earth.
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207. Whoa.
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208. Kent Nelson?
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209. I assume you know
why we're here.
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210. Powerful mystic pulse
felt all around the world, yes?
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211. I've lost track of it,
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212. but I can send you
to the last known location
of its locus.
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213. Perfect.
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214. Hmm.
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215. That should get you there.
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216. - Whoops. Sorry.
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217. Really?
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218. Favors don't keep
the lights on.
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219. Thank you, Nimue.
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220. Of course.
Now, please, be careful, Z.
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221. I haven't felt a chaotic energy
like that in this lifetime.
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222. For 300 days
and 300 nights,
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223. Klarion killed Vandar
in 300 different ways.
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224. And every time,
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225. Vandar rose again.
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226. Until, finally,
the Witch Boy grew
intrigued enough to stop.
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227. Each was a revelation
to the other.
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228. Klarion learned that mortals
had the potential to interest
and engage him.
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229. And Vandar learned of
the Lords of Chaos and Order
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230. that helped govern the cosmos.
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231. Vandar did not yet know
what use he could make
of this entity.
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232. But seeing
a valuable potential asset
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233. and not being one to let
an opportunity slip away,
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234. Vandar was certain
he would think of something.
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235. Still, the priority
was to stop Klarion
from murdering his people.
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236. Unfortunately,
the Witch Boy balked
at any restriction, asking,
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237. "Why would I listen to you?"
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238. "Give me 1,000 years,
and I'll show you why.
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239. Meet me right back here
in this village
called Atlantis."
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240. "All right.
I'll play, for now."
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241. Holy moly!
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242. Who would do this? And why?
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243. Some kind of ritual killings?
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244. I don't think so.
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245. It reminds me
of first-year medical school.
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246. An anatomy lesson.
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247. I think you're right, Khalid.
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248. Something inhuman did this.
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249. Something that wanted
to know how we tick.
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250. What did you do?
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251. Yes, I know we
shouldn't have stopped
to torture those hummingbirds,
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252. but it seemed like a fun idea
at the time.
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253. Oh, no.
I'm not falling for that again.
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254. Took me 16 days to get out
of that tower last time.
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255. I won't get stuck,
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256. and I won't stand still
for what you got planned.
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257. - What do we do?
- Pool your energies into me.
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258. Power of Zeus!
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259. No more ankhs.
No more meddling.
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260. You all die today!
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261. Hey! What do you think
you're doing?
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262. Giving as good as I get!
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263. - Strength of Hercules!
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264. You would strike a little boy?
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265. With his own evil power?
Damn straight.
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266. You want my power?
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267. You can't handle my power!
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268. Ah! Tangles.
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269. - Tingles. Tingles.
They knew I meant Tingles.
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270. Khalid, the cat is his anchor!
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271. Your type
always goes for the cat!
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272. This will do.
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273. I can taste him here.
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274. Tastes like...
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275. disappointment.
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276. If you would oblige me, please.
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277. Aw, not her!
Of all the ones to send.
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278. No, no, no, not now!
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279. Dang it. I wanted to
finish off these kids.
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280. Sorry to split, losers,
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281. but I got other figs to fry.
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282. They knew what I meant!
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283. Thus, the threat of
the Chaos Lord was delayed.
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284. But not dismissed.
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285. Yet, in that moment,
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286. a bond was forged
between an immortal mortal
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287. and one of the cosmos's
elemental entities.
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288. Come now, Stranger,
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289. why do you tell me
what I already know?
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290. To remind you
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291. of what must not be forgotten.
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292. Damn you
and your enigmatic musings.
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293. For once,
say what you came here
to... say.
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294. Lieutenant Der'Chow,
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295. reroute power
to the command console,
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296. and use the last
of our beryllium crystals
to boost our tazer-beams.
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297. We may be a billion lightyears
from home
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298. and stuck in the middle
of a Klamulon Civil War,
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299. but the crew of the Engager
does not know how to quit!
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300. We'll get Captain Bender back
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301. and take down that
zombie-cyborg-Ensign-Valiant.
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302. 'Cause, face it,
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303. I didn't journey
all the way from Mars
only to cut and run.
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304. And I bet you didn't trade
an easy life on Klamulon-Prime
just to bail, either.
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305. Doesn't matter
how many friends we've lost
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306. or how many ships
they throw at us,
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307. we don't give up on the mission
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308. and we don't give up
on each other!
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309. Now, fire tazer-one!
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