1. On the far edges
of the Motherworld's reach,
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2. circling the gas giant Mara,
was the small moon of Veldt.
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3. There, a village of humble farmers
lived a simple life, born of the earth,
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4. until the shadow of a warship
fell upon their fields.
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5. The ship's commander, Admiral Noble,
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6. demanded more
than Veldt's people could give.
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7. So it was that a woman named Kora,
and a man named Gunnar,
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8. set forth from the village
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9. to gather warriors
to stand against the Dreadnought.
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10. On Neu-Wodi, they were joined
by the mighty Tarak.
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11. In the mines of Daggus,
the fierce Nemesis.
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12. In the colosseum of Pollux,
the wayward General Titus.
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13. And on the planet Sharaan,
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14. Darrian Bloodaxe
and his lieutenant, Milius.
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15. In an ambush
on the floating docks of Gondival,
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16. Kora triumphed over Admiral Noble,
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17. leaving his shattered body
on the rocky coastline.
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18. The victorious warriors returned to Veldt
to collect their pay,
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19. the threat of a Dreadnought extinguished...
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20. Or so they believed.
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21. Commander Cassius.
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22. - He is alive?
- He is.
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23. Just.
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24. But he's far from recovered.
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25. He had no brain function
for quite a while.
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26. We don't know how bad the damage was.
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27. We'll know what's left of him
when we bring him out of the chrysalis.
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28. His airways are clear.
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29. He's breathing on his own.
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30. Admiral.
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31. Admiral, it's me.
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32. Cassius?
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33. Yes.
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34. Where am I?
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35. You're aboard your ship, sir.
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36. The King's Gaze.
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37. We have been holding in orbit
around Gondival,
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38. hoping for your recovery, sir.
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39. And thank the old gods,
our prayers have been answered.
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40. Cassius, listen to me.
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41. She's on Veldt.
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42. Who?
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43. Who is?
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44. The Scargiver.
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45. She's on Veldt.
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46. Set course for Veldt.
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47. Yes, Admiral.
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48. It will be done.
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49. I'm Hagen.
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50. This is Den.
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51. We welcome you to our humble village.
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52. You must be tired and hungry.
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53. And thirsty.
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54. Well, we have prepared food
and drink for you in the Longhouse.
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55. Come on. You'll see what great hosts
my people can be.
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56. Let's bring these urakis
to the stable.
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57. They've come back.
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58. Well, how do they look?
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59. Strong, like warriors, I guess.
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60. - How many of them?
- Six.
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61. - With Kora and Gunnar.
- Six.
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62. It won't matter how strong they are,
will it?
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63. Commander Cassius.
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64. Soldier. All is as it should be, I trust.
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65. Yes, sir. All is on target.
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66. Nothing out of the ordinary?
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67. - No, sir.
- Very well.
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68. Ensure that the harvest
is brought in as planned,
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69. and ready for our arrival
in five days' time.
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70. Five days?
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71. Come.
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72. Now, please eat.
You must all be very hungry.
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73. Okay.
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74. Our villagers have prepared
a bounty of food and drink
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75. to show their fealty
and gratitude at your arrival.
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76. But where is everyone?
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77. How would you feel?
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78. The lot of you, if you were not capable
of standing to protect your own home?
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79. Mmm-hmm.
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80. If you had to ask others
to lay down their lives for you.
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81. They should see there's no shame
in our being here.
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82. To swallow their pride to ask for help,
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83. that is bravery itself.
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84. - Thank you.
- Yes.
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85. And as it happens,
nobody need lay down their lives.
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86. A defense won't be necessary.
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87. - Admiral Noble's dead.
- What?
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88. - He's dead?
- Really?
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89. You need to say it again.
He doesn't believe it.
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90. He's dead.
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91. You do not believe that they will return?
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92. I don't.
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93. It's Imperial protocol
in the event of an admiral's death
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94. to return to the Motherworld at once.
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95. Then we owe you
an even deeper debt of gratitude...
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96. You're wrong.
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97. I just received word.
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98. They'll be here in five days.
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99. Is that true?
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100. - Five days?
- Yes.
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101. I thought you said
that you killed Admiral Noble.
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102. I did kill him. His body was smashed
on the rocks. He is dead.
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103. It's against protocol to come without
an admiral to command the ship, right?
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104. That is true.
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105. But death is not always deterrent enough
for the designs of the Motherworld.
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106. They must be more in need of this grain
than we could have known.
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107. - Hagen?
- Yes.
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108. Call your villagers. Let me talk to them.
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109. Okay.
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110. Dark days lie ahead of us all.
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111. When the time comes...
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112. we may all have to stand together,
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113. in battle, as brothers.
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114. To succeed,
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115. there must be trust between us.
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116. In time, we will teach you how to fight.
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117. But first, you must show us your strength.
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118. The way of the land.
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119. If we do not act quickly,
the destruction of your village...
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120. is all but assured.
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121. Now, how long does it take
to bring in your crop?
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122. Half a cycle around Mara.
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123. No, it must be done in three days' time.
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124. - What?
- It can't be done.
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125. We need
every man and woman who's able.
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126. The grain is our most powerful weapon.
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127. Without it,
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128. they are liable to blow us
out of existence from orbit.
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129. If we bring it in fast,
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130. we can use it,
both as a bartering tool and shield.
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131. Now rest well.
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132. The work begins at dawn.
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133. You heard the man.
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134. Dawn.
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135. You think they'll learn
to trust one another?
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136. They're frightened...
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137. of outsiders, the battle to come,
for their lives.
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138. Trust? I don't know.
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139. I just hope they all have the courage
to stand and fight, if it comes to it.
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140. I had no idea
what it would be like to fight.
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141. How much it would scare me.
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142. You are afraid to die.
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143. That's okay. Everyone is.
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144. I didn't even think about dying
in the moment.
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145. If you would've asked me before
how I feel,
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146. I would have said I'd be petrified.
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147. And I was scared.
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148. The most afraid I've ever been in my life.
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149. What was it you were so afraid of?
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150. If it wasn't death?
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151. It was you.
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152. It was losing you.
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153. What Noble said...
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154. about you being the most wanted criminal
in the known universe.
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155. You don't become that
simply by running away.
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156. You remember how I told you
I was raised by Balisarius?
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157. Mmm-hmm.
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158. Regent of the Imperium?
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159. And how I was the bodyguard
to the Princess Issa?
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160. Yes.
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161. And that you were a decorated warrior.
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162. Friend of the royal family.
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163. What happened to them?
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164. Under the healing influence
of his daughter,
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165. the King had begun to see
many things in a different light.
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166. It was the dedication
of what would be
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167. the last Dreadnought class battleship.
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168. A symbolic end to an age of expansion.
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169. In accordance with tradition,
the King would dedicate every ship,
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170. but not this time.
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171. This would be
the princess's first royal duty.
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172. Her first official act.
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173. The ship would be named Peacemaker
and bear her royal seal.
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174. Make no mistake.
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175. I was the loyal daughter
of my adopted father.
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176. I could not betray him or defy him.
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177. He had told me the princess must die.
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178. And die she would.
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179. My father said he would not stand by
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180. and watch this child
dismantle the war machine
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181. we sacrificed so much for.
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182. I had faith
that Balisarius would protect me
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183. and the Empire he so loved.
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184. Attention!
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185. Strange.
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186. Something's wrong.
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187. Balisarius.
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188. Where is the Kali?
Why aren't the furnaces lit?
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189. Balisarius, I am talking to you.
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190. Answer me, man!
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191. Issa, run! Issa!
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192. You bastard.
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193. No!
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194. Do it.
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195. What are you waiting for?
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196. What are you waiting for, child? Do it!
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197. - Do it.
- No.
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198. - No, no.
- Do it. Kill her.
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199. - Kill her!
- No!
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200. I forgive you.
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201. Don't.
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202. What have you done?
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203. What have you done?
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204. Seize her!
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205. There she is, gentlemen.
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206. The assassin of the royal family.
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207. An off-worlder.
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208. A cancer of ethnic impurities.
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209. Murderer.
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210. - Murderer!
- Murderer!
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211. - Murderer!
- Killer!
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212. - Traitor!
- Snake!
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213. Scum!
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214. I fought my way to the shuttle.
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215. And I've been living life
as an outlaw ever since.
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216. I thought about letting them kill me
or just not fighting.
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217. But somehow, the last words of the child...
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219. I felt the only way to honor her
was to run.
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220. And try to be, I don't know...
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222. More than a weapon.
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223. It's what we're all trying to be.
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224. It's what you are.
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225. Good morning!
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226. Morning!
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227. This is the wake-up call.
Wake up, everyone.
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228. People, get up.
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229. It's time to work.
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230. Come on, you lazy people! Wake up!
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231. We don't have much time!
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232. Commander, I have
the chief medical technician.
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233. Put him through.
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234. Release me!
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235. You should come down here.
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236. This is treason.
I command this ship.
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237. By the old gods, I'll have each
and every one of you court marshalled!
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238. I swear it! Every one of you will die!
I need none of you!
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239. Come down here now.
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240. On my way.
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241. I'll murder
every one of you myself!
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242. Admiral, you're not ready for this.
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243. I am still
commander of this ship!
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244. Why do you stand there
staring at me? Cowards!
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245. - This is treachery!
- Welcome back, sir.
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246. Are you ready to resume your command?
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247. Yes, of course I am.
Now tell these idiots to release me.
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248. Sir, as I've already told you,
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249. there are protocols before you can
be cleared to resume command.
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250. Tests that need to be conducted
to see if you are mentally and...
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251. Let me help you with your evaluation.
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252. Unhook him!
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254. A few days, sir.
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for the scar that was left
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259. No, leave it.
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260. She gave it to me.
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261. When I deliver her to Balisarius
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262. and her body is displayed
in the rotunda of the Senate,
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263. I shall bare my chest.
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264. And it will stand as a symbol
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the Scargiver,
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266. as it is I that stands before my people
as a savior.
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267. How's the harvest been going?
Any protests from the villagers?
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268. No, sir.
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during your reports.
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271. They've been busy
driving the villagers, sir.
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272. Getting that extra bit of work
out of them.
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273. Very well.
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274. The work has continued around the clock.
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275. We should have
all the grain milled into flour
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276. just in time for your arrival.
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277. Excellent, Private.
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278. And if the villagers
have held up their end,
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280. These dogs deserve nothing but our boot.
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281. Is that right?
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282. We'll see...
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285. For the slain King.
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286. Well, it's clear
that Faunus and Marcus
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287. and the rest of their men are dead.
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288. The Scargiver's among them.
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289. And it seems our young private
has chosen a side.
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290. Everyone, if I could just...
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291. I wanted to welcome our new friends.
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292. I want to give you
these small gifts I've made.
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293. I know you all come from places
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than here,
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295. so I hope my gifts don't insult you
with their simplicity.
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296. But I've made them with gratitude.
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297. When I first saw
you all ride into our village,
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298. I felt like General Titus
was like the mountains themselves.
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299. Strong and unmoving.
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300. Thank you.
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301. Tarak.
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304. Like the snow elk.
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305. Thank you. Thank you.
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306. Young Milius...
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308. warming us and bringing us comfort,
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310. Thank you.
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311. Nemesis.
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312. Fierce as a storm
with its flashes of lightning,
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313. but with its life-giving rain.
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314. That is the source of life.
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315. The storm is the mother of us all.
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316. Thank you.
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317. Gunnar.
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318. You are our heart.
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320. It's beautiful. Thank you.
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321. Look at this.
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322. And Kora.
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323. You are our guardian wolf
with bared teeth.
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324. You stand between us and annihilation.
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325. The strength of all of us together.
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326. Let's eat!
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327. You all right?
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328. - Okay?
- Yes. Yeah.
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329. Skoal.
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330. - Den, show us that move again!
- You ready?
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331. That's it!
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332. All right.
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333. Today, we begin the preparation
for our defense.
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334. We start by moving the grain
into the village,
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335. so that they can't shoot us from orbit
without risking its destruction.
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336. Now the weapons
left behind by the Imperium
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337. will help us hold our ground.
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338. Armor-piercing
high-explosive detonators.
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339. - We've got some comms.
- Good.
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340. The blood won't come out easy,
but we can try.
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341. No, it's perfect. Leave it.
Do we have more?
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342. Sure.
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343. Gather and account
for every hunting rifle.
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344. Every knife.
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345. Every round of ammunition in the village.
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346. We'll need to dig defensive positions
to give us the element of surprise.
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347. All right.
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348. Astrid. Let's see what you got.
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349. Mmm-hmm.
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350. Wait.
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351. Tuck your elbow.
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352. Keep both eyes open.
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353. Okay. Today we're going to learn
the basics of attack and defense.
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354. We have turned your harvesting tools
into weapons.
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355. So, what we're going to try and do is...
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357. Yeah.
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359. Great.
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360. Really good.
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361. We've got a natural.
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363. Go!
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364. Coming down.
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365. That's Kora's dropship.
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366. She was in bad shape
when I dragged her out.
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368. - Two seasons.
- Let's go.
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still rests in the mountains to the east.
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370. Now, with sweat and working together,
we could pull it out.
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372. Wow, it still works.
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373. Hold on.
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374. - How many?
- Look, you have 15 rifles...
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375. But it doesn't matter
how many we have.
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377. - Ivar should not have a weapon.
- I completely agree.
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378. We'll sharpen all the blades.
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379. We just need to figure out what...
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380. Listen. Listen.
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381. I've never been one
for making confessions.
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383. Now we know what each of us must do.
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384. You're all here because I want you to know
who the hell you're fighting with.
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385. Everyone must share the truth.
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386. I'll go first.
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388. The Regent Balisarius had sent me
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391. so the choice of whether or not to vote
for independence from the Realm
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393. But the brave people of that world
defiantly voted for freedom,
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394. and in answer, I was ordered
to open fire on the capitol.
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395. I refused, and my ship was shot down.
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396. Crawling from the wreckage,
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till our guns were dry.
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to the death.
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399. So I struck a deal.
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for the surrender of my own.
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401. I begged for mercy from the Regent
to spare them.
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402. But mercy is not known
to the Regent Balisarius.
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403. To punish me, my men were executed
before my eyes.
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had been mine alone.
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of those men that died for me.
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and condemned them to their fate.
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408. I'll never surrender.
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409. You should understand that today
before you choose to follow me tomorrow.
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410. I've, uh, never fought in a battle
like the one that's coming.
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411. But I was raised in a place
that was much like this.
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412. When the ships appeared in the sky
above my world,
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413. I looked to my tribal elders
for how we would respond.
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because they were too scared to fight.
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416. They said, "What can we do
against the might of the Motherworld?"
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417. Those who were too weak
or too old to work were killed.
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418. The rest of us were scattered
to labor camps all over the universe.
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421. My camp was liberated
by the Resistance.
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422. And I found a new family
who showed me another way.
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423. So when the time comes...
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if need be.
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425. To stand and die for a place to call home.
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could one ever hope for?
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slaughtered everything and everyone.
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432. We were a peaceful people.
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441. But the bloodlust of my ancestors
still lived in those ancient gauntlets.
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450. And mine happened to be a king and queen.
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to the armies of the Motherworld himself.
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453. And their answer was to return his body
with the promise of invasion.
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"A boy doesn't become a man
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458. Soon after,
their ships darkened our skies.
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459. And my mother, for honor's sake,
she would not run.
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460. I wanted to stay to protect her,
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461. but the Queen knew to preserve
the bloodline and the throne.
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462. I lost my mother...
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463. and my world that day.
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464. I was smuggled off-planet,
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465. hidden in a refugee transport
headed for a near bright star.
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466. I ran for duty's sake,
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467. for the preservation of a kingdom
and a bloodline that no longer exists.
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468. I was robbed of my opportunity
to defend them.
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469. But no more. When we finish here,
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470. that is where I'll go.
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471. Home.
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472. To atone for the...
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473. mistake of misplaced honor.
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474. Kora.
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475. We haven't heard from you.
What is your story?
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476. I am a war orphan.
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477. The discipline
of a military life suited me.
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478. I served on a ship
very much like the King's Gaze.
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479. Never having a family,
I believed I had found one.
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480. That is until I arrived here on Veldt.
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481. This place taught me what a home
and family could really be.
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482. Anything else you'd like to add?
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483. Hm?
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484. No.
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485. Sure?
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486. How's the spring water?
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487. What?
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488. For several days now,
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489. Titus pretends to drink,
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490. because he doesn't want us to know
how much he cares about the coming battle.
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491. It really is water.
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492. Old stories can be hard to give up.
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493. Yes, they can.
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494. Friends...
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495. I can only say...
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496. thank you for coming to this village,
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497. and giving us hope.
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498. Thank you.
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499. I don't know what will come of all of us
by end of day tomorrow.
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500. I can only pray
that your pasts will burden you less.
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501. Well said. We'll drink to that.
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502. The village is ready.
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503. Good.
Whatever handful of officers
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504. they send down to collect the grain,
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505. we take them.
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506. With all our strength in the field,
with no mercy,
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507. sparing none who set foot on your land.
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508. Then what?
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509. Negotiate a trade?
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510. You think they would listen?
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511. I do.
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512. But should all go wrong, as it well may,
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513. you see to it that the dropship
is still in working order
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514. and first thing in the morning
hidden from view.
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515. I will.
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516. Water.
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517. Really, Titus?
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518. And that's General Titus.
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519. - Of course.
- To you.
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520. Hello, James.
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521. You know, the last person
who called me that
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522. was the old commander
of the Mechanicas Militarium
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523. as he died in my arms.
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524. Oh, I'm sorry.
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525. It's all right. I like the way it sounds.
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526. It makes me feel
something other than hopelessness.
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527. You see...
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528. I was given memories of a world
I will never see,
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529. loyalty to a king I cannot serve
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530. and love for a child I could not save.
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531. But the sound of that name as you say it
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532. lets me feel, even in the smallest way...
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533. why I exist at all.
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534. Is that why you saved Sam?
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535. I'm not certain.
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536. I know only that the thought of her
being hurt or destroyed
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537. opened a part of me that had been closed.
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538. You're choosing a side, James.
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539. You and I are alike,
designed to kill for them.
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540. Understand, their nightmare
is you and I fighting together.
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541. Not because we are ordered or commanded,
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542. but to defend something we love.
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543. You must know you cannot win.
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544. All set.
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545. Dreadnought.
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546. Finish it! Finish up! Finish up! Come on!
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547. Quick, quick, quick!
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548. Finish your work! Find your positions!
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549. Cover it up!
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550. These are the new formations.
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551. It's the grain.
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552. Look, they piled it against a building
so we can't destroy them.
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553. And there and there, they've stacked it
as cover to shoot from.
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554. Clever.
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555. Hmm.
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556. Certainly not the plans of a farmer.
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557. It seems General Titus hasn't
drunk away his wits just yet.
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558. Look here.
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559. Thermal imaging shows clusters of people
in the Longhouse
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560. at the top of the village.
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561. No doubt they're women and children.
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562. Hmm. Good. We'll do our best to forestall
a pitched battle in the village.
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563. While I negotiate,
we'll dispatch the Krypteia
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564. to capture the women and children.
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565. We'll land a small contingent of armor.
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566. We won't need it when they see blades
at the throat of their most vulnerable.
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567. Then we'll see
how motivated they are to fight.
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568. Everybody inside now!
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569. - Let's go. Come on.
- Come on, everybody. Faster.
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570. Get inside. Let's go. Move, move!
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571. No village welcome, no?
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572. Where's my warm embrace?
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573. I was never given that cup of ale,
you know.
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574. Arthelais.
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575. Tell me what we're trying to achieve here.
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576. The same thing as the last time we met.
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577. I kill you.
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578. Yes.
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579. What an honor it was.
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580. A scar. From the Scargiver herself.
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581. No blood
need be spilled here today.
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582. I will offer you one chance
to avoid slaughter.
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583. You do understand
what the Regent Balisarius will give me
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584. when I bring you to your knees before him?
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585. A seat in the Senate is what you seek,
I would imagine.
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586. It's what I deserve.
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587. If so, take the grain you need
to feed your men
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588. on your voyage back to the Motherworld.
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589. No more and no less.
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590. You leave the villagers unharmed.
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591. Report to Balisarius that the warriors
you sought evaded capture.
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592. And I should take nothing, yes?
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593. Nothing at all?
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594. You take your lives.
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595. This is your choice.
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596. Disgrace and relegation,
or your head cleaved from your shoulders.
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597. Your ship serving as your tomb.
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598. Your families
and all of the Motherworld to know
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599. that you were slaughtered
by the peasants of Veldt.
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600. I've been tasked
with bringing honor to the Motherworld.
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601. I intend to see
that task through to its end.
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602. What amuses me most about all of this?
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603. You think you have any power
with which to negotiate? You do not.
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604. You think I don't know
you're hiding your women and children?
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605. As you stand there talking to me,
your plan is already failing.
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606. Well, unless of course a different
arrangement could be made, perhaps.
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607. I could take the grain you offered.
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608. I could do as you asked
and leave the villagers their lives.
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609. There would be one cost
to this concession, however.
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610. And that cost is you.
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611. Of course every member of your band would
be greatly treasured by the Imperium,
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612. but there is no denying
the one most sought after
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613. by the Honorable Regent is you.
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614. Arthelais herself.
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615. So herein lies your choice.
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616. Arthelais, surrender to me.
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617. And I'll permit the villagers to live.
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618. However, if you refuse,
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619. those this village holds most dear,
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620. the elderly, the children,
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621. currently sheltered up in that Longhouse,
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622. will be slaughtered by my men
on their way now.
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623. Has enough blood not been spilt
in that beautiful building already?
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624. Are you truly prepared to allow
this to continue in your name?
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625. It's time, Arthelais.
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626. What?
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627. Kora.
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628. Kora, what are you doing?
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629. I thought so.
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630. Why don't you say goodbye to your friend?
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631. Your father awaits you.
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632. Kora, look at me.
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633. Huh?
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634. What's happening, huh?
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635. I'm sorry.
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636. I won't allow this place to die for me.
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637. I know what I'm doing.
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638. He's lying to you.
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639. - Just let me go. Just let me go!
- No!
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640. No. No.
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641. No!
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642. Huh?
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643. - No. No!
- Come on.
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644. Move! Move!
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645. Come on, Kora!
We need to get you up to that ship.
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646. Come on. You're our only chance.
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647. Let's go.
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648. Get up. Go!
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649. - Get up, soldier!
- I can't.
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650. Let's go!
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651. Right to the front!
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652. AA-77, get out of there immediately.
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653. Lift off. We need lift off now!
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654. Bring around the main gun.
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655. Oh, damn.
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656. - Go!
- Come on!
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657. Hold!
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658. Eyes to the right!
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659. You're set! Go!
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660. Let's go!
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661. Hold on.
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662. Here!
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663. We'll drop into formation.
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664. When I give the signal, start the smoke.
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665. Holy shit.
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666. Kora, are you sure?
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667. Now. Start it now.
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668. Docking.
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669. That ship has taken damage.
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670. I have casualties.
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671. My instruments are not responding.
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672. I'm surrendering control.
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673. We've got you, soldier.
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674. I'm gonna put you down
into the main hangar
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675. for maintenance
and medical extraction.
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676. The time has come for all that you love.
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677. For your home.
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678. Protect each other and show them no mercy.
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679. For Sindri!
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680. We can't let Titus
and the others do all the work.
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681. Are you ready?
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682. To fight and die!
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683. Let's leave the dying to your enemies!
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684. Admiral, by now the Krypteia
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685. must have captured the women and children.
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686. We are still waiting for an update, sir.
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687. One down in the hold!
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688. - Can you hear me?
- Hey. Are you all right?
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689. I'm going to attempt to move you now.
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690. I got you. It's going to be all right.
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691. All right.
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692. - It's all right.
- Two down, non-responsive!
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693. Bring the gurneys!
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694. Load 'em up.
All right, come on, take him.
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695. Take the shoulder.
All right, I got the legs.
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696. Pick the arm up. Here we go.
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697. All right, let's go.
All right, calling it in.
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698. Some shrapnel damage, infantry seems
to be suffering from a small ammo wound.
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699. Two minutes out.
Visual inspection on the elevator.
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700. Let's go.
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701. No.
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702. It's okay.
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703. You did good.
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704. Yeah?
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705. Help me with his helmet. Support the neck.
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706. Strange. I'm not seeing any wounds.
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707. How about that one? Stable?
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708. Pulse is elevated.
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709. Don't see wounds either,
but there's a little blood.
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710. Maybe under his armor.
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711. Get the balaclava off.
There's a wound.
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712. Checking the pulse.
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713. This one's pulse is very low.
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714. Wait. That's...
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715. Give me the charges.
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716. - Charges.
- Wait.
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717. Make your way back to our ship
and have it running.
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718. We won't have long
to get off this thing before it blows.
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719. Okay.
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720. I'll be waiting for you.
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721. - Should be an elevator down this hall.
- I got it. Be quick.
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722. All personnel, stay alert.
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723. Copy. Targeting the safe...
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724. Intruder alert. Repeat. Intruder alert.
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725. Sending backup. What is the nature
and number of the intruders?
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726. Shots fired.
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727. There are men down.
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728. It's a woman, I'm telling you...
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729. A what? What's going on?
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730. There is a situation in the engine room.
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731. He said a woman has infiltrated the ship.
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732. Arthelais.
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733. Arthelais is aboard this ship.
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734. That is impossible.
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735. No, it's her.
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736. She's come to us.
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737. It's perfect.
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738. Alert all sectors.
I want her captured at once.
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739. And Cassius?
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740. You may fire on the village.
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741. Sir, the grain.
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742. There's no need for the grain now.
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743. The Scargiver has come to us.
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744. But we have men on the ground.
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745. Yes. A few less mouths to feed.
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746. Once we have the Scargiver,
we'll return directly to the Motherworld
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747. and we won't need the grain, will we?
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748. Destroy it.
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749. You heard the Admiral. Charge the cannons.
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750. Main gun.
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751. - Yes, sir.
- Target the village.
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752. Charge the cannons.
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753. Right away, sir.
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754. We have orders to target the surface.
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755. We've lost contact
with the engine room.
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756. - Where is she?
- We're looking.
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757. She's moving from sub-level three to four.
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758. Tell me what the hell is going on!
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759. All available security
personnel, report to engine room.
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760. I need an update now!
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761. Sir.
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762. Lieutenant. Sir.
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763. All commanders
report their headcounts to Command.
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764. - Forward! Forward!
- Let's go!
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765. No!
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766. - I'm going!
- Go, go, go, go, go!
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767. Are you hit? Are you okay? Come on.
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768. I thought dying in battle
was all I wanted.
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769. Fighting for something.
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770. I think I was wrong.
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771. I don't think I want to die at all.
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772. But if I must...
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773. Together.
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774. Come on.
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775. Kora. Kora, where are you?
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776. The engine's running.
I'm waiting for you.
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777. We're running out of time.
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778. I'm almost to you.
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779. Okay, good.
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780. Stay alert.
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781. We have a fugitive aboard the ship.
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782. Arthelais.
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783. I suppose I should say thanks
for not accepting my offer of surrender.
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784. It'll make a better ballad
when I slay you in battle.
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785. You've done well to get this far.
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786. Much better than I expected.
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787. Much better than could be expected
from a bunch of fucking farmers.
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788. Yeah.
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789. Hmm?
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790. Target acquired.
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791. We have a lock on the village.
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792. Confirmed.
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793. Sir!
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794. What?
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795. The gun is charged and ready to fire.
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796. Oh, no.
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797. Fire at will.
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798. It's Kora!
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799. Take her.
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800. No! No!
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801. Kora! Kora!
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802. Come here!
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803. Open your eyes. Open your eyes!
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804. Look at me!
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805. Come on!
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806. Come on.
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807. Hey. Hey.
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808. Hey, hey. Hey. Come here, come here.
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809. Come here.
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810. Wait. Okay.
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811. Hey. Stay with me.
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812. Stay with me. Stay with me. Stay with me.
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813. Why can't I have this one thing?
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814. - Stay with me. Please.
- No. It's okay.
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815. Look at what you've done.
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816. You saved us.
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817. All of us.
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818. Hey.
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819. I love you.
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820. Please.
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821. Please.
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822. I know what you are.
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823. And I love you.
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824. Please.
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825. Look!
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826. Form up on me!
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827. Yes, Commander. On you.
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828. Target those dropships!
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829. Yes, Commander. On you.
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830. Black Mountain Squadron,
take those fighters.
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831. Titus! Yes!
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832. Yes!
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833. Look, it's Devra Bloodaxe,
and the entire rebel fleet.
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834. It's really over. It's...
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835. No.
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836. No.
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837. I love you.
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838. I love you.
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839. From other worlds
they came to fight for us.
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840. To die for us.
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841. May they find their peace.
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842. We honor them now in the only way we can.
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843. By remembering their names...
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844. when next we bring in the harvest.
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845. A season from now, a hundred seasons.
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846. And by carrying on.
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847. By carrying on.
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848. All of you, honor the fallen.
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849. You honor my brother and his bravery.
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850. Do not speak of me
when you speak of honor and bravery.
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851. I've lied to you.
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852. To all of you.
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853. Titus.
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854. I know, child.
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855. I know.
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856. You know that I'm Arthelais?
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857. Adopted daughter of the Regent Balisarius?
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858. And the assassin of the Princess Issa?
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859. I know your name. Yes.
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860. But you were not her assassin...
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861. for the princess is still alive.
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862. You thought she could be killed so easily?
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863. No. She's more than death.
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864. What am I to do?
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865. You have a reason now, do you not?
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866. To find her and to fight?
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867. If you do choose to fight,
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868. I will stand with you.
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869. All of us.
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870. And I as well.
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871. If I could be of use...
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872. I, too, have this.
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873. You wish to fight with us, robot?
Help find this lost princess?
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874. If what you say is true,
and the princess lives,
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875. I have no choice.
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876. I serve the line of the slain King.
It is my honor to fight.
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877. To find her and to fight.
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878. To find her and to fight.
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