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36 - Belvedere (The Observatory)

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    In the midst of
    the Daihasei Festival,
[00:32] ---
    Oriana Thomson continues her
    flight across Academy City.
[00:35] ---
    As myself and Stiyl give chase,
    we're shown up by her,
[00:38] ---
    while Tsuchimikado is picked off.
[00:41] ---
    Even Himegami, who just happened
    to be standing there, was set upon.
[00:45] ---
    Damn it! Oriana,
    I swear, you'll pay for this!
[01:08] ---
    "A Certain Magical Index II"
[01:16] ---
    Omote nara GO Ura wa STAY
[01:20] ---
    Mazu kotae wo kikasete
[01:27] ---
    "Douka oshiete kuremasen ka?"
[01:32] ---
    Tenshi wa misadameru egao no mama
[01:42] ---
    Mayoe! Sono te wo hiku mono nado inai
[01:47] ---
    Kami ga kudasu sono kotae wa fukou datta
[01:53] ---
    Sou sore koso kami kara no okurimono
[01:58] ---
    Norikoetara miete kuru sa dakara ima sugu
    (Look for it by oneself, no buts about it)

[02:05] ---
    No buts!
[02:20] ---
    Belvedere (The Observatory)
[02:29] ---
    Damn it!
[02:35] ---
    Tsuchimikado? Sorry,
    but I lost sight of Oriana.
[02:38] ---
    Do you have any idea where
    she might have been headed?
[02:43] ---
    This bus appears to circle
    around School District 7,
[02:46] ---
    but where she might
    get off is... hold on a sec.
[02:49] ---
    What is it, Kami?
[02:53] ---
    Say, why is Oriana
    walking around town?
[02:57] ---
    Huh? Well, because
    we keep chasing after her--
[02:59] ---
    No, before that.
[03:01] ---
    If there's no deal for the Croce di Pietro,
[03:04] ---
    then it isn't to meet anyone, right?
[03:06] ---
    So then, her strolling around the city
[03:08] ---
    is just going to increase her risk, isn't it?
[03:10] ---
    If that's the case,
[03:12] ---
    it means that there's a reason
    why Oriana is acting all by herself.
[03:16] ---
    What reason?
[03:17] ---
    I don't know that much,
    but she may have been searching
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    for the conditions they
    need to use the Croce di Pietro.
[03:24] ---
    Conditions?
[03:25] ---
    There has to be some special
    circumstance, or they can't use it?
[03:28] ---
    I asked Stiyl to check into that for us.
[03:31] ---
    Now that you mention it,
    he forwarded me an email from Orsola.
[03:34] ---
    I'll send it to you, too.
[03:48] ---
    I read it, Kami. It appears
    to be a record dealing with
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    the cleaning of the vault
    the Croce di Pietro was in.
[03:55] ---
    So, what did it say?
[03:58] ---
    When the Croce di Pietro was stored,
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    they were neurotically sensitive
    about not letting any light hit it.
[04:04] ---
    Light?
[04:05] ---
    They must have been trying to
    keep it from inadvertently activating.
[04:09] ---
    Which would mean that
    it activates when the sun hits it?
[04:11] ---
    If that's true, then she
    would have already done so.
[04:15] ---
    Also, it says to finish the
    cleaning during the daytime.
[04:19] ---
    So then, time doesn't enter into it.
[04:21] ---
    Nope.
[04:22] ---
    However, there was apparently a
    problem with the caretakers.
[04:26] ---
    They would use horoscopes to
    do astrology while on duty.
[04:31] ---
    Astrology? If they did their
    cleaning during the daytime,
[04:35] ---
    it was nighttime light they were wary of.
[04:37] ---
    In other words, it was the stars.
[04:40] ---
    Indeed. By enlisting the figures
    in the night sky into magical arrays,
[04:45] ---
    they could obtain an
    enormous amount of power.
[05:04] ---
    If the Croce di Pietro acts like an antenna
    to collect the light of the night sky,
[05:10] ---
    that would mean Oriana is
    out looking for the optimum spot
[05:13] ---
    in which to set up an antenna.
[05:15] ---
    But Peter died on June 29th.
[05:20] ---
    Moreover, Japan's latitude and longitude
[05:22] ---
    isn't the same as the Vatican's.
[05:24] ---
    If they can't overcome those problems,
[05:26] ---
    it rules out the constellation use theory.
[05:29] ---
    But, we don't have any
    more time to think about it.
[05:33] ---
    Let's just get moving.
[05:35] ---
    If we work under the assumption
    that they are using constellations,
[05:37] ---
    then our time limit would have to be...
[05:39] ---
    Sundown? Well, what should I do?
[05:43] ---
    Toma!
[05:48] ---
    What are you doing up here?
[05:51] ---
    I-Index?!
[06:01] ---
    It looks like Kanzaki Kaori
    isn't here after all.
[06:15] ---
    Lidvia...
[06:16] ---
    I know what you're going to say.
[06:18] ---
    The girl that you engaged
    was an ordinary civilian.
[06:23] ---
    Her name is Himegami Aisa.
[06:26] ---
    Despite possessing an
    extremely significant power,
[06:29] ---
    she is not particularly a magician.
[06:32] ---
    That Celtic cross was nothing more
[06:33] ---
    than an accessory to keep
    her power under wraps,
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    and she is not the least bit aggressive.
[06:40] ---
    How awful...
[06:42] ---
    Truly awful, indeed.
[06:44] ---
    We have struck out at a civilian
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    who had nothing to do with this operation.
[06:48] ---
    And this makes it twice.
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    They are sinners who stray,
    do wrong, and seek salvation,
[06:54] ---
    who we are to protect.
[06:57] ---
    We must not make any more mistakes.
[07:00] ---
    For her sake, we must
    use the Croce di Pietro,
[07:05] ---
    and bring Academy City under our control.
[07:09] ---
    I'm not so sure everything
    is going to work out.
[07:12] ---
    By placing Academy City
    within our hands,
[07:15] ---
    will all of everyone's problems
    really be solved?
[07:19] ---
    Toma, why aren't you
    with everyone else in your class?
[07:23] ---
    You haven't competed in any
    events all afternoon, huh? Why not?
[07:26] ---
    O-Oh, I was helping out
    with the steering committee.
[07:30] ---
    That's weird. I sent a text
    out to the guys in my class.
[07:34] ---
    A text?
[07:35] ---
    Maybe I didn't have any service.
[07:37] ---
    Or maybe the signal
    didn't reach the service center.
[07:41] ---
    I-In any case, Index,
    you go back to where the others are.
[07:45] ---
    Toma, Toma, they said
    next up is group gymnastics.
[07:49] ---
    Will you be there?
[07:51] ---
    Yes, I will. I'll finish up my
    assistance as quick as I can.
[07:55] ---
    I'm gonna be there. So will
    you wait for me there, Index?
[08:02] ---
    Mm-hmm!
[08:08] ---
    Sorry about that, Kami.
[08:13] ---
    Let's finish up our assistance quick.
[08:19] ---
    On the other hand,
[08:20] ---
    with this many people around...
[08:22] ---
    "Wait up!"
[08:24] ---
    says Misaka Misaka, catching up.
[08:27] ---
    Hmm?
[08:28] ---
    "What's the problem? Misaka was
    only looking at the souvenirs!"
[08:32] ---
    says Misaka Misaka by way of protest.
[08:35] ---
    Misaka?
[08:39] ---
    Hello? Stiyl?
[08:42] ---
    I've finished treating the schoolgirl.
[08:44] ---
    How is Himegami?!
[08:45] ---
    I don't even want to
    have to use that spell again.
[08:49] ---
    For the time being,
    we've kept her from going into shock.
[08:52] ---
    It's the doctor's job from here on, though.
[08:55] ---
    Hey, man...
[08:56] ---
    Huh? What's with the wussified voice?
[08:59] ---
    I have no intention
    of getting chummy with--
[09:03] ---
    I still haven't told you thank you.
[09:07] ---
    If you hadn't been here, Himegami
    would've... Himegami would've...
[09:14] ---
    Stop that. We're still not certain
    that she's going to survive.
[09:17] ---
    Even so, I... I...
[09:20] ---
    Sounds like you're busy,
    so I'll catch you later.
[09:22] ---
    Call Tsuchimikado!
[09:25] ---
    It sounds like he's onto something.
    I'm heading there, too,
[09:28] ---
    once I can get away from this lady!
[09:39] ---
    Looks like I was right after all.
[09:42] ---
    In which case, what do
    we do with this discrepancy?
[09:52] ---
    Ah, Fukiyose?
[09:54] ---
    Are you feeling any better?
[09:56] ---
    I'm doing fine.
[09:58] ---
    But never mind me, are there
    any problems at the Daihasei Festival?
[10:01] ---
    As it happens, Himegami is in a real fix.
[10:04] ---
    Don't tell me those idiots
    did something again!
[10:07] ---
    Actually, she was attacked
    by someone, and taken to the hospital.
[10:11] ---
    Attacked?!
[10:13] ---
    If Kamijo and his
    friend hadn't been there,
[10:15] ---
    things may have turned out a lot worse.
[10:19] ---
    Ah, the priest just went by!
[10:21] ---
    Mr. Priest!
[10:23] ---
    Huh? A priest?
[10:29] ---
    What exactly is going on in this city?
[10:34] ---
    Okay...
[10:35] ---
    So sure enough, the constellations
    hold the key to activating it.
[10:39] ---
    Yeah, but, it was summer when
    the Croce di Pietro was used before.
[10:44] ---
    I doubt they can substitute the
    autumn constellations.
[10:48] ---
    There's something else here.
    Some gimmick that we haven't figured out.
[10:53] ---
    But we don't have any
    more time to kick it around.
[11:00] ---
    The English Puritan Church?
[11:02] ---
    Am I reaching the cell phone
    of Mr. Stiyl Magnus?
[11:06] ---
    A wrong number?!
[11:07] ---
    I am so terribly sorry!
[11:09] ---
    Wait, that voice--is that you, Orsola?
[11:12] ---
    Oh, my, then you must be...
[11:15] ---
    Thank you for all your help earlier.
[11:17] ---
    Thanks to you, I am fitting
    right in around here--
[11:20] ---
    Say, if you have something
    to report, could you hurry it up?
[11:25] ---
    Why, yes, the other day,
[11:26] ---
    Miss Kanzaki showed me where
    this delicious Japanese restaurant is--
[11:30] ---
    I mean, tell us whatever
    information you've discovered already!
[11:33] ---
    Right. I have learned more
    about the conditions needed
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    to use the Croce di Pietro.
[11:40] ---
    It is said to be some
    kind of large-scale fixture
[11:43] ---
    for using the power of the constellations.
[11:45] ---
    Sorry, but we already knew that.
[11:48] ---
    Oh, is that right?
[11:50] ---
    Well then, you must also know that
[11:52] ---
    it can freely activate anywhere
    in the world, regardless of season.
[11:58] ---
    When I found that together with Miss Sherry,
[12:01] ---
    I thought we at long last had something.
[12:02] ---
    Just a second.
    What are you talking about?
[12:06] ---
    In order to use the Croce di Pietro,
[12:08] ---
    one must have a firm grasp of
    the area where it will be employed,
[12:11] ---
    and then select the most fitting
    of eighty-eight constellations for that area,
[12:16] ---
    before the conditions
    to activate it can be achieved.
[12:20] ---
    Which would mean...
[12:22] ---
    Yes, while there are various restrictions,
[12:26] ---
    practically speaking, control by the
[12:29] ---
    Roman Orthodox Church is possible
    anywhere in the entire world.
[12:32] ---
    Wha--?
[12:33] ---
    We're starting to get it. You mean
    that Peter allows a lot of latitude
[12:37] ---
    in the location of his martyrdom.
[12:39] ---
    But even if they chose a location,
    what about the time?
[12:43] ---
    St. Peter was put to death on June 29th.
[12:47] ---
    That is the precise
    date when the Croce di Pietro
[12:49] ---
    was used at the Vatican.
[12:52] ---
    You mean they intentionally
    took it on that date?
[12:55] ---
    They were prepared to die for it.
[12:57] ---
    It's not such an impossible tale.
[12:59] ---
    So, Orsola, have you found
    out at what location they would use
[13:03] ---
    the Croce di Pietro in
    Japan today, September 19th?
[13:08] ---
    Yes.
[13:08] ---
    "A Certain Magical Index II"
[13:09] ---
    But of course I have found that out.
[13:14] ---
    "A Certain Magical Index II"
[13:18] ---
    Wow! Look, look, Mikoto!
[13:20] ---
    A quasi-five-dimensional kaleidoscope!
[13:23] ---
    Heh, how fascinating!
[13:25] ---
    Stay away from those shady goods.
[13:27] ---
    Pick something that will be more memorable.
[13:30] ---
    Oh, you are being so girly.
[13:33] ---
    Y-You be quiet, you dumb mother!
[13:37] ---
    I-I know the clammy feel of that gaze...
[13:41] ---
    S-Sissy, is that lady
    a member of your family?
[13:49] ---
    Wow! What is this...?
[13:51] ---
    This... hyperinflated version
    of Sissy's aura...?
[13:56] ---
    D-Damn it, if that is how it is,
    then I will psych myself up,
[14:01] ---
    and have the both of you bring it on!
[14:05] ---
    Whoa, Kuroko, are you...?
[14:08] ---
    Mikoto, does your girliness
    swing that way, as well?
[14:11] ---
    Huh? N-No!
[14:14] ---
    Come on, Kuroko! Hurry and
    snap back to reality!
[14:18] ---
    --Geez, wake up, you!
    --S-Sissy!
[14:20] ---
    Good morning! Good morning!
[14:25] ---
    Oh, that boy...
[14:27] ---
    So, the reason why
    Oriana was walking around
[14:30] ---
    was because she was seeing
    whether that location would work?
[14:33] ---
    Yeah. Everywhere we've been up to now
[14:36] ---
    has had buildings or roadside
    trees blocking out the sky.
[14:39] ---
    That leaves only one point.
[14:41] ---
    I'm sure she will be going there.
[14:44] ---
    The experimental airport
    in School District 23?
[14:46] ---
    There won't be anything to
    obscure the sky there.
[14:51] ---
    Sorry to take so long.
[14:53] ---
    Man, what is the deal with that lady?
[14:56] ---
    Every time I used a repel spell,
    as soon as I left the affected area,
[14:59] ---
    she would catch up to me again.
[15:02] ---
    Forget about that, what do we do?
[15:03] ---
    School District 23 is
    under incredibly tight security.
[15:07] ---
    Are we going to be able to get in?
[15:10] ---
    That's no problem.
[15:11] ---
    I'll just use the "Just-this-once"
    prerogative that only I have.
[15:16] ---
    Prerogative?
[15:23] ---
    This is strange.
[15:26] ---
    It's about time for final preparations.
[15:28] ---
    Isn't there still a short
    while before the appointed time?
[15:30] ---
    The security situation is changing strangely.
[15:33] ---
    It looks like they've
    caught on that I'm nearby.
[15:36] ---
    In that case, the location
    of our belvedere...
[15:40] ---
    Probably. But it seems
    to be the most practical place.
[15:44] ---
    We won't involve any
    more civilians here, either.
[15:48] ---
    In that case...
[15:49] ---
    Yes. You get ready, as well.
[15:53] ---
    Let's now bring Academy City
    under our control.
[15:58] ---
    Just like pushing a maiden of light,
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    unaware of anything
    before now, into the mud.
[16:06] ---
    I had them alter the security
    status of School District 23 a bit.
[16:09] ---
    We'll take advantage of that confusion.
[16:12] ---
    The Croce di Pietro will
    be activated just after sundown.
[16:15] ---
    Probably between the hours of 6 and 7.
[16:17] ---
    It's ten minutes to the
    District 23 terminal station.
[16:20] ---
    That means once we get there,
[16:21] ---
    we'll only have twenty-five
    minutes before time is up.
[16:25] ---
    Just to be clear on the matter,
[16:27] ---
    you intend to face
    Oriana in your condition?
[16:31] ---
    I wish like crazy I could get some rest.
[16:34] ---
    But District 23's security is not so lax
[16:36] ---
    that the two of you can break in alone.
[16:39] ---
    All right.
[16:55] ---
    Once we get on this train,
    there's no turning back.
[16:58] ---
    Killing will be all that awaits us.
[17:01] ---
    Are you ready for this, Kamijo Toma?
[17:05] ---
    Yeah. We're going to
    put a stop to all of this.
[17:09] ---
    And one other thing...
[17:10] ---
    What?
[17:12] ---
    Remember this: I have no
    intention of ending this with killing.
[17:25] ---
    Toma isn't here?
[17:26] ---
    U-Um...
[17:28] ---
    Um, how do you mean...
[17:30] ---
    I am terribly sorry.
[17:31] ---
    Here you have entrusted
    your precious son to me,
[17:34] ---
    and I cannot account for his actions.
[17:38] ---
    There is just one
    thing we'd like to ask you.
[17:40] ---
    Yes, what is it?
[17:42] ---
    Toma is acting voluntarily, right?
[17:45] ---
    He isn't being dragged
    around by someone else?
[17:48] ---
    Oh, yes. That is correct.
[17:54] ---
    Then, it's something that means
    more to Toma than competing.
[18:00] ---
    I can't come up with any
    reason to stop him, can you?
[18:04] ---
    No.
[18:23] ---
    Turning the skies of
    heaven to our housetop,
[18:26] ---
    in order to establish
    peace in this land,
[18:29] ---
    I now call on the blessing
    of the Holy 12 Apostles.
[18:36] ---
    The security around
    here is focused on the skies.
[18:39] ---
    There aren't that many
    places to hide here, after all.
[18:42] ---
    Then, how is Oriana
    getting into the airport?
[18:45] ---
    She must have
    already done whatever it is.
[18:47] ---
    Tsuchimikado, we're running out of time.
[18:50] ---
    Ah, we'll just use that.
[18:56] ---
    We're near the public airport.
    The skies are crowded with both
[19:00] ---
    passenger planes
    and experimental craft.
[19:02] ---
    The monitoring crafts have
    to alter their patrol routes regularly,
[19:07] ---
    to prevent mid-air collisions.
[19:09] ---
    If we sneak in under their blind spots,
    we should be able to manage.
[19:27] ---
    Wait! Tsuchimikado!
[19:28] ---
    What, Kami?
[19:31] ---
    Tsuchimikado!
[19:32] ---
    Are you okay, Tsuchimikado?!
[19:34] ---
    Go on... Kami...!
[19:37] ---
    Destroy that page...
    and the two of you go on...!
[19:40] ---
    What about you?!
[19:42] ---
    Stiyl, can't you
    heal him with your magic?
[19:46] ---
    You think she's going to wait for that?!
[19:50] ---
    Kamijo Toma!
[20:08] ---
    Flame to my hand!
[20:10] ---
    Its form, a sword;
    its purpose, conviction!
[20:17] ---
    Hurry!
[20:19] ---
    So the saint isn't
    coming after all, huh?
[20:22] ---
    Which means,
    I guess it's just the three of you.
[20:28] ---
    A barrier?
    She's cut off all communication.
[20:36] ---
    Stiyl!
[20:42] ---
    Oh, my!
[20:43] ---
    I'm not so responsive that
    I can get my satisfaction on the side.
[20:50] ---
    Break apart!
[20:58] ---
    I see you guys still cave all too quickly.
[21:02] ---
    I will stop you, right here.
[21:04] ---
    I am not letting you
    use the Croce di Pietro.
[21:07] ---
    If you mean to mess up Academy City,
    and ruin the Daihasei Festival,
[21:11] ---
    then I swear, I will stop you!
[21:15] ---
    How unkind to call it "messing up."
[21:17] ---
    The Croce di Pietro removes
    the wall between magic and science,
[21:21] ---
    and might just lead the
    people of the world to happiness.
[21:25] ---
    Happiness?
[21:28] ---
    How nice. I can kind of see
    how those words might sound nice.
[21:34] ---
    However, the problem I have with it
[21:37] ---
    is that by you using the
    Croce di Pietro right here and now,
[21:41] ---
    you're going to wreck the Daihasei Festival!
[21:45] ---
    So many people treasure
    the Daihasei Festival.
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    I don't care how great the religion
    that you settle down with is,
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    there's no way you have the
    right to deprive them of those feelings!
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    Do you think that much of
    an emotionally-charged argument
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    is going to sway me?
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    If that's all it takes to hurt you,
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    then you're out of order to begin with.
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    Can you say the same thing
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    in front of Fukiyose and
    Himegami, the ones you injured?
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    Ultimately, that's all I
    wanted to say. Except...
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    If you're still thinking of
    doing anything in my town,
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    I will wipe out any illusions of it,
    till there are no traces left!
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    Karamatta unmei mo kaete ikeru kara
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    subete wa kono te no naka ni aru!
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    Dare nimo makenai chikara ga koko ni nai nara
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    imajin nante kowashite shimaeba ii
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    Harimeguru shisutemu bakkappu insutooru wa OK
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    Kami sae mo shirienai fiirudo ga hiraku
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    Juuman no deeta mo isshun no mirakuru sae
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    suisoku fukanou na "ikite'ru katachi" dakara
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    In a Magic∞world exciting
    time or space there's no limit

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    Dareka wo mamoreru chikara ga hoshii
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    Karamatta unmei mo kaete ikeru kara
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    subete wa kono te no naka ni aru!
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    "Preview"
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    I don't care how lofty your goal is--
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    I don't care how admirable your cause is--
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    by no means will I let you do as you please!
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    I won't let it end like this!
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    Next time, "Croce di Pietro."
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    When science and magic
    cross paths, the story begins.
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