17 - The Glass Cradle

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    Look, the flowers are in bloom!
[00:27] ---
    Can I touch?
[00:30] ---
    Gently.
[00:35] ---
    It kicked!
[00:37] ---
    A precious little life is
    waiting to bloom in here.
[00:54] ---
    Hey, for what reason were we born?
[00:58] ---
    Hey, for what reason did our lives cross?
[01:02] ---
    I'm scared because I don't know,
    so I take your hand
[01:07] ---
    Right now, I want you to
    firmly squeeze mine back
[01:20] ---
    I try to escape this harrowing reality
[01:24] ---
    Everything I hoped for in my life
    turned out to be an illusion
[01:31] ---
    A flood of emotions,
    struggles that lead me astray...
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    I just want to cling onto them
    and move forward, forward!
[01:38] ---
    On these shattered hills,
    under a sky of rust,
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    you and I are fraught with
    life like azure flowers
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    We dream that we're bubbles,
    nestled together,
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    and yet I'm not ready to wither yet!
[01:55] ---
    Hey, for what reason were we born?
[01:59] ---
    Hey, for what reason did our lives cross?
[02:03] ---
    I'm scared because I don't know,
    so I take your hand
[02:08] ---
    Right now, I want you to
    firmly squeeze mine back
[02:46] ---
    How foolish.
[02:53] ---
    What is it, Leda?
[02:57] ---
    It's strange.
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    I just recalled a repulsive time
    that I thought I had forgotten.
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    "The Glass Cradle"
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    What's wrong?
[03:33] ---
    Do you really think there are
    scientists who gave birth to Luna?
[03:39] ---
    You sound like you already
    don't think they do.
[03:42] ---
    I get nervous when things
    are this peaceful.
[03:49] ---
    You really have changed, you know.
[03:52] ---
    It's proof that his heart has calmed.
[04:00] ---
    Ringo!
[04:08] ---
    Ringo!
[04:10] ---
    It's weird. My legs went
    stiff all of a sudden.
[04:19] ---
    What happened?
[04:21] ---
    It's nothing.
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    Friender!
[04:28] ---
    She's probably just tired.
    There's no need to worry.
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    See, since I'm growing bigger every day,
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    sometimes my body doesn't work right.
[04:45] ---
    So this is where Luna was born.
[04:49] ---
    It would seem that way.
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    I dreamt here myself.
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    Leda!
[05:30] ---
    Leda.
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    There was a fool here once.
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    Fool?
[05:44] ---
    Yes. For only fools dream fleeting dreams.
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    It's so warm!
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    Isn't it mysterious?
[06:01] ---
    Aw, someone took our napping spot.
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    It's not ours. It belongs to everyone.
[06:09] ---
    Luna made it for everyone to use.
[06:15] ---
    Luna?
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    So you guys know Luna?
[06:28] ---
    We certainly do.
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    She's our big sister, after all.
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    If you're gonna say it like that,
    wouldn't she be our mother?
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    They're Luna's children?
[06:36] ---
    No, it's more likely that they were built
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    by the same scientist
    who gave birth to Luna.
[06:45] ---
    Look, look at that stone!
[06:48] ---
    It's the same one we saw
    from the top of the cliff, right?
[06:52] ---
    Yes.
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    Well, if these children are here,
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    this must really be Luna's birthplace.
[07:00] ---
    It's highly likely.
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    For me?
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    Yeah.
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    I'm so glad. Thank you!
[07:18] ---
    Holter can't talk.
[07:21] ---
    Instead, he has true vision.
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    True vision?
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    So your name's Holter, right?
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    Will you be my friend?
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    I'm Hoti.
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    This is Hoto.
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    Hoto, Hoti and Holter, right?
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    Got it!
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    Say, you three.
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    May I ask you a question?
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    Where is your father,
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    or rather, the person who made you?
[08:10] ---
    Our father died.
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    Long, long ago.
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    That's awful.
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    Holter! What's wrong?!
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    We...
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    have to go home.
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    Holter can't be too far
    away from the house.
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    Otherwise, it causes him a lot of pain.
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    This is the only place we can live,
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    since we're rejects.
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    That's not true.
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    That's not... true.
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    See you later!
[09:03] ---
    So the scientist who created Luna died.
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    Now we have no clues as
    to where she is at all.
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    But Ringo made a friend.
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    Yeah!
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    Are you all right, Holter?
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    Look, we're home.
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    You're all right now, right?
[09:34] ---
    Welcome home.
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    I'm Leda.
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    So pretty.
[09:46] ---
    Are you not feeling well?
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    Yes. Holter's body is a little frail.
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    Sorry. Holter must just be shy,
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    since such a pretty woman
    is talking to him.
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    You look like Luna, miss.
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    You know Luna?
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    She's our big sister and our mother!
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    I see!
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    You know what? We're looking for Luna.
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    Do you know where we can find her?
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    Sorry. We don't know either.
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    She left us a long time ago,
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    and our father, who built us, died, too.
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    How sad.
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    Do you want to see Luna?
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    Yeah, I do!
[10:43] ---
    I want to see Luna and our father, too.
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    Tell me more about yourselves.
[10:49] ---
    If you do that, I might be
    able to take you to see Luna.
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    Really?
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    Really.
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    A glass cradle.
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    If it's something that
    Father cherished, it'll be here.
[11:28] ---
    That's right. Luna used to always
    tell us never to go into this room.
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    I see.
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    A fool's dream.
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    A glass cradle...
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    How short-lived. How foolish.
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    What are you talking about?
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    Entrusting the future
    to children is just...
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    I can't forgive myself.
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    I can't believe I let myself...
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    have such a foolish, futile dream,
    even just for one second.
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    I am Leda.
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    I'm the most beautiful and proud
    woman in the entire world.
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    I will not permit decay.
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    I will not permit it at all!
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    So I can stay who I am!
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    You're scary, lady.
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    You're different than Luna.
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    Come now, tell me about
    Luna and your father.
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    I want to know...
[13:04] ---
    their secrets.
[13:06] ---
    I'm going to get some fresh air.
[13:14] ---
    So?
[13:16] ---
    Where did they leave their secrets?
[13:19] ---
    We don't know.
[13:20] ---
    We don't know any of that stuff!
[13:23] ---
    Then go look for it, okay?
[13:26] ---
    Do it for me.
[13:29] ---
    Such soft skin...
[13:32] ---
    It feels so nice. It makes me sick.
[13:35] ---
    Stop! Let Hoto go!
[13:41] ---
    Holter!
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    Let him go!
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    Now then, you'll tell me, won't you?
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    What's wrong, Friender?
[14:09] ---
    Holter!
[14:11] ---
    Casshern!
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    Okay, now think back.
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    What did Luna and your father do here?
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    What did they leave behind?
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    We really don't know.
[14:26] ---
    You're lying!
[14:33] ---
    Wait, Father did tell us something!
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    He said that eternity doesn't exist
    for those who don't love anyone.
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    So he told us we should love someone,
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    and then we'd receive eternal life.
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    Love?
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    That's what he said.
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    So you should love someone and...
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    I love someone!
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    I love myself more than anybody!
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    Now,
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    if you're hiding anything,
    now's the time to 'fess up.
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    Otherwise, this kid will be in tears!
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    Hoto...
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    You're as beautiful as ever, Casshern.
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    But I shall be the one to
    attain eternal beauty.
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    Me, a woman!
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    Casshern!
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    Fall to Ruin, Casshern!
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    Casshern...
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    You should rot.
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    You should fall apart!
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    Only I should be beautiful!
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    Only I should live on!
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    Only me!
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    Casshern...
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    Leda.
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    I'll make you disappear.
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    Just like I did to those scientists...
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    who made me believe that foolish dream!
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    Holter, it's okay.
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    It's going to be just fine.
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    I pity you, Leda.
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    Casshern...
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    Disappear!
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    Dio!
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    I'm the one who will defeat Casshern.
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    What is it, Holter?
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    I know what you're saying, Holter.
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    It's her, isn't it?
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    We have a present for you.
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    Holter's true vision has chosen you.
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    We won't forget you.
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    Goodbye, Ringo.
[19:13] ---
    Hoto! Hoti!
[19:25] ---
    Why? How?
[19:29] ---
    Don't worry. They just went to sleep.
[19:34] ---
    Holter...
[19:36] ---
    We're giving you the secret
    we've been guarding.
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    It's the treasure our father left behind.
[19:44] ---
    Holter, you...
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    We waited so, so long.
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    So long that it became
    difficult to remain as children.
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    That's why we're so glad that we met you.
[19:58] ---
    Holter...
[20:09] ---
    I've lived for too long.
[20:13] ---
    Now I can finally go to sleep.
[20:17] ---
    Good night, Ringo.
[20:38] ---
    Ringo, we must part ways now.
[20:43] ---
    At long last, I've found
    something I must do.
[20:48] ---
    Those are probably Luna's nanocells,
[20:51] ---
    created by those children's parent.
[20:54] ---
    Luna's?
[20:55] ---
    Then can we use that to stop the Ruin?
[20:58] ---
    I don't know. But it's worth investigating.
[21:03] ---
    I shall remain here and do all that I can.
[21:06] ---
    Casshern, look after Ringo.
[21:08] ---
    Get her to Luna as quickly as possible.
[21:10] ---
    No, Ohji!
[21:12] ---
    I don't want to you to leave me!
[21:18] ---
    Ringo.
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    Don't cry!
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    It's only for a little while.
[21:35] ---
    You understand, don't you?
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    Yeah.
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    The next time I see you,
    I'll be even bigger.
[21:45] ---
    You sure will.
[21:49] ---
    "I wonder if Luna is really
    out there somewhere."
[21:54] ---
    That thought crossed my mind.
[21:59] ---
    I'll never see you again
[22:05] ---
    I've already said my goodbyes
[22:11] ---
    But I'm sure I'll look back sometimes
[22:18] ---
    I'm still struggling someplace
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    And your voice will always echo about me,
[22:29] ---
    guiding me and calming my doubts
[22:35] ---
    Will I always travel
    alone, from here on out?
[22:42] ---
    Oh Lord, do you hear my prayers?
[22:49] ---
    I want to be happy
[22:52] ---
    I want to be unhappy
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    I don't want to feel alone
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    I want to feel isolated
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    I want to stay the way I am
[23:05] ---
    I don't want to be the way I am
[23:08] ---
    For the living contradiction that I am...
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    Please forgive me
[23:30] ---
    The mission you've chosen
    for yourself shackles you.
[23:33] ---
    You suffer in the emotions of truth.
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    Next time: "The Time I've Lived
    and the Time I Have Left."
[23:41] ---