# 22 - Spiral Dance of Glass
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**[01:46] ---**
Spiral Dance of Glass
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Ship this without knowing what's inside?
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Well, there's a way to do that, but...
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50,000 *kin*?
**[02:13] ---**
Idiot. 500,000.
**[02:21] ---**
Damn, he's totally taking advantage of me!
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We'll have to leave them here for now.
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To get to Unit Khaki,
where your father might be,
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a boat from harbor's the only way.
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But since we have no fare...
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Shinozuka...
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What?
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I think maybe you should go home now.
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Hajiki...
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This time, it has nothing to do with you.
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You've no reason to cross the sea.
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But...
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It's not like I'm trying to
sound big, but this is my journey.
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That's true.
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I'm only a burden, after all.
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It'd cost more to get on the ship,
so it's better without me.
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I didn't say that, did I?
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Never mind, I'll go by myself.
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What can you do alone?
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First of all, you don't have the fare.
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If it's just me, I can fly on Hayate!
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Do you think you can
cross the sea on Hayate?
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I'm not sure.
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What if you fell in halfway there?
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That's a cold winter sea! You're totally...
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I have my own journey, as well.
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It has nothing to do with you.
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Then do what you want!
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For now, I need to earn money.
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I also need a place to stay.
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You were a big help, buddy.
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Thanks a bunch.
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See you.
**[04:28] ---**
Uh, w-wait!
**[04:30] ---**
W-Well, do you happen
to be hiring part-time help?
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Let me tell you, I'm glad you showed up.
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We were short-handed,
so I've been overworked like a mule.
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Thanks for talking to the
president and getting me a job.
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This town survives on glass.
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They ship mountain studio
glasswork from the harbor.
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As long as the studios stay there,
work'll never be in short supply.
**[04:57] ---**
Um, I'm also looking for
a place to crash...
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For free if possible.
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Free in this day and age?
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If you'll take haunted houses,
there's one ahead.
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Haunted house?
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It's at the top of that rock staircase.
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By the way, it's really rundown.
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I'm used to that stuff.
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Okay then.
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See you for work tomorrow.
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Right. Thank you very much.
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Well, at least it has a roof.
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*At one time, it was a studio
that an old man operated by himself.*
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*The place was abandoned after he died*
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*because he had no heirs, it seems.*
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Smoke...
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Is somebody here?
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Oh, uh, no...
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Um, I'm not a threat.
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Are you someone who lives here?
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I'm sorry for using it without permission!
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Pardon?
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I see.
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So I'm not the only one who got the idea.
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The inside room is open, so use this.
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Thank you.
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I can't help clean the room, though.
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Okay.
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Um, I haven't gotten your name yet.
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I'm Kirara.
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Kirara... Okay.
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I'm Hajiki.
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Hajiki Sanada.
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I came to this town
because I love glasswork.
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Oh, that's why you're so good at it.
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Earlier.
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How can I put it...
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It was like the glass was dancing.
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Dancing glass...
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What a wonderful way to put it!
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Dancing glass, huh?
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What brought you here, Hajiki?
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I'm...
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Did you come alone?
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No, I just had a feeling.
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Don't worry about it.
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Well, I have to go clean up the studio.
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See you.
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S-Sure.
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I wonder if Shinozuka's okay?
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Morning.
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You really stayed there?
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Holey floors and stuff, right?
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Oh, it wasn't that bad.
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Oh, stop! Stop!
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Shinozuka!
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Hajiki.
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How are you doing?
Where'd you stay last night?
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Um, I'm working in the store over there.
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The lady's nice...
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..and said I could stay
at night if I do karate.
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Kind of like a guard.
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I was sent out to get lunch for everyone.
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O-Oh, all right.
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That's good.
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W-What about you, Hajiki?
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Oh, yeah. I found work, too.
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And a place to stay.
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Oops, I have to go.
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See you.
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This is all for today.
I see. Good work.
**[09:38] ---**
I'm back.
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Oh, welcome back.
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Well, thank you for this.
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Come again, okay?
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Was that girl a glass worker?
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Yeah, and a fantastic one, too.
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Incredible... And she's still so young.
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Was it three months ago?
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She suddenly appeared...
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and asked for materials
in exchange for glasswork.
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I agreed right away after
seeing what you see.
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But she doesn't say where she
makes them, or where she lives.
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She was doing fine.
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What was that?
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Uh, no, it's nothing.
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They say that place used
to be a really good studio,
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with lots of workers.
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Unfortunately, although
the boss was highly skilled,
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he was hard to please and stubborn.
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It wasn't long before his wife ran away.
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I see...
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He became crazier after that,
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and his apprentices quit one by one.
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In the end, he just passed away.
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They say it was suicide.
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I wonder where people's
thoughts disappear to in the end?
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People used to live here,
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and they lived with all
sorts of thoughts every day, right?
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But now, there's nothing left.
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That's not really so.
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I have a feeling...
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And it's only a feeling...
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But it's like even the junk here
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carries the warmth of the
people who used to live here.
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I have a feeling there's
something like that left.
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It's so pretty.
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Look, it's like glasswork created by God.
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You know what?
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I make glasswork because
I want to put my thoughts into form.
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Your thoughts into form?
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The glass dances for me
exactly as I want it to.
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But it hasn't taken its real form yet.
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The real form that I want to make.
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If I manage to make it...
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will you accept it, Hajiki?
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M-Me?
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Yeah.
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Promise me.
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Me?
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It's a promise, Hajiki!
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I'm here. Hajiki
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Relax your shoulders more.
**[13:07] ---**
This hand's supposed to give light support.
**[13:10] ---**
Here, like this.
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W-Well, I guess that's all there is to it.
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I think it'll cool sometime tomorrow.
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Hey, want to keep trying some more?
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Can I?
**[13:39] ---**
Yeah, I can't lower the
furnace's heat, at any rate.
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I'll go get more materials.
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This should be the place...
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The girl from yesterday...
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Kirara, do you want help?
**[13:54] ---**
No, I'm okay.
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H-How about this...
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It's well made for a first attempt.
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Hajiki, you have talent!
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Really?
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All righty.
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Maybe I'll give it a more
serious try and get trained!
**[14:16] ---**
Weren't you going to cross the channel?
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S-Shinozuka, what are you doing here?
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You drew me a map, remember?
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What are you thinking?
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I'm angry now.
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No, stop it, stupid!
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Who's stupid?
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Hajiki...
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Are you okay?
**[14:47] ---**
Y-Yeah... Where did she go?
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She went away angry.
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Shouldn't you go after her?
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Nah, she's fine.
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No, that's no good. I'll go stop her!
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It's okay!
**[15:02] ---**
It is not!
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Ow...
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Kirara!
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You're Katana's...
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Starting to crack.
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What?
**[15:24] ---**
H-Hey!
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Are you all right? What did she do?
**[15:31] ---**
No, nothing.
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I just felt a little dizzy.
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Do you know that little girl?
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Y-Yeah, a little.
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Well, your body's cold.
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Is anything wrong with you?
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I don't know...
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I'm sorry, but would you take me inside?
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Hey, Hajiki?
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That lady before...
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She was your sweetheart, wasn't she?
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You have to be honest to your feelings.
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Or you'll break apart.
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Yeah.
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I got it, so the ill
shouldn't be talking so much.
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You're headed to town, right?
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Want a lift?
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Yes, please!
**[16:22] ---**
That's more like it.
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I'm sorry about this, Hajiki.
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Well, you have to rest.
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I'll go look for medicine.
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No way...
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But it's true.
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Oh, Arashi, welcome back.
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Hello.
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What are you talking about?
**[17:05] ---**
About a ghost. A ghost!
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You know, the glasswork girl.
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We think she's a girl
who died three months ago.
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Please. Stop talking
nonsense, you silly girls.
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But my big brother is a policeman.
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He saw her body, you know.
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I need to know all the details.
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Sure...
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Hey there!
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We meet again.
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Going to the mountain?
Sort of.
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Please, I need a ride!
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Kirara!
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This isn't it...
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Why?
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Why can't I make the same thing?
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You need to rest!
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I have to make it.
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I have to make my thoughts.
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What the?
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Don't get closer!
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Wait, please!
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Could it be that you're...
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Um, Kirara?
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I heard something in town...
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Three months ago,
a girl who looked just like you
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came to this town all by herself.
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Then...
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She was involved in a big accident,
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and she passed away.
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Shinozuka...
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Hajiki, I think that maybe she's a...
**[19:10] ---**
You were actually a Techode?
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What I wanted to make was a glass swan.
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It was something my father
made me as a birthday present.
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My mother gave it to me on her
deathbed, telling me to go to him.
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I was really looking forward to seeing him.
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Today was my birthday.
**[20:16] ---**
I think that's why I...
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I made a promise.
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I'm sorry I didn't make it.
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Kirara!
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Hajiki, you have to be honest
to your own feelings, okay?
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Hajiki...
**[21:06] ---**
Her powerful feelings
were reborn as a Techode.
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As the image of her living self.
**[21:14] ---**
Hajiki, our Techodes
might also leave someday?
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I'm not so sure about that.
**[21:41] ---**
Hey, I think we're in trouble.
**[21:44] ---**
Katana might be here.
**[21:46] ---**
The little girl who's always
with him is in this town.
**[21:51] ---**
So...
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So I think...
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No, that's not it.
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Would you...
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Would you...
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please come with me?
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To Unit Khaki.
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Yeah.
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