# E24 - Away from My Hometown for So Many Years
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Refugees--one of the difficult
problems facing modern society.
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Persecution, strife, violence--
there are many reasons why
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these people are forced
to flee the lands of their birth.
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They run to other countries in order to
survive. Some on foot, others by boat.
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Here in the Kingdom of Friedonia,
the problem is the very same.
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There is a refugee camp
located away from the walls
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of the royal capital of Parnam.
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There are just under
a thousand people here.
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Humans, elves, beastmen, dwarves--
all sorts of people are gathered here,
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most of which were driven
from their lands by the expansion
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of the Demon Lord's Domain.
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However, the refugees in
the Kingdom of Friedonia
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were among the fortunate ones.
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The circumstances for refugees
on the continent were harsh.
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There are places within nations that
border the Demon Lord's Domain
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where refugees are forcibly
conscripted and sent to the front lines.
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Or, in the name of protection
for the refugees,
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they were actually employed as
cheap labor, and exploited like slaves.
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Now that domestic affairs had
become settled to some degree,
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Souma had finally resolved
to deal with this issue.
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*"...Keep on going anyway"*
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*Our bond strikes deep into my left breast*
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*We enjoy a fleeting happiness
after weathering one fog,*
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*until our vision becomes obscured again*
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*Bitterly betrayed, we grow
disgusted by our destiny*
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*But why does the dawn still come?*
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*We close our eyes and try to remember*
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*the chance of stopping, of never meeting*
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*From boundless zero to infinity,*
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*dreaming is the heartbeat of believing*
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*We'll move along alone and in pairs*
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*Don't stay put; our small,
though by no means helpless steps*
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*will open uncharted territory
for each of us*
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*Realize we will never again
let our dreams die on the vine*
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*The tear tracks that run down
our cheeks are shooting stars*
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*We're going to grab hold of them*
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"Away From My Hometown For So Many Years"
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That is a big tent.
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It's more like a Mongolian
ger than a tent.
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Hmm?
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Ah, never mind. The chief should
be expecting us. Let's go.
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Thank you for coming here, Your Majesty,
the Great King of Friedonia.
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Would you mind laying off
of that "Great King" business?
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Then Your Majesty, my name is Jirukoma.
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I have been put in charge
of this settlement.
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Sitting here at my side is my sister...
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Komain. It is a pleasure to meet you.
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I am Souma Kazuya,
the king of this nation.
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I understand that you helped save some
members of the settlement earlier,
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for which I would like to
offer my sincerest thanks.
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It was the adventurers working
security that saved them.
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You can thank them if you wish.
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I did not come here today
to hear your words of thanks.
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I'm here to help you make a decision.
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I'm sure you've heard my
recommendations from my messengers.
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Which way will you choose?
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--Well, we...
--Don't, Komain!
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But Brother!
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Our words will determine the course
of action for everyone in the settlement.
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We cannot afford to be hot-tempered.
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Very well.
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Souma, I wish you'd explain
the situation to us.
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It's about time for us to find a
resolution to the refugee crisis.
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That's why I'm seeking for them
to reach a certain decision.
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What decision?
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They can either forsake their old homes
and become citizens of the kingdom,
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or they can leave this land.
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Your wish is to return to your homelands,
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which are now part of the Demon Lord's
Domain, and to take up your old lives.
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But at present, unless we drive away
the monsters, that's impossible.
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Nor can anyone tell when
that *will* be possible.
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What are you going to do in the meantime?
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Will you continue to stay
in foreign countries,
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hoping to return to your homes, while
not having any country of your own?
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We can't have you staying here illegally.
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Hunting and gathering without permission
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would ordinarily be illegal activities.
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If your illegal actions are
allowed to continue,
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I guarantee that they will incur
the anger of the kingdom's people.
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But we've tolerated them this long,
and even supported them, haven't we?
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Yes, "this long."
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The kingdom had a whole pile
of problems to deal with,
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so I was just staying on
the same course as Albert.
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But I can no longer allow
this problem to continue.
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Souma, that's so...
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A state is a lot like a giant person.
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It's easy for them to love
those who love them in return,
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but they aren't so broadminded as to
love those who don't love them back.
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If you insist on remaining
committed to your homelands,
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and feel no sense of
belonging to the kingdom,
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then I will have to expel you.
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All we want to do is go home.
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I don't mind if you keep that
feeling within your own hearts,
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and if the situation turns around,
and you end up being able to return,
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then I don't care if you do go home.
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But as long as you're
in this country, at least,
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I'll need you to feel like
you belong here.
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What do you even know?!
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Stop, Komain!
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No, Brother. Let me speak.
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You are the king of this nation, right?
You *have* your own country, don't you?
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You don't know how
sad it is to lose your--
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Yes I do.
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You must have heard, right? How I was
summoned here from another world?
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I have no way to get back there.
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Souma...
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But I still have Liscia and the others.
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I have those who stand by
my side, supporting me.
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I have those who care about me.
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I've worked hard to try to live
up to their feelings for me.
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And as I did so, at some point, I came to
feel as though this was now my country.
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If I lost this country, I would probably
grieve as much as if I'd lost my home.
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You may not be accepted right away.
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But you can't move forward
if you just stand still.
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How are you going to accept us?
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The same way the Gran Chaos Empire does?
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Princess, what does he mean?
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The empire offers refugees
undeveloped land within their country,
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and if they settle it, it is recognized
as their provisional residence.
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Oh yeah? Isn't that nice of them.
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If they can be self-sufficient, they
aren't a drain on the empire's purse,
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and if they are later able
to return to the north,
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the land that they cleared
will remain as it is.
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Either way, the empire loses nothing.
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Jirukoma, I'm sorry, but we can't
implement the same policy as the empire.
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Why not?
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Because it's dangerous.
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Dangerous how?
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You pour your sweat and tears
into clearing the land.
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By doing so, you'd consider that
land your own, wouldn't you?
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For the generation that still wants
to return to their homes, that's fine.
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But what about the next generation?
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Will the generation born on that land,
who doesn't know your home country
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be able to accept the fact that the land
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that their fathers poured
their sweat into clearing
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was only theirs on a temporary lease?
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Your Majesty, do you think
the empire's policy is wrong?
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No, it's just a difference in thinking.
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Maria chose that policy because
she believed it to be the best,
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but I fear the worst, so I choose
not to adopt that policy.
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That's all there is to it.
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Then Your Majesty, what do
you intend to do with us?
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You tell us to give up on returning home,
and become subjects of the kingdom
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or else we'll be thrown out of here,
and we can't even clear our own land.
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What exactly do you want us to do?!
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--Owen...
--Yes, sire?
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Let's have it.
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As you command.
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This is Venetinova, a gulf coast city
that we are working on building.
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We've still only built the residential
and commercial districts,
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and set up the trading port at this point.
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We plan to add lots of other facilities,
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and develop it into a city that will
be on the cutting edge of culture.
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I'm thinking of having the refugees
take up residence in this city.
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If you will live as people of this
country, I will give you a place to live.
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There will be plenty of work, too.
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Just as it was for the mystic wolves
who run the distilleries in Parnam.
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If you are citizens of this country,
then as long as you work hard,
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you will never go hungry or cold.
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--That is such a wonderful offer!
--That is such a terrible offer!
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What are you saying, Brother?!
He's as much as saying to us,
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"Here's some tasty kibble,
so wag your tails for us," isn't he?!
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Komain, His Majesty is offering us
the foundation for us to live here!
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So what, are we just supposed to
give up on ever going back home?
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Doesn't it bother you at all, Brother?!
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I can't blame you for
having different opinions.
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I myself find this proposal to be
quite enticing on the one hand,
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and yet quite cruel on
the other hand. But,
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this is the most I can
do for you right now.
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Everything else relies on your decision.
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There are those within this settlement
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who will insist on returning to
their homelands, no matter what.
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Just like your sister, right?
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Oh, no. Komain is open-minded.
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What she said a moment ago was
merely to stick up for the feelings
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of those in our settlement that will
never give up on returning home.
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B-Brother...
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It's true, isn't it? When you
said it was cruel earlier,
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you were only speaking on behalf
of those who feel that way.
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It's because you feel the pain of others.
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Your Majesty, we thank you
for your kindness.
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Since I cannot make a decision
such as this on my own,
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I would like to gather the members
of the settlement before answering.
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As I said, I am here to help
you come to a decision.
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I understand. Still, I would like to
convince as many people as possible
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to accept the hand that Your Majesty
has been kind enough to extend to us.
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Even if it means dividing the refugees.
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"Dividing the refugees." In other words,
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even if it means driving out
those who won't accept.
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There isn't much time. While you
can stretch out recruiting residents,
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you cannot stretch out
the times of the seasons.
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I understand. Winter is coming soon.
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If we neglect our preparations,
people could freeze to death.
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But please, give us some more time.
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I heard that you were in here, Hilde.
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Brad! How dare you hand off
your lectures to me!
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Wh-What are you doing?
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I'll hear you out as
much as you like later.
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I hate to ask, but I need
your help. It's an emergency.
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Who's the patient?
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An expectant mother.
Her water has already broke.
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The infant is in a poor fetal position.
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It's resting inside the mother
with its back facing the way out.
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A transverse presentation.
That's both rare and problematic.
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The midwife is at a loss, as well.
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Typically, only the mother or the child
will survive, at the expense of the other.
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In order to save both of them...
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Right. We'll have to cut her open.
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Can you do it? I understand the survival
rate for mothers is less than 20%.
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The reason the survival rate
is so low is obvious.
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Ho? Why is that?
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Because you and I
didn't do the operations.
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You make the incredible sound simple.
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It's the truth. To be precise, it's
because they didn't have my skills
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combined with the three-eyed
knowledge of infectious diseases.
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I can bring that survival rate
up to 80% on my own, but...
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if you're at my side,
keeping things sanitary,
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we can bring that rate
as close to 100% as possible.
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Damn, what choice do I have?
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King and head of the refugees,
you heard the man.
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I hate to ask, but I need you
and your people's help.
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Yeah, of course.
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Master, I gave Hakuya my report.
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Dragonewt girl, you're here just in time.
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H-Huh?
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Go to the medical lab in the capital,
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and bring me my medical instruments
and drugs on the double.
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This is an emergency.
Do as she tells you to.
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You heard the king. Now listen here--
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if you ask for Hilde's black bag,
the researchers will know what you mean.
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U-Understood.
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Refugee leader, I'd like
to borrow your tent.
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I'd prefer to have a place
that's as sanitary as possible.
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No objection. Please use it as you like.
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Also, we're going to
need blood transfusions,
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so gather up your refugees for me.
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Understood.
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King!
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Y-Yes?
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You know all about hygiene, right?
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Explain it to the leader here, and tidy up
the area in here as much as you can.
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You got it.
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Liscia, Owen, let's get to it.
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Right.
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As you wish.
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Please allow me to help, too.
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Brad, tell me everything about
the patient's symptoms.
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Boil lots of water.
If you heat it to over 100 degrees,
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it will kill most pathogens,
something called "sterilization."
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We need it to disinfect her instruments.
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I've heard about splitting open
pregnant women's bellies.
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Are you sure about this?
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Where I'm from, Cesarean sections
are common for difficult deliveries.
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The place you're from
is as amazing as always.
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Those two can perform
a procedure that's close to it.
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But then, where I'm from,
we didn't have light magic,
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so the comparison isn't so simple.
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All the same, I can't say I'm happy
about being stuck outside,
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while Carla is inside helping.
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Listen, Jirukoma, I know how skilled
Hilde and Brad are at this.
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I'm confident that both the
mother and baby will survive.
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With that in mind, I need
to tell you something.
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What is it?
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The baby about to be born
is being born into this country.
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They will also grow up in this country.
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They will know nothing
of their forefathers' land,
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and this will be their home.
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Forcing babies to live as exiles
from a lost nation is...
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Say no more.
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Brother...
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I have made up my mind. I--
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The baby's been born?
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It's... a boy.
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Oh! A hope for the future has
been born into our world!
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How is the mother?
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The operation was successful,
and both mother and child are fine.
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Carla!
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Keep it together! Carla! Carla!
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O Great Sky Sun, we offer our gratitude
for giving hope to this settlement.
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Spirits of our ancestors,
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who soar as elk among the heavens,
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please watch over this child evermore.
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I'm so glad.
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Your Majesty, I haven't enough
words to thank you.
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If you want to thank someone,
thank those two.
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I'm going to entrust the role of chief
of this settlement to Komain.
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--Huh?
--Huh? What are you saying, Brother?
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What are *you* planning to do?
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The people of this settlement
are quite tired of living like nomads.
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If they can make this country their home,
I think that would be wonderful.
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But there are some hardliners who will
never give up on returning home.
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I would like to head back north with them.
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There, I plan to serve with some
other nation, fight on the front lines,
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and wait for the time when
I can take back my home.
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Brother!
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This settlement needs you! I said that
His Majesty's proposal was cruel!
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I'm going north with you!
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You can't.
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You declined His Majesty's proposal
out of consideration for the others.
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With a heart like yours, you can be
a better mediator than I am.
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There's a part of me that can't
give up on returning home.
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But I was made the chief,
and so I pushed those feelings aside,
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and have kept them buried
in my heart until now.
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Brother...
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But there's no reason to do so anymore.
**[18:44] ---**
His Majesty said that if the people
of this settlement love this country,
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then he will accept them
as subjects of the kingdom.
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My role is at an end. I am free
to let my feelings come forth.
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Honestly, don't make your
sister cry, you dumb jerk.
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I don't know what else to say.
Please look over Komain and the others.
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About all I can do is
work out the formalities.
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If anything can look after them,
it'd be the kingdom itself.
**[19:16] ---**
In that case, please make sure
the kingdom endures for many years.
**[19:21] ---**
You've got it.
**[19:32] ---**
Babies smell so nice!
**[19:34] ---**
He can't hold his head up yet,
so be careful how you hold him.
**[19:40] ---**
How are you feeling?
**[19:42] ---**
Fairly stable after the operation,
thank goodness.
**[19:45] ---**
My milk supply is good, and I am
able to nurse him until he's full.
**[19:50] ---**
That's great to hear.
**[19:52] ---**
When you said you were splitting her
belly open, I was nervous at first.
**[19:56] ---**
Back in my home, Cesarean sections
have a high rate of success.
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Why, you--
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Don't make it sound so simple!
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How would you like to get cut open,
even if it is 100% successful?
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You didn't see the baby covered
in blood and vernix did you?
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Nor all the blood that
spilled on the floor,
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and how much blood she needed
to have pumped into her!
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Carla...
**[20:20] ---**
No matter how far magic and medical
techniques have been developed,
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childbirth is a life-or-death
risk for a woman!
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Oh, there, there... There, there...
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I guess he doesn't want me.
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Carla, I'm sorry.
I may have said that too lightly.
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And I apologize to you, as well.
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D-Don't be silly. You helped save me,
when ordinarily, I'd have been dead.
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I'm the one who should be
bowing my head to you.
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As a man, it doesn't affect me
quite the same way.
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I don't even know how to say I'm sorry.
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In that case, please be
my son's godfather.
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Huh? M-Me?
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Yes. If Your Majesty gives him his name,
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I'm sure the bounty of
this land will be upon him.
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But are you sure I should be the one?
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Even a man can do that much, right?
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All right. A name, huh? Hmm...
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I've got it. How about "Fuku"?
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In the language of the world I'm from,
it means "happiness."
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"Fuku."
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What do you think?
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Thank you very much.
You have given him a wonderful name.
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I'm sure he will grow up
as handsome as an elk's antlers.
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Fuku, grow up strong, now.
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Fuku!
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Peek-a-boo!
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Hmm? What is it?
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Other people's babies are nice,
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but I'm sure one's own child
is even more adorable, right?
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Yeah, I'm sure they are.
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Then, h-how about we start
trying for one tonight?
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Huh? Oh, um...
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Actually, could we wait a little longer?
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Come on, are you still not ready?
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A-Ahem... Would you mind saving
that kind of talk for the castle?
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Put yourselves in my shoes,
having to listen to you.
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*"What are we supposed to choose?"*
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*Our voices imploring the future are hoarse*
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*We've become so afraid
of what we could lose*
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*that we're just frozen in place*
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*How many times have we made mistakes*
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*because we wanted to check our "answers"?*
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*Before we knew it we were in love,
we had fallen in love*
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*I'll hold fast to you
in the times we're in*
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*We who set alight
our finite lives to fight*
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*are noble and beautiful above all*
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*As long as we create
as many bright tomorrows*
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*as the indelible wounds we suffer,*
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*we can be proud of all
we've woven together*