# E1 - The Shadow and Her Doll
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**[01:38] ---**
Let us ever remember.
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The Shadows are an
outstanding family of nobles.
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To serve them is the pride
and joy of every living doll.
**[04:35] ---**
Good morning, Mistress Kate.
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I'm the living doll who will
be serving you starting today.
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Your name?
**[04:45] ---**
Ma'am?
**[04:46] ---**
You must be given a name.
**[04:49] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[04:50] ---**
Katie, Kathy, Kat...
**[04:53] ---**
No, perhaps not.
**[04:57] ---**
Maybe later.
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Yes, ma'am!
**[06:30] ---**
"The Shadow and Her Doll"
**[06:50] ---**
Could you not stare?
**[06:52] ---**
Forgive me!
**[07:03] ---**
Kate does not...
**[07:04] ---**
Yes, Mistress Kate?
**[07:06] ---**
Kate doesn't like
looking people in the eye.
**[07:09] ---**
If you looked at their forehead,
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wouldn't it seem like you
were looking in their eyes?
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Like this?
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Well, it's not like you can tell.
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It looks like you're looking at me.
**[07:22] ---**
You're just saying that.
**[07:25] ---**
After all, no one can see a shadow's face.
**[07:30] ---**
Excuse me, but...
**[07:32] ---**
The soot? It emanates due to
anger or other negative emotions.
**[07:36] ---**
Are you angry right now?
**[07:40] ---**
No. Anxious, perhaps.
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Anxious.
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Soot collects in nooks and crannies.
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I had no idea.
**[07:58] ---**
You are staring again.
**[08:00] ---**
That makes Kate more anxious than ever.
**[08:03] ---**
Forgive me.
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She's anxious.
**[08:16] ---**
I feel anxious, too, Mistress Kate.
**[08:27] ---**
I can't read this.
I can't read any of these.
**[08:30] ---**
How will I ever be of
service to Mistress Kate?
**[08:47] ---**
Forgive me, Mistress Kate!
**[08:50] ---**
What's done is done. Just clean it up.
**[08:53] ---**
Yes, ma'am.
**[08:55] ---**
I'm really sorry.
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Kate is going to take a bath.
**[08:58] ---**
Yes, ma'am! I'll finish
cleaning up before you're done!
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My body isn't working right.
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Can I fix it by applying oil somewhere?
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If I break, will I be thrown out, too?
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No, no! I'm completely fine!
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I am as fit as a fiddle!
**[09:34] ---**
I did it again.
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It seems dolls feel pain, too.
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Clothes are not for cleaning up spills.
**[09:50] ---**
You're absolutely right.
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But I needed a big cloth.
I don't mind looking like this.
**[09:58] ---**
Listen. The Shadows family's
living dolls are not mere servants.
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They were created to
precisely mimic human beings.
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Without faces, it's hard to tell the
members of the Shadows family apart.
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Living dolls, such as you,
serve as our faces.
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As such, we cannot have you
neglecting your appearance.
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Forgive me for bringing
shame upon your family.
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There is so much you don't know,
but you will gradually learn.
**[10:24] ---**
Um...
**[10:25] ---**
Yes?
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I'm a doll someone created, aren't I?
**[10:30] ---**
That's right.
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Why are we created to look human?
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Perhaps because it allows
you to move about, work,
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and serve as our faces.
**[10:40] ---**
Mistress Kate, are you human?
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You ask too many questions.
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Forgive me.
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What is it? Are you all right?
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I think this might be it for me.
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I'm broken beyond repair.
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My body won't move.
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I can no longer fulfill my duties.
**[11:08] ---**
I wish I could've had more
time with you, Mistress Kate.
**[11:11] ---**
This will not do.
Without you, Kate cannot--
**[11:18] ---**
Hmm?
**[11:20] ---**
Now my body is making strange sounds.
**[11:22] ---**
Have you eaten?
**[11:23] ---**
No, I'm a doll.
**[11:26] ---**
Food supplies the energy your body needs.
**[11:29] ---**
It should be delivered
to your room each day.
**[11:32] ---**
Forgive me. It's my first day.
I only ate a tiny bit.
**[11:34] ---**
Well, eat more!
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I thought the rest was yours,
so I left it on the cabinet.
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Wait there. Kate will bring you something.
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Mistress Kate...
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Wow! Is this all for me?
**[11:52] ---**
It is.
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This is the bread you eat.
**[11:55] ---**
It's not like the bread
that's brought to my room.
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It's white, and soft,
and so yummy looking!
**[12:01] ---**
No! No matter how hungry I am,
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I don't want to become a doll so greedy
she'd dare eat her mistress's bread!
**[12:10] ---**
You are Kate's face, are you not?
**[12:13] ---**
Yes.
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Kate would like to see what she looks
like when eating something delicious.
**[12:20] ---**
So that's part of my job, too?!
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Then I won't hold back!
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Thank you for this bread!
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What is it? Does such food
not suit a living doll?
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It's so yummy!
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How can bread be this good?!
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It's so very, very delicious!
**[12:39] ---**
Hmm? Mistress Kate, why do
you suddenly seem so merry?
**[12:44] ---**
It's quite amusing to see someone
so delighted over some bread.
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But it's so delicious!
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This is just too yummy!
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Don't roll around while you eat!
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Kate is going to bed now.
**[13:02] ---**
Thank you for cleaning all day.
**[13:04] ---**
You're welcome, but I'm afraid
I was nothing but trouble.
**[13:08] ---**
I'm so very happy, and I thank you
for bringing me such delicious bread.
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You're welcome. How do you feel now?
**[13:16] ---**
I feel wonderful and full of energy!
**[13:18] ---**
You sure are positive, aren't you?
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Did you forget already? Don't stare.
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Forgive me. The thought of not seeing
you till tomorrow made me feel lonely.
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Huh?
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You're a strange one.
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Good night.
**[14:03] ---**
Hmm?
**[14:16] ---**
You made a sootman!
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How long have you been there?!
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From the very start! It's a masterpiece.
**[14:23] ---**
It was merely to pass the time.
There's nothing else to do.
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You may return to your room if you'd like.
**[14:29] ---**
No! I enjoy watching you, Mistress Kate!
**[14:33] ---**
It makes Kate uncomfortable
to be stared at like that.
**[14:40] ---**
Would you care to play a game of cards?
**[14:43] ---**
May I?!
**[14:49] ---**
Excuse me. How do you read this one?
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I can't read this one or this one, either.
**[15:05] ---**
You taught me so much today. I'm so happy!
**[15:08] ---**
I want to study even more
so I may better serve you.
**[15:11] ---**
You're right.
**[15:13] ---**
If you get up to clean
an hour earlier tomorrow,
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Kate will continue today's lesson.
**[15:21] ---**
Hurray! That's wonderful!
**[15:26] ---**
Mistress Kate taught me
this letter. This one, too!
**[15:30] ---**
So that's how you write this.
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It's kind of hard to read.
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But I'm sure I'll be able to read
better tomorrow. I can't wait!
**[15:45] ---**
I overslept!
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
**[16:04] ---**
You're late.
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Kate is going to take a bath.
Please clean up this mess.
**[16:11] ---**
Yes, ma'am! I will do my best!
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You've made good progress.
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Mistress Kate! I could see your face!
**[16:28] ---**
Please stay like that a moment.
**[16:30] ---**
Perhaps your profile
will tell me how you feel.
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Please smile.
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Like this?
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Could you try a big, loud laugh?
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Kate's never done that before.
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Like this.
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Amazing. Such laughter
with no cause whatsoever.
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As you said, profiles are very important.
**[16:57] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
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I'm done cleaning.
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Well done.
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You're quite dirty. Go wash up and change.
**[17:10] ---**
Then we'll have tea.
**[17:11] ---**
Together with you?!
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I'll prepare at once!
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That's better!
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It's almost ready.
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You only washed what you
saw in the mirror, didn't you?
**[17:35] ---**
What?! Oh, forgive me!
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Come here. Let's wipe you off.
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I was wondering.
**[17:42] ---**
Do all members of the Shadows
family have a living doll like me?
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Though the timing differs,
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we all get a living doll as
recognition of our coming of age.
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Oh, I see.
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What is it?
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I was wondering. Am I defective?
**[18:02] ---**
Mistress Kate, you are so prim
and proper, so utterly unlike me.
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Will I ever be beautiful?
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You can be made more ladylike.
**[18:19] ---**
Kate is skilled at
makeovers. Come sit here.
**[18:23] ---**
Oh, no, forgive me.
Please forget I ever said that.
**[18:27] ---**
There's no need to make
a fuss over me. I'll be fine.
**[18:31] ---**
Kate wants to play with her doll. Sit.
**[18:37] ---**
It's so sparkly!
**[18:39] ---**
I wish I had one!
**[18:40] ---**
It's a makeup box. You'll look
beautiful if you learn how to use it.
**[18:45] ---**
What's this?
**[18:47] ---**
Powder for making your face
look pretty. But you don't need it yet.
**[18:52] ---**
I just had a wonderful idea!
**[18:56] ---**
If you use this, maybe we'll
be able to see your face.
**[19:01] ---**
No! Don't!
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Forgive the raised voice, but
Kate does not need such things.
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I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that.
**[19:13] ---**
After all, I'm your face.
**[19:18] ---**
You are Kate's cherished identity.
**[19:21] ---**
I'm your identity?
I wonder if I'm serving you well.
**[19:26] ---**
I will just have to try harder!
**[19:29] ---**
Be still.
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Forgive me.
**[19:35] ---**
Maybe we should play dress-up, too.
**[19:37] ---**
My clothes are in the room
over there. Go try something on.
**[19:40] ---**
Yes, ma'am!
**[19:44] ---**
How do I look?
**[19:48] ---**
Actually, it is prohibited to dress up
a living doll in a shadow's clothes.
**[19:52] ---**
What?! I'll change at once!
**[19:54] ---**
The reason is clear now.
Dolls look like perfect human beings.
**[20:00] ---**
That's not true!
**[20:03] ---**
I don't notice when I get dirty,
and my behavior is uncouth.
**[20:08] ---**
Even if I wear a lovely outfit,
I'll end up falling and ruining it.
**[20:11] ---**
Mistress Kate, you're the one
who made me look like this!
**[20:16] ---**
I am your mirror.
**[20:19] ---**
See? You're smiling!
**[20:23] ---**
Do not presume to control Kate's emotions.
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Forgive me! I got carried away!
**[20:28] ---**
That wasn't my intent.
I just thought you were smiling.
**[20:32] ---**
Oh, but you're not emitting soot.
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You no longer feel anxious around me.
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Perhaps you're right.
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You just laughed!
**[20:45] ---**
It was as plain as day.
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You know what?
**[20:49] ---**
Ma'am?
**[20:50] ---**
You are still in need of a name.
But it is so hard to decide.
**[20:55] ---**
One idea is "Emily,"
the heroine of this book.
**[20:59] ---**
Emily? How wonderful!
**[21:01] ---**
She's positive and cheerful just like you.
**[21:04] ---**
I'm so happy!
**[21:05] ---**
But you are rather
strange and funny to watch.
**[21:10] ---**
I'm funny?
**[21:12] ---**
How about Emily with
a twist? Maybe "Emilico"?
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Emilico.
**[21:18] ---**
You don't approve?
**[21:19] ---**
No, it's a wonderful name!
**[21:22] ---**
Emilico. Starting from today,
I'm Emilico. Hurray!
**[21:27] ---**
Make us proud, Emilico...
**[21:30] ---**
in your own special way.
**[21:32] ---**
I'll try my hardest to be of
service to you, Mistress Kate!
**[21:35] ---**
Thank you so very much!
**[21:46] ---**
Emilico.
**[21:47] ---**
Ma'am?
**[21:48] ---**
Isn't that spot outside?
**[21:51] ---**
Outside?
**[21:55] ---**
I wonder if there are other members
of the Shadows family out there.
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode, "Outside the Room."
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"Outside the Room."