# E11 - The Dark Drink
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*Now, let's get to work*
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Emilico, when you first arrived...
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*Let's make ourselves useful*
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...you served the Shadows family
without question.
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*Don't fret over trivial matters*
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I couldn't trust you.
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But it was because
of the coffee, wasn't it?
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*For the sake of the Shadows family*
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And you were made to
drink it again at the debut,
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just when you were regaining
a sense of who you really are.
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Emilico is the type that keeps everything.
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There should be some
sort of a hint in her room.
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I *will* get you back,
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dearly beloved Emilico.
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"The Dark Drink"
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The Shadows Family's Teachings.
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Before the debut,
shadows may not interact with others.
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One must read this book
to learn the rules to live by.
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Lord Grandfather is absolute.
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Always have your living doll with you.
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Cherish your contact
with your living doll.
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Maintain your dignity as a master
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while improving the
chemistry with your face."
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It also provides information on the
house's wings and the Star Bearers.
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As for soot, there's a section on how
it's emitted due to negative feelings
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and how scorches spawn
if you don't clean, but that's about it.
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There are other books,
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but they explain how to
become a more cultured noble.
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They don't teach children
what's really important.
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The living doll's manual
emphasizes loyalty to Shadows House
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and the importance of being a living doll.
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It also covers scorches,
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but it doesn't appear
Emilico read that far.
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That should be hung up.
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She always kept it in her pocket.
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I feel sorry for you, too.
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May you one day play with Emilico again.
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Crash landing.
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"'Don't Fret' Notebook"?
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Emilico hid something from me?
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Forgive me, but I must read this.
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This notebook is for writing down
things I should not think about
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so I can forget all about them.
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Wouldn't that make her
remember them even more?
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That's just like her.
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"Great hall major cleaning
with the other living dolls.
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Team members: Mia, Rosemary, Lou."
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Should she really be thinking about that?
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I might as well use this as a diary, too.
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Now she's making excuses.
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The phantom mayhem
that Emilico told me about
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isn't mentioned in
"The Shadows Family's Teachings."
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"Night watch duty."
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So she had to do that as punishment?
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I wish she would've told me the truth.
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I didn't want Mistress Kate
to get angry, so I kept it a secret.
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Hey! That makes me seem ill-tempered.
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Soot sickness? Drink lots of water?
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That's how Rosemary was cured?
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You want me to drink this water?
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That's right. You'll listen to
what Kate wants, won't you?
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Of course.
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Based on her notebook,
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soot sickness seems to be
a sort of mental derangement.
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But those who drink the coffee
fall into a state of insane loyalty.
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The symptoms may differ slightly,
but they are both forms of insanity.
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That coffee was most
likely doctored with soot.
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Um, I don't think I can drink any more.
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Keep drinking.
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Why hide the truth about
soot from us younger shadows?
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Is it because if we knew
about soot sickness
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and noticed how our dolls change
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after drinking the coffee,
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we'd try to cure them?
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Emilico.
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How do you feel about
what happened to Rum?
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Why are you asking me that now?
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Drink.
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Y-Yes, ma'am.
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I don't want you to forget.
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Emilico, you had regained
your sense of self.
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Emilico.
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Forgive me!
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That's enough!
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You don't have to drink any more!
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You must forgive, Kate!
That must've been difficult!
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It's not that.
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I don't understand.
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I remember.
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I remember what
happened in the debut hall.
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I can't believe it, and I'm so very sad.
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But no matter how much
I think about that day,
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the only feelings that
come to me are those of joy.
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How could I feel joy
when Rum's no longer here?
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She tried so very hard.
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It's...
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...too much to bear!
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Feel better now?
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Yes, ma'am.
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You should rest.
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Listen, Emilico.
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Kate is going to tell you
something just between us.
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Such a tedious task.
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We must all take turns.
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And is it not a delight to portray
fine nobles beloved by the people?
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The soot train!
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Visitors from the Shadows family!
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I trust the offerings are prepared?
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Why, you could cut this air with a knife.
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Though it's not as thick
as Grandfather's soot.
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Breathing the soot from
the soot coal each day
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prevents normal thinking,
making the villagers easy to manipulate.
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We have plenty of soot coal for you.
Make good use of it.
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Thank you.
We so eagerly awaited this gift.
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Let's get to it.
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Yes, lord. This way, if you please.
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Come now. No need to be so nervous.
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What a fine complexion.
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Let us choose more girls this time.
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This time, the prestigious
assignments go to these three.
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This is the ceremony
for entering our manor.
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Now,
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drink.
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A little bitter, is it not?
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Congratulations.
The Shadows family welcomes you.
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You are the pride of your families.
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How wonderful that
your daughter was chosen.
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Yes, she'll live a life of privilege,
working at the manor.
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What would we do without the manor?
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The joyous birth of some
new shadows draws near!
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May you become fine, young living dolls.
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There are several villages
surrounding the manor.
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You were born in one of them,
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but your memory was erased before
you were brought to Shadows House.
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Emilico, you're human.
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Shadows House has wronged us.
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For both shadows and living dolls,
this place is a prison.
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It must be bewildering.
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Umm... May I borrow a mirror?
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I always wanted to see a human!
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So this is what they look like?
They look just like a living doll!
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No, you weren't listening.
There's no such thing as a living doll.
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Oh, right!
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It's all so confusing, but...
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I believe you, Mistress Kate!
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If we're all human, I'd like to help
everyone return to their villages!
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Emilico, a word, please.
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Emilico?
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It was before the debut.
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John saw a living doll go tumbling
down while gazing out the window.
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Wanting to see more,
John snuck outside without Shaun noticing.
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Emilico, you tried to protect
that which you treasure.
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That is progress.
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It's...
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...difficult to explain,
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but John fell for Kate at that moment.
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Please come to John's room
if you'd consider getting engaged to him.
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You came!
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So you agree to get engaged--
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Emilico is gone!
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Huh?
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Kate freed her from their brainwashing.
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Brainwashing?
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Yes. John, please listen.
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Emilico and the other
living dolls are human.
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They were brainwashed by Shadows House.
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Wh-What are you talking about, Kate?
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Living dolls are human?
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They're brainwashed?
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It's true!
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After Kate freed Emilico's mind
and told her the truth,
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she completely vanished.
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So Shaun... he's human, too?
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Yes.
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I'm done cleaning the bathroom.
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John, think carefully.
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You must've noticed Shaun
acting a bit differently.
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Different?
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Shaun, why are you wearing glasses?
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So I can work more efficiently.
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Of course, I'll remove
them outside your room.
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You said you'd always try
to match how John looked.
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As you wish.
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You're so... compliant?!
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You could at least argue a little bit!
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You're like you were when we first met.
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Come to think of it,
Shaun often used to lecture John.
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But not anymore.
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What's this forlorn feeling?
It's as if his heart's gone cold.
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Shaun, you know you don't have to
pledge your loyalty to Shadows House?
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Master John, Shadows House is absolute!
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Shaun, you never glared
at John like that before!
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What's wrong?! Snap out of it!
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Please, calm down--
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Listen, Shaun. Emilico has disappeared!
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That's right. You must be shocked!
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It's terrible news!
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John is going to look for her.
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And he's going with or without you!
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It's forbidden to leave your room
without your living doll.
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When did you become so coldhearted?!
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John, stop it!
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Mistress Kate, what are you doing here?
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Let go, Kate!
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We're going to settle this, man to man.
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Please, stop this! My face will get--
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Who cares about your face?
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John wants the old Shaun back!
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Look at John!
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He's crying!
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Do you know why?
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Because John's heart aches!
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Stop!
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I'm the one feeling pain!
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Now that's the real Shaun.
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However... it's still not enough!
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I've failed as a living doll, haven't I?
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To do something so foolish to my master...
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That's because...
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...you're human, Shaun.
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Where could Kate be?
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Louise had something
wonderful to show her.
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What are you doing?
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Louise!
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Kate, John, you're just awful.
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You were trying to
exclude Louise, weren't you?!
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No! We were in a hurry!
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Take your quarrel elsewhere.
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Forgive the sudden intrusion.
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But there's something you need to hear.
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Emilico is gone?!
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Yes. Please help Kate look for her!
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Who was Emilico, again?
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Kate's living doll.
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What an odd name.
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But enough about that. Look!
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Louise wanted to find you
and show you this.
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Sad face.
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Happiest face in the world!
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Fabulous, isn't it?
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Louise has complete control!
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My power is physical, but it seems there
are also powers that affect the mind.
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Hold on. What do you mean, control?
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Kate will explain later.
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But, Patrick, now's not the time.
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Louise, were you even listening to Kate?
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Of course. You were talking
about your living doll.
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Speaking of dolls, Louise saw a really
tall veiled doll on the way here.
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It had a cart with a big bundle on it.
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That was probably a living doll.
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A living doll... on a cart?
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And being the clever shadow she is,
Louise figured out who it was!
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So who was it?
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Who do you think it was?
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Wh-Who are you?!
And why are you doing this?!
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Greetings. Please forgive
the heavy-handed tactics.
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Who are you?
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Please take this off! I can't see a thing!
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The tea leaves are dancing
about as if they feel the heat.
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You must start by pouring
boiling water most vigorously
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if you wish to brew the finest tea.
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Please answer me!
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Who are you? Why are you doing this?!
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Now, all there is to do is wait.
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Edward abducted Emilico?
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His suit was visible under his robe.
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Edward is the only one
who wears such vulgar attire.
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There can be no doubt.
Edward must mistrust Kate.
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After all, Kate hid her soot power
from him until the debut.
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He's likely trying to see whether
Kate is loyal to Shadows House.
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He's pigheaded, all right.
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That lout didn't tell John
the labyrinth's rules,
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so his clothes got dirty!
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You should've seen Shaun's
downcast look when he saw that!
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Louise detests Edward, too!
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Those trees he used in the
debut labyrinth were full of thorns!
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They could have scratched
Lou's beautiful face!
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Ricky suffered even worse!
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Edward tried to crush him with a boulder!
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Shirley's failure at the debut was,
no doubt, Edward's doing!
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Patrick will help.
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Louise detests Edward, too,
so she will gladly lend a hand.
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Louise.
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The living dolls were quite
helpful during the debut.
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It's time the shadows pay that debt.
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Now that that's settled,
we must move quickly.
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We're dealing with Edward, after all.
Who knows what he will do to Emilico?
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Emilico...
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*No ash, no, just shadow*
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*A no- "I" body, like a dolly*
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*I'm hollow, where'd I go?*
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*Nobody knows*
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*A murky "I" with black-hole eyes*
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*A mimic, oh my! I'm in disguise?*
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*"Thank you"? Thank who?*
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*Every answer is true*
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*If I am no one*
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*And I can do nothing*
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*Is it a waste to keep living?*
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*Is it wrong to go on?*
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*What's missing here is me, me, me*
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*Without a self*
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*Swept away before anyone see, see, sees*
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*Like dust from the shelf*
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*Neither happy nor sad*
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*Don't feel good or bad*
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*Not up to snuff*
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*I can't even bluff*
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*Would you believe this stuff?*
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Next episode,
"To Lord Grandfather's Wing."
**[23:42] ---**
Next episode,
"To Lord Grandfather's Wing."