# E21 - Scars
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Yes?
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A letter arrived for you, Monsieur Noé.
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For me?
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It was left at the front desk.
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I'm waiting for you
with Mademoiselle Domi!
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"The Case Study of Vanitas"
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Let me introduce you, Noé.
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These are my darling grandchildren,
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Louis and his little sister, Dominique.
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N-Nice to meet you.
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Dominique, I have a favor to ask.
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I want you to give this
to Noé when the time comes.
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Louis?
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You really are
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just like me.
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Domi?
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Noé!
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What's wrong?
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Mina is...
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Mina is to be executed tomorrow?
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But why?
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Why? Because she's a curse-bearer.
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A curse-bearer?
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They are beheaded by a bourreau.
That's the custom.
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Noé, I want to save Mina, too.
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Might we not help her flee the village?
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Mina.
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Domi, Noé.
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Blood. I want blood.
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Blood! Give me blood!
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Domi, run.
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Noé?
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Louis, snap out of it!
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What's the matter?
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Kill me. I want you to kill me.
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If I'm doomed to die, Noé...
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If I'm doomed to die, I want you to...
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...kill me!
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I can't... Louis.
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Louis said he wanted you to
have this when the time came.
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He told me to keep it till then.
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Wooden stakes?
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Noé!
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Forgive me, Noé.
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What shall I do?
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Grandfather says it is likely
a psychological condition.
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Whatever shall I do?
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He hasn't opened his eyes for two days.
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What am I to do if he
never opens them again?
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What am I to do?!
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If only...
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If only I hadn't gone to see Noé that day.
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If I had handled it myself...
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If only I had let go of Mina,
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perhaps that terrible slaughter
would have never occurred.
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At the very least, Noé wouldn't have
seen Louis beheaded right before his eyes.
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Domi?
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Veronica?!
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I came all this way to fetch you
after you never came home.
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This place is as dirty and dusty as ever.
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Now, get ready to leave.
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N-No!
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He ended up like this because of me.
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I cannot simply abandon him.
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Your little brother... Louis is dead.
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Don't you feel anything, dear sister?
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First of all, I do not
*have* a little brother.
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Moreover, he should have
been slain the day he was born.
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You should be thankful he
was allowed to live this long.
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Whatever are you talking about?
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What?! Surely you jest, Domi!
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Are you telling me you did not know?!
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Did you truly believe he was hidden
from the world because he was ill?
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No! You are sorely mistaken!
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You truly are a fool!
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He was hidden away because
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he was your twin!
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What?
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My twin?
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Surely even you must know?
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Twins? Louis and I?
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Twins are said to rob the womb
of far more life than one child.
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In the vampire world,
they are a symbol of misfortune.
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I thought Louis was a year older than me.
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Should anyone learn
your mother bore twins,
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it would tarnish the
good name of House de Sade.
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That's why they chose but one of you.
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In truth, one of you should
have been slain at birth.
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But out of the blue, Grandfather said,
"That would be a waste. I shall take him."
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That's when he took Louis away.
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Even Father cannot defy Grandfather.
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He did say that there was
something he wished to try.
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Why?
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Why did they choose me?
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I wonder.
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Knowing Father, I imagine he decided
based on how he felt at the time.
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Then again, I have no time to waste
thinking of a little brother I never had.
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But if he *had* been chosen over you,
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I wonder if he would have lived up to
our expectations more than you have.
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Louis.
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Did he know about this?
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Louis.
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I wish I could live here all the time.
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I envy you, Louis.
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How could I have said
something so awful to him?
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Noe, are you all right?!
Do you know who I am?!
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Noé!
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Noé!
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Louis!
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Thank goodness.
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I dreamt that you had died.
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Thank goodness, Louis.
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It really was just a dream.
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Noé.
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Noe, do you, too,
wish Louis had been chosen?
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Do you wish that
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Louis lived instead of me?
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You poor thing.
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How about calling off the search?
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I'll keep looking a bit longer.
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Why are you so concerned
about the Hellfire Witch?
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Isn't it in your best interest for
those two to become an item?
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Wh-What are you talking about?
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I'm sorry. Are you all right?
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Well, if you'll excuse me,
Mademoiselle Dominique.
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Oh, so your name is Dominique.
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Mikhail!
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That's my name!
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Huh? Are you crying, mademoiselle?
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You poor thing.
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Huh?
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I pity you, mademoiselle.
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I wish it was I who became a curse-bearer.
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I wish it was I who was beheaded.
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I wish it was Louis
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who was now by Noé's side.
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Why was it not me?
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I should have died.
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If I had died...
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Please forgive me, Noé.
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There, there.
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There, there. Don't cry, mademoiselle.
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I'm sure your prince will
come for you before long.
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Then the tragic princess
will find happiness,
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and we can return to
our families once more.
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Isn't that right, mademoiselle?
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Vanitas! I finally found you!
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Amelia?
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It's Monsieur Noé!
Something terrible has happened!
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I bid you welcome!
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Thank you for coming, Monsieur Noé!
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--I am--
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--Where is Domi?!
--I am--
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Oh my!
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An automaton?
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Mikhail?
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Did the letter truly bear that name?
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He's alive?
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This is bad.
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Stay away from him!
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He is...
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We didn't even introduce ourselves.
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You're quite hasty, aren't you?
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A cover of blue leather,
pages as black as night,
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a clockwork grimoire
linked to a silver chain...
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Let's try that again. I am Mikhail.
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Only this book was passed down to me
by the Vampire of the Blue Moon.
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Yet I'm but a human!
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There is another *Book of Vanitas*?
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Just kidding. I was
channeling my big brother!
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Of course, you know who
that is, right, Monsieur Noé?
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My big brother is the
one you all call Vanitas.
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You told Mademoiselle Domi
what my brother said to you.
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And then Mademoiselle Domi told me.
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But all these monsieurs and
mademoiselles are getting tedious.
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Shall we drop them?
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Hasn't my big brother
told you anything about me?
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You know, like, "I have
a darling little brother."
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Or did he mention Number 71?
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How is Number 71 doing?
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You're 71?!
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I came here today to ask you a favor, Noé.
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Domi!
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She won't hesitate to jump
if anyone lays a finger on me.
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Why's he doing this?
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You don't want that, do you?
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I don't, either.
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Don't tell me...
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Mademoiselle Domi is so kind. I'd hate
to see her splatter on the ground.
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Did he do something to her true name?
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So, I want you to suck my brother's blood.
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What?
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There's something I simply must know.
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I need to know why my
brother killed Father that day.
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But he never will tell me when I ask.
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So I'd like you to take a peek for me.
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You're good at that
sort of thing, aren't you?
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Sink your fangs into his pale skin, Noé.
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Lay bare that memory in Vanitas's blood.
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Dominique's missing?!
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Indeed she is. She failed
to report for duty at the castle.
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A messenger was sent to
Marquis de Sade's manor,
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but it's been three days since anyone saw
her at the main residence or the villa.
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Being that she is of House de Sade,
we cannot rule out capricious action.
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Dominique would never do such a thing!
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She has never once
neglected her royal guard duty.
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Three days ago? That's when we last met.
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Did something happen after that?
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Jeanne.
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May I ask you a favor?
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I don't understand.
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This person you call "Father."
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Are you saying Vanitas killed him?
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Huh? Wait a moment.
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Oh, right...
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Sorry. I was a bit startled by that.
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It seems I jumped to conclusions.
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After all this time together...
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...you don't know a thing
about my brother, do you, Noé?
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Now I see.
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Telling you to suck my brother's
blood has thrown you for a loop.
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I know!
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Instead of his blood,
help yourself to mine.
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First, I'll use my blood to
tell you all about my brother.
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Well, come on.
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I'll catch cold if you don't hurry.
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And mademoiselle will, too.
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Domi.
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Domi. What happened to your hair?
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Why would you...?
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This? I cut it off
because it was in the way.
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Does it suit me, Noé?
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I must do all I can to protect Domi.
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Even if...
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...it costs me my life.
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It's time, Noé.
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She, or should I say,
he is the child who survived?
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Yes, he was found hiding under a bed.
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The Church took him into its care.
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His mother was a prostitute.
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Why'd she dress him like a girl?
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It seems she was offering
the child to her best customers.
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You must not go in there.
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You'll never find your way out once
you enter the underground level.
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It's a scary maze down there.
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A mummy! It's alive!
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Huh?
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I'm going to eat you!
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Monsieur?
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Yes?
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When can I go home?
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You have a new home starting from today.
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I hear that there are lots
of children your age there.
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I'm sure you'll make new friends.
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I don't understand.
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You'll see.
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Monsieur?
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Yes?
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Why did they have to kill that vampire?
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That vampire killed your mother.
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No, he saved her!
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My mother made a really
scary face when she would hit me.
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But I knew better.
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She only did that when the
demon inside her was being bad.
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She was also mad
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the whole time the vampire was there.
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But after that, her kind
face slowly returned.
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My mother was really pretty!
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I bet that vampire got rid
of the demon inside her!
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Dear God...
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What's wrong, monsieur?
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You poor child.
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The vampires have already led you astray.
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O Lord, I beseech you!
Please forgive this child!
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O Lord!
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Roland!
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I told you!
You must rest until you're well!
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--Wait! I'm helping this child!
--Don't sneak out of your room!
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Yes, but the child you procured for me
last time broke almost immediately.
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And just when I was
hoping for a replacement,
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I found this one in
the most convenient place!
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There's no need to worry!
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They're scrambling to deal
with that prostitute's murder.
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If a child in their care goes missing,
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they'll chalk it up to a runaway
and leave it at that.
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The child's awakened!
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All right, I'll have you
look after this one!
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I'm counting on you,
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Number 69!
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"Scars"
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"Blue Night"