E1 - The Duke and Alice

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    Death incarnate, huh?
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    Mother, Father, how are you faring?
[01:19] ---
    I remain, as always, a lost cause.
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    This curse, which takes
    the life of anything I touch,
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    shows no signs of breaking.
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    My Lady, another animal
    touched the boy and...
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    Living under the same roof
    as him makes me livid with fear!
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    Send him to our villa.
[01:37] ---
    That child is like Death incarnate...
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    Why did the witch put this curse on me?
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    There is something else that troubles me.
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    And that is...
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    Your Grace, your tea is ready.
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    Don't stand so close to me!
SIGN    Episode 1:
     The Duke and Alice
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    Aren't you going to send that letter?
[03:52] ---
    I couldn't!
[03:54] ---
    I haven't written a letter in so long.
[03:57] ---
    It was for practice.
[04:02] ---
    This is really good!
[04:03] ---
    Thank you.
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    My maid's name is Alice. I have no
    idea what goes on in her head.
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    She knows if I touch her,
    she'll die, but...
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    It's rather chilly today, isn't it?
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    She says one thing and does the opposite.
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    Every day she tries to get a rise out
    of me, and then watches how I react.
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    What's wrong, Your Grace?
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    What are you doing?
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    I thought you wanted me to...
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    I didn't drop my head
    down to see up your skirt!
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    I keep telling you to lay off
    the sexual harassment!
[04:41] ---
    It makes it hard for me!
[04:43] ---
    I'm sorry.
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    But I can't stop!
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    You're awfully sure about that!
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    You should put your own safety first.
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    You're the one maid who'll stay with me.
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    I don't want to lose you.
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    I don't know what I mean to you, but...
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    How about another cookie?
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    Were you listening to me?
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    Up to the part where you said,
    "I don't know what I mean to you, but..."
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    Then you heard all of it!
    And you just ignored me!
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    There's still one left.
    Please clean your plate.
[05:21] ---
    Fine, I will.
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    Don't make weird noises!
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    That was an indirect kiss, wasn't it?
[05:42] ---
    You didn't have to say
    that out loud, did you?
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    I take the life of anything I touch...
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    A witch put this curse
    on me when I was five.
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    Who she was, where she
    came from, or why she did it...
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    ...my memory fails me.
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    "No one shall love you,
    and you shall love no one."
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    "You shall live a life of misery."
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    All I remember are the witch's words.
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    Turning her back on me, my mother
    gave me this mansion in the forest,
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    and I haven't seen my family since.
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    If only I could break the curse,
    I could go home.
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    To the home where I belong...
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    What are you doing, Your Grace?
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    Alice! N-Not this again!
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    I told you to lay off
    the sexual harassment!
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    You always react so innocently. It makes
    me want to tease you all the more!
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    Alice is the only daughter of the head
    maid at my family's residence.
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    I've known her since she was a child.
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    I hadn't seen her for a while,
    until about two years ago,
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    when for reasons I don't
    understand, she came here...
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    Your Grace.
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    Cheer up.
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    That won't make me feel better!
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    You stopped, then started again!
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    Alice, cut it out!
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    I may not look like it,
    but I'm a man, you know!
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    What if I give into temptation
    and touch you?
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    Do you want to touch me?
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    Stop toying with me...
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    Good morning, Your Grace.
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    Why do you have to get so close?
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    What if you touched me accidentally?
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    This is awful...
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    She saw the weird faces
    I make in my sleep.
[08:44] ---
    I brought you your breakfast.
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    I'm not hungry. And there's way too much.
[08:49] ---
    That's what you said when
    you skipped dinner last night.
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    Your mother used to insist that you eat
    three square meals a day, didn't she?
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    It's not fair of you to
    bring up my mother.
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    I'm worried about you.
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    What if you should fall ill...
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    ...and never be able to spend your
    nights fooling around with me again...
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    Spend my nights doing what with you?!
[09:11] ---
    It's true, I do feel bad that I never
    finish the food you make me.
[09:18] ---
    I can eat a little, I guess.
[09:19] ---
    Okay, say aah.
[09:22] ---
    You really want to feed me, huh?
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    She's staring at the inside of my mouth!
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    I'm sorry,
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    I don't get many chances to see
    inside your mouth. I couldn't help it.
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    Well, don't!
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    As an apology, would you care
    to have a look inside my mouth?
[09:48] ---
    Y-You don't have to show it to me!
[09:50] ---
    I'll eat on my own.
    Hand me the fork.
[09:53] ---
    Here you are.
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    Your Grace, why are you
    so uninterested in eating?
[10:05] ---
    Why?
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    Because ever since I was cursed,
    mealtimes were the worst part of the day.
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    It's been slow, but ever since you
    came here, I've started to eat more.
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    I'm grateful, even if I don't look it.
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    I'll clear away these dishes.
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    Oh, I almost forgot.
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    Your Grace, your childhood friend
    Philip says he'd like to see you,
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    as it's been too long.
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    Mother, it seems that Philip
    was here just now.
[11:00] ---
    That's none of your concern, dear.
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    I told him I'd see him, but now that
    the day is here, I'm getting cold feet.
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    Is it too late to refuse?
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    Send him a letter saying
    I can't meet today.
[11:39] ---
    It's too late for that. Just accept it.
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    Do you remember Philip?
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    Indeed. He was a lively young boy,
    very unusual for a noble's son.
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    He used to chase you around
    with a snake in his hand...
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    ...or throw bugs at you.
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    Yeah, he was a bit of a troublemaker.
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    But...
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    ...you're looking forward
    to meeting him, aren't you?
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    H-H-Hello there!
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    Don't peek inside my room!
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    Anyway, it's been so long
    since we've had guests.
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    I'll change into my formal attire.
[12:15] ---
    Very well. I'll take your
    tuxedo out of storage.
[12:18] ---
    Now, about that hat...
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    I'm absolutely,
    positively not taking it off!
[12:21] ---
    My naturally curly hair and these circles
    under my eyes make me look so uncool.
[12:26] ---
    I need to hide them with a hat, at least.
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    I don't think so at all.
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    You have hair that people love to curl
    around their fingers, mysterious eyes,
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    and such kissable lips...
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    I'll get your tuxedo ready.
[12:53] ---
    Will this do?
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    Thank you, Alice.
[12:58] ---
    You can leave while I change.
[13:00] ---
    No, I'll help.
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    I can change on my own!
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    I can't take my clothes off
    in front of a girl!
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    Would you feel less self-conscious
    if we both took our clothes off?
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    What on earth are you thinking?!
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    If you don't start taking your
    clothes off, I'll take mine off first.
[13:17] ---
    What kind of threat is that?!
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    To be honest, I'm a little
    hopeful about today.
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    I gathered as much.
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    Make sure you don't touch me directly.
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    Of course.
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    When I was cursed, and my family
    and friends all started to avoid me,
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    he was the one person
    who looked at me differently.
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    I've never forgotten that.
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    Now that the day is here, I feel
    nervous about meeting him, but...
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    ...if he's willing to give
    me another chance,
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    perhaps we can be friends again.
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    I'll put your tie on, then.
[14:05] ---
    Oh, thank you.
[14:09] ---
    Stay still.
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    You're too close!
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    Don't yell into my ear, please.
[14:18] ---
    Don't behave like this
    when Philip is around.
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    I just don't want another man
    to see your bare skin.
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    Don't worry. I only do it for you.
[14:32] ---
    I-I see.
    Then, I guess that's okay...
[14:36] ---
    It's only fun if I get
    to see your reaction.
[14:39] ---
    Scratch that! It's not okay!
[14:45] ---
    H-Hello there, Philip.
[14:49] ---
    Y-Yeah. Thanks for having me.
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    How many years has it been?
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    You're not going to throw
    bugs at me, are you?
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    Bugs? What are you talking about?
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    Have you forgotten? You used to
    play all kinds of pranks on me.
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    You've really mellowed out.
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    That's so long ago
    I don't remember it, but...
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    I'm sorry!
[15:11] ---
    N-No, it's not that I wanted
    you to apologize...
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    My Lord!
[15:18] ---
    Don't worry.
[15:20] ---
    They're just... um... making a cool pose!
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    The fact that I'd gotten my hopes
    up only makes it feel worse.
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    So, what do you want, Philip?
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    No, um... It's nothing special.
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    I just wanted to see an old friend...
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    Say, aren't you the daughter
    of the family's head maid?
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    Yes. You remembered me?
[16:10] ---
    Yes, I remember you well.
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    Why are you working here as a maid?
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    Is it just the two of you living here?
[16:16] ---
    Normally I have a butler as well.
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    He hurt his back and is resting.
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    But he'll be back soon.
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    I-I see.
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    Your Grace!
[16:40] ---
    I'm fine.
[16:41] ---
    What about you?
[16:44] ---
    W-We're fine!
[16:54] ---
    Are you leaving so soon?
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    Yeah. We've talked enough.
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    I'm sorry, where is the lavatory?
[17:03] ---
    I'll show you the way.
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    Yes?
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    Just hear me out.
[17:27] ---
    Why don't you come back to town with us?
[17:31] ---
    It's dangerous for you to stay with him.
[17:34] ---
    I'll find you another job, if you like.
[17:37] ---
    You must leave this place at once.
[17:39] ---
    No.
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    Why not?
[17:41] ---
    Has he threatened you? Or...
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    Philip!
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    Don't say anything that
    would cause her trouble!
[17:50] ---
    You can disrespect me all
    you want, but not Alice!
[17:55] ---
    Your Grace, please calm down.
[17:59] ---
    S-Stay away!
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    Don't come near me, you monster!
[18:13] ---
    I-I didn't even want to come here...
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    Then why did you?
[18:21] ---
    Your mother wanted me
    to see how you were doing.
[18:27] ---
    There's talk of having your younger
    brother inherit the family title.
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    Knowing your family, if that happens,
    they'll cut off ties with you entirely.
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    My Lord?
[18:41] ---
    I'm okay. I'll be right there.
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    I may be scared of you,
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    but I pity you, too.
[18:54] ---
    Telling you the truth is
    my way of making amends.
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    I'm sorry about all this.
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    I'll never come back here again.
[19:16] ---
    Farewell.
[19:21] ---
    Your Grace...
[19:26] ---
    I'm totally fine!
[19:28] ---
    Let's just forget about it
    and have dinner.
[19:30] ---
    Let me know when it's ready.
[19:46] ---
    You're so good at the piano...
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    Let's play again sometime!
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    We'll always be buddies!
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    This curse will be broken...
[20:02] ---
    Or it won't...
[20:03] ---
    My family will accept me again...
[20:06] ---
    Or they won't...
[20:08] ---
    Alice loves me...
[20:12] ---
    She loves me not...
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    Your Grace?
[20:20] ---
    Dinner is ready.
[20:23] ---
    Are you feeling better now?
[20:26] ---
    Oh, uh-huh...
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    I'm a lost cause...
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    Whenever you're away, I always think about
    things that make me feel ill at ease.
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    My past self. My future self.
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    And my present self.
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    I've got no confidence in anything.
    I bet you hate me, too.
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    I feel like I don't even
    have the right to love you.
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    I can't touch you...
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    I'll never know the heat of another's
    body nor the warmth of their tears.
[21:06] ---
    If I wanted to give you a present...
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    ...even a flower, it would just
    wilt in my hands.
[21:14] ---
    Philip was right. I'll never go back
    to the house I grew up in.
[21:18] ---
    I'll remain a monster that everyone
    has turned their back on--
[21:20] ---
    Your Grace.
[21:22] ---
    Didn't you know?
[21:27] ---
    In the language of flowers,
    a wilted white rose means
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    "to swear your whole life to someone."
[21:36] ---
    This is more than enough
    of a present for me.
[21:40] ---
    Let's break your curse together.
[21:49] ---
    Someday...
[21:52] ---
    ...I'd like to put a ring on your
    finger with my own hands.
[22:59] ---
    I see... So that's how it is.
[23:02] ---
    Yes. There's no sign of
    the curse being broken,
[23:06] ---
    but he seems to be
    leading a peaceful life.
[23:08] ---
    Thank you.
[23:09] ---
    You may leave.
[23:20] ---
    Thanks for such a wonderful meal.
[23:22] ---
    You ate quite a lot.
[23:25] ---
    Yeah... I guess it's because
    I was feeling kind of tense today.
[23:32] ---
    Alice,
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    thanks for always making
    such delicious meals.
[23:39] ---
    I'll go on making them.
[23:43] ---
    Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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    Just for you, Your Grace. Always.
[23:59] ---
    The Duke of Death and His Maid
SIGN    The Duke, His Butler, and a Lost Cat
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    "The Duke, His Butler, and a Lost Cat."