E11 - The Duke and Secret Magic

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    Can you imagine...
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    ...a life in which you could
    never touch the one you love?
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    He takes the life of whatever he touches.
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    That was the curse the witch put on him.
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    His own mother has
    distanced herself from him.
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    His friends have called him a monster.
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    Even strangers have spoken of him as the
    Death incarnate that dwells in the forest.
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    And yet,
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    he doesn't feel the least bit lonely.
SIGN    Episode 11:
    The Duke and Secret Magic
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    Th-This weighs a ton.
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    Thanks for doing the heavy lifting.
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    Do you really think this storeroom could
    hold some clue to breaking his curse?
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    Couldn't we at least let
    the servants handle this?
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    We don't know what Mother
    would say if she found out.
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    And we won't know whether there's
    any kind of lead unless we look for it.
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    Why would you bother getting
    yourself all covered in dust...
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    I knew it! You are fond of him!
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    Am I not good enough for you, Viola?!
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    You are such a royal pain...
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    First off, Walter, wasn't it you who said
    you wanted to help and followed me here?
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    Well, yeah!
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    If I could find some clue to his curse,
    I'd be one step ahead of him.
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    No, not one step.
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    Two!
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    Not the dreaded number two!
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    The servants' logbook?
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    Dear Brother, straighten up in here, okay?
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    Viola! Viola!
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    Mother...
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    What could you possibly
    have done to get that dirty?
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    And I see you're wearing
    that same old outfit...
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    She's a disgrace. Get her out
    of those clothes right away.
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    Come in.
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    Is this better?
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    Yes.
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    From now on, you should
    always dress like this.
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    But...
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    ...long skirts just aren't my style.
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    It's a vast improvement over
    those childish outfits of yours.
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    One day you will be
    married into another family.
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    Try not to do anything that would bring
    shame to our noble family name.
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    You're always saying that, Mother!
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    Can't I wear the clothes I like?
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    Can't I live my own life?
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    No, you can't.
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    I can't take it anymore!
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    That sharp-tongued, flat-chested old hag
    with her creepy make-up! She's so cruel!
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    I think your badmouthing
    is what's cruel here.
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    I'm badmouthing her because
    I can't say it to her face!
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    Oh, this totally sucks.
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    I won't stop crying unless
    Rob gives me a hug!
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    What are you crying for?
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    You look good in that dress.
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    Huh?! Quit trying to console me!
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    I was paying you a compliment...
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    I don't think this is that
    big of a problem.
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    Your Grace? I believe this is more than
    just a problem with her clothes.
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    If you say so, Alice,
    then you're probably right.
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    What's with the flip-flopping?
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    So, it's all settled.
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    I'm moving in as of today.
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    I brought my luggage and everything.
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    Well, I won't let you, so go home.
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    You mustn't make Mother
    and everyone else worry.
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    I don't want to live under
    the same roof as that woman!
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    If you're going to say that, Dearest
    Brother, then why don't you go back home?
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    I would if I could!
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    Okay then, how about I come here
    to work as one of your servants?
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    I can clean and do laundry,
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    I could even be your court musician!
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    I could get good at cooking if I studied!
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    I could even come here as Rob's
    pet if push came to shove.
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    What do you think, Dearest Brother?
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    I think you're being too persistent.
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    Hey Alice, what do you say?
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    Talk him into it, pwease?
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    Your Grace...
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    Pwease? Pwease?
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    That's not fair, Viola, in so many ways!
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    If I lived here, I could forget about the
    family's standing and do what I like.
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    I wouldn't be under anyone's thumb,
    and I could wear whatever I want.
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    Forgive the intrusion.
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    OMG, it's Rob!
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    Indeed I am.
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    Well, well!
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    Who is this young lady who
    has fled here from her castle?
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    Why, it's you, Lady Viola.
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    What a lovely dress you're wearing.
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    R-Really?
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    M-Mother dressed me in it!
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    If you like the way I look, Rob,
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    then maybe I'll wear something
    like this sometimes when I visit.
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    Um, yeah, that's what I'll do. Definitely!
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    Are you really going to spend
    the night in my room?
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    Yeah. I decided not to run away,
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    but I did bring my luggage and all,
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    so I thought it might be fun if the two
    of us had another girls-only party.
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    Also, I have something to give you, Alice.
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    Well, I wonder what it could be.
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    Hey! I let myself in.
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    Cuff! What are you doing here?!
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    Oh, you're here too, Viola?
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    So, you've been waiting here on your own
    without telling anyone you were coming?
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    Can't I come over without an invitation?
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    No, you can't.
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    If you're going to come over,
    you should at least say so in advance!
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    That's what's called having good manners!
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    Oh, it's no big deal.
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    Since we're all here, why don't the three
    of us have a girls-only party tonight?
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    Well Alice, if you're okay with it,
    then I guess I am, too...
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    Cuff, are those the clothes
    you're going to sleep in?
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    I brought some extra pajamas with me.
    Shall I lend you a pair?
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    Really?
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    Well then, let me borrow them!
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    Hey! Not so fast!
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    Don't you have any tact?!
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    Tact? What's that?
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    How are they?
    My pajamas are kind of on the big side,
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    so I think they might be
    a little loose on you...
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    Yep, looking good!
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    Just a little tight in the chest, eh?!
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    Oh my, how soft!
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    Lady Viola?
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    Did the lady of the house give you any
    trouble about having spent Christmas here?
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    Oh, you mean my mother?
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    She was really pissed because
    both Walter and I went out.
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    It seems she was particularly hard on him.
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    I see.
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    It's good for Walter
    to get chewed out a little.
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    The same applies to Dearest Brother.
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    Whichever of them becomes
    the family heir has got to be strong.
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    The two of them are
    hopeless as they are now.
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    You may be saying that now,
    but you know it's not true.
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    When I asked you before if you
    liked your dearest brother,
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    you said, "I do."
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    No! What I was trying
    to say was, "I do not!"
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    You! Quit smiling!
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    Hey! I've got it!
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    Since this is a girls-only party and all,
    let's talk about love. Okay?
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    You have such an obvious way
    of changing the subject.
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    I-I-I-I wouldn't say that.
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    So, Cuff? Is there somebody you like?
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    I don't like talking about my love life.
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    Oh, come on! It's no big deal.
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    Who was your first love?
    Have you ever been in a relationship?
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    Have you kissed anyone before?
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    Huh?
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    Quit it!
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    Oh, I can't take anymore! I give up!
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    I think you're the one with the obvious
    way of changing the subject!
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    Yeah, you're right.
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    Huh?!
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    Lady Viola?
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    Come to think of it, didn't you say
    you had something to give me?
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    Oh, yeah, that's right.
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    I thought there might be some clue to
    breaking the curse somewhere in my house.
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    And after searching through
    a lot of stuff, I found this.
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    It's the servants' logbook from around
    the time Dearest Brother got cursed.
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    Oh, my!
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    I don't know whether it'll be of any use,
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    but I thought I'd give it
    to you anyway, Alice.
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    Why, thank you.
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    I think His Grace will be
    very pleased as well.
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    My mother's handwriting...
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    Hey, Cuff. You've gotten quiet all
    of a sudden. Is something wrong?
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    Yeah, on second thought,
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    maybe it wasn't a good idea to come over
    and spend the night without asking first.
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    What's with the delayed reaction and all?!
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    Aw, come on! It's not like I was being
    serious when I criticized you.
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    Oh, my, how soft!
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    What a relief!
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    This bed's too small.
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    Well then, why don't you go
    and sleep in the mansion?
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    No, I'd better stay here.
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    You're still a child, Viola,
    so there's safety in numbers.
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    However you look at it, you're the child.
    In terms of your mental age.
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    Wh-What's with you, Alice?
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    Yeah, you're sure in a good mood.
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    I see...
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    Perhaps...
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    ...it's time for me to act.
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    It appears Viola didn't
    come home last night.
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    S-So it would seem.
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    Where exactly has she been going?
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    I haven't forgiven you for
    what happened at Christmas.
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    Answer me, Walter.
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    W-Well, uh...
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    So, what is it you wanted
    to talk about, Daleth?
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    Well, I'm not going to
    make a fuss about...
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    ...the humans you brought
    to the witches' sabbath.
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    Hmm... So, are you going to...
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    ...confess your love to me or something?
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    Of course not.
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    I'd like to ask you a favor.
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    Like, to take your hand in marriage?
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    I hope you keep stubbing your toe against
    the corner of a closet until you die.
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    What's got your panties in a knot?
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    My request is a simple one.
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    I'd like you to deliver your
    "pals" a message.
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    My pals?
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    What's that you're reading?
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    It's an old servants' logbook
    from the main residence.
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    Lady Viola gave it to me
    thinking it might have...
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    ...some information that
    could help break the curse.
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    Oh.
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    Well, the binding
    certainly looks familiar.
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    Some of the pages were
    written by you, Rob.
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    See?
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    Hmm...
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    My cursive's so bad I can't make
    out what I wrote apart from my name.
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    That's just like you, Rob.
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    What did the others write about?
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    It's mostly about work.
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    Even now you could learn
    a lot from reading it.
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    For instance, my mother wrote...
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    "Two women in white nun's habits came to
    the mansion. I hadn't seen them before."
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    What's the matter?
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    Rob?
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    Do you recall seeing...
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    ...two women in white nun's habits at the
    mansion while my mother was still alive?
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    No, I don't.
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    You... know who I am?
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    My mother must have been writing
    about Daleth and someone else.
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    Why would witches...
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    Ooh, there's Alice!
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    No, Zain! Don't!
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    Alice and Rob are on
    their breaks right now.
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    I can at least pop in to say hi, can't I?
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    Howdy, Rob!
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    Zain, welcome!
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    Did you come by yourself?
    That's kind of unusual.
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    Yeah, I guess.
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    As long as I'm here seeing Alice and all,
    I've got a message for you from Daleth.
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    Daleth?
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    Oh, you mean the skeleton lady that
    took roll at the witches' sabbath?
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    I told you she was our leader, didn't I?!
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    That's a heck of a way to remember her!
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    Oh, she's your leader? Sorry.
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    Zain? What did Daleth say?
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    She said, "Let's be friends."
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    What's that supposed to mean?
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    Our "friends" stay out of one another's
    business, so what she's saying is...
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    ...she wants you to have
    nothing more to do with us.
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    That's exactly the opposite
    of what the word means!
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    I don't have any other leads.
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    So, if I have nothing to do with you guys,
    what's to become of my curse?
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    Hey, you're barking up the wrong tree.
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    Well, no matter what Daleth says,
    Cuff and I will still help you.
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    It'd be a shame if you couldn't break
    your curse and stayed a virgin for life.
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    What the heck are you laughing at?!
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    So... what are you reading, Alice?
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    An old logbook from the main residence.
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    Oh, really? Anything useful in it?
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    I just started reading it,
    so I really couldn't say.
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    I plan to read it at my leisure
    and learn what I can from it.
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    I see.
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    Let me know if you find out anything.
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    I certainly will.
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    Well, now that I've seen Alice,
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    let's go have some fun if you're game.
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    All right?
[14:37] ---
    Sure!
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    I'll bring you some tea later on.
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    Thanks, Alice.
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    Okay, see you then.
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    You don't have to do that, you know!
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    Hey! Let me feel the excitement, too!
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    Aw, jeez! You're noodling around too much!
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    Oh, quit whining! There's no harm in it.
[15:02] ---
    Let me play it how I feel it.
[15:04] ---
    It don't have to be pretty to be art!
[15:06] ---
    Yeah, I know, but...
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    All right! Perfect!
[15:10] ---
    Let's see. If I was going
    to name this song...
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    ...how does "I Dedicate This Love
    to You, Alice" sound?
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    Nuh-uh, no way!
[15:17] ---
    Why not?
[15:18] ---
    "Why not?" Because...
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    ...I should be the only one
    to tell Alice he loves her!
[15:25] ---
    Oh, man! That was so cringeworthy.
[15:28] ---
    You're the one who can't be true
    to your feelings in front of Cuff.
[15:31] ---
    How uncool is that?
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    I'm always true to my desires.
[15:35] ---
    That's not what I mean!
[15:39] ---
    Anyhoo. Now for Part Two!
[15:42] ---
    Would you at least call it the
    Second Movement or something?!
[15:44] ---
    Hey now, loosen up a bit!
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    Rob, have you seen Zain?
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    Zain?
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    Yeah. I left him alone for a bit,
    and he went off somewhere.
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    Now I can't find him.
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    Come to think of it, when I was making
    my rounds of the second floor just now,
[16:05] ---
    I did hear someone climbing the stairs.
[16:09] ---
    Really?
[16:10] ---
    I wonder if he's exploring
    the mansion or something.
[16:18] ---
    I can't find it anywhere.
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    Go tell your pals, "Let's be friends."
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    Also, that girl Alice has gotten
    her hands on an old logbook.
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    A logbook?
[16:32] ---
    Yes. A logbook from that mansion.
[16:34] ---
    There may be something
    written about me in there,
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    so I'd like you to quietly get rid of it.
[16:39] ---
    Now hold on. They're my pals.
[16:42] ---
    I can't just get rid of something
    that belongs to them.
[16:45] ---
    Well, this isn't exactly a request...
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    ...it's a threat.
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    I could take her from you, you know.
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    Zain?
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    Is something the matter?
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    That logbook...
[17:13] ---
    Well now, this is pretty awkward.
[17:17] ---
    To be perfectly honest,
    Daleth asked me to get rid of it for her.
[17:24] ---
    She used Cuff as leverage to threaten me.
[17:26] ---
    I would do anything for Cuff.
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    But not this. This is wrong.
[17:35] ---
    There's something in there that
    Daleth wants to keep secret.
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    I have no idea what it is
    or what page it's on.
[17:43] ---
    But...
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    ...I'm sure the information
    will be useful to you.
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    Go ahead and burn it. I don't mind.
[17:51] ---
    Huh?!
[17:53] ---
    I couldn't cause you or Cuff any trouble.
[17:55] ---
    I'd hate it if something bad
    happened to Cuff,
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    and if someone had used Alice
    as leverage to threaten me,
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    I'm sure I would've done the same thing.
[18:04] ---
    You guys are dear friends to me,
    so go ahead and burn it.
[18:15] ---
    Aw, what the hay?
[18:17] ---
    Guess I'd better strip to
    the waist and help you out.
[18:20] ---
    Bet you'd like that, you perv!
[18:21] ---
    You're the perv!
[18:23] ---
    Daleth is watching you and Alice.
[18:26] ---
    I bet she's watching us right now.
[18:29] ---
    She uses all sorts of "eyes" in the human
    realm to conduct surveillance.
[18:34] ---
    Surveillance?
[18:35] ---
    That's right. But she can't listen
    in on what we say.
[18:38] ---
    So, what I'm about to tell you now
    is strictly confidential.
[18:41] ---
    There is a way to prevent Cuff from harm
    without destroying this logbook.
[18:45] ---
    Just one, in fact.
[18:46] ---
    Really?
[18:48] ---
    Yeah. Just watch.
[18:51] ---
    I don't much care for my magic,
    so don't ask me to go into details.
[18:55] ---
    Cuff and you are the
    only ones I've shown it to.
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    Well, since Daleth is watching us now,
    then naturally she's watching this, too.
[19:06] ---
    As long as I've got this tiny scrap,
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    I can restore what I just
    disintegrated at any time.
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    In other words,
    the logbook still "exists."
[19:16] ---
    I'll hang on to this until Daleth
    has removed her surveillance.
[19:20] ---
    Is that all right with you?
[19:22] ---
    Y-Yeah.
[19:23] ---
    Please, don't tell anyone
    about my magic, okay?
[19:27] ---
    Well then...
[19:28] ---
    Since Daleth's watching, we've got to
    convince her the logbook's been destroyed.
[19:32] ---
    Okay, pretend you're sad!
[19:35] ---
    Huh?! Um, is this... good?
[19:37] ---
    All right, I guess this'll do.
[19:40] ---
    For making me play your sick errand boy,
[19:42] ---
    I should at least get to squeeze
    one of your boobs, Sister Skeleton.
[19:45] ---
    You sure say some outrageous stuff
    when you know she can't hear you.
[19:50] ---
    So, you took the logbook, Your Grace?
[19:52] ---
    Um, yeah.
[19:54] ---
    I felt like reading it, so I went
    ahead and borrowed it.
[19:57] ---
    I'll return it when I'm done.
[19:58] ---
    All right. What a relief!
[20:00] ---
    It wasn't in my room,
    so I thought I'd lost it.
[20:04] ---
    I can't believe I just lied to Alice.
[20:06] ---
    But I promised to keep Zain's secret.
[20:10] ---
    Hey, Alice?
[20:14] ---
    I'll protect you no matter what.
[20:19] ---
    I'll protect you no matter what.
[20:23] ---
    Oh, my! From what?
[20:25] ---
    Well, I'm not sure, but if somebody
    came along and tried to hurt you...
[20:31] ---
    You're such a wonderful,
    reliable person, Your Grace.
[20:33] ---
    Oh, you're already in danger!
[20:36] ---
    I'm really happy and all,
[20:39] ---
    but please don't go very far, Your Grace.
[20:43] ---
    Of course, I'll stay by your side.
[20:46] ---
    Why don't we have some tea for now?
[20:52] ---
    I wonder what Daleth's
    trying to keep secret.
[20:55] ---
    The reason why I was cursed?
[20:57] ---
    The reason why the witch
    who cursed me died?
[21:00] ---
    Or how to break this curse?
[21:03] ---
    This puzzle's full of missing pieces.
[21:05] ---
    But...
[21:07] ---
    I will find a way to break this curse.
[21:09] ---
    For my sake and Alice's as well...
[21:27] ---
    Does he think he's making fun of me?
[21:32] ---
    He really ticks me off.
[21:34] ---
    But that's okay.
[21:36] ---
    I saw what I wanted to see.
[21:38] ---
    So, I'll leave things the way
    they are for now.
[21:48] ---
    It seems that fate
    and karma really do exist.
[21:53] ---
    Don't you think so?
[21:58] ---
    Don't you, Sharon?
[23:33] ---
    Here's your mail!
[23:34] ---
    Oh!
[23:35] ---
    Thank you.
[23:40] ---
    Hmm?
[23:41] ---
    This is...
[23:44] ---
    This is the first time I've ever
    gotten a letter from Mother.
[23:47] ---
    I wonder what she wants.
[23:52] ---
    What is it?
[23:54] ---
    It's a summons.
[23:55] ---
    She said she needs to talk,
    so she wants me to...
[23:57] ---
    ...go see her at the main house
    in a week's time.
[24:00] ---
    The Duke of Death and His Maid
SIGN    Together with the Duke...
[24:01] ---
    "Together with the Duke..."