# 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?
**[10:10] ---**
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.
**[10:59] ---**
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.
**[11:34] ---**
Like, to take your hand in marriage?
**[11:37] ---**
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.
**[12:06] ---**
Well, the binding
certainly looks familiar.
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Some of the pages were
written by you, Rob.
**[12:11] ---**
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.
**[14:10] ---**
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.
**[14:18] ---**
Oh, really? Anything useful in it?
**[14:20] ---**
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.
**[14:27] ---**
I see.
**[14:28] ---**
Let me know if you find out anything.
**[14:30] ---**
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...
**[15:13] ---**
...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...
**[15:20] ---**
...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!
**[15:51] ---**
Rob, have you seen Zain?
**[15:54] ---**
Zain?
**[15:55] ---**
Yeah. I left him alone for a bit,
and he went off somewhere.
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Now I can't find him.
**[16:01] ---**
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.
**[16:23] ---**
Go tell your pals, "Let's be friends."
**[16:26] ---**
Also, that girl Alice has gotten
her hands on an old logbook.
**[16:31] ---**
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.
**[16:54] ---**
I could take her from you, you know.
**[17:07] ---**
Zain?
**[17:08] ---**
Is something the matter?
**[17:11] ---**
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.
**[17:30] ---**
But not this. This is wrong.
**[17:35] ---**
There's something in there that
Daleth wants to keep secret.
**[17:39] ---**
I have no idea what it is
or what page it's on.
**[17:43] ---**
But...
**[17:44] ---**
...I'm sure the information
will be useful to you.
**[17:49] ---**
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,
**[17:59] ---**
and if someone had used Alice
as leverage to threaten me,
**[18:01] ---**
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.
**[19:01] ---**
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,
**[19:08] ---**
I can restore what I just
disintegrated at any time.
**[19:11] ---**
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..."