15 15 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Pulao shakes her head, trying to cast the nightmare away. She raises her hand to block the sun and gazes toward the horizon.
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17 17 301 1 Pulao No, it can't be. I must give it a try at least. 1
18 18 301 Pulao Mr. Big Fish— Where are you— 1
19 19 301 Pulao Mr. Big Fish— 1
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21 21 301 Pulao Could it be... 1
22 22 202 1 1
23 23 301 A few drops of water splash on Pulao's frowning face. She looks up hurriedly and sees a pillar of water in front of her.
24 24 301 Neon-like colors loom around the water pillar. Pulao wipes the water drops on her face and finally sees the root of the pillar through the misty clouds. There is an azure whale.
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26 26 301 1 ??? Hello. What can I do for you? 1
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28 28 301 1 Pulao !!! 1
29 29 301 Pulao Are you Mr. Fish? 1
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31 31 301 1 Big Fish Yeah, it's me. 1
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33 33 301 1 Pulao Could you please... 1
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36 36 301 1 Big Fish Sorry. No can do. 1
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39 39 301 1 Pulao But I haven't even said it... 1
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41 41 301 1 Big Fish For thousands of years, almost everyone who came to this eastmost land was after my tears. 1
42 42 301 Big Fish I don't mind giving them out, but I'm way past the age when I felt like crying all the time. In fact, I have not wept for almost a hundred years. 1
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44 44 301 1 Pulao What? Then what did Mr. Simpie bring back? 1
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46 46 301 1 Big Fish Oh, that muscular guy. The tear he took was preserved when I was still young. 1
47 47 301 Big Fish A few years ago, I gave out the last drop of tear stored, which marked my "farewell" with my tearful self. 1
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49 49 301 1 Pulao Farewell? 1
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51 51 301 1 Big Fish Yeah. Only kids get to cry whenever they want and do whatever they want. 1
52 52 301 Big Fish Tears are a sign of frailty. Adults don't need them. 1
53 53 301 Big Fish I bade farewell to my vigorous, passionate childhood and youth. 1
54 54 301 Big Fish Before I realized, I could no longer shed any tear. 1
55 55 301 Big Fish It's not that I don't want to help you. I am no longer able to cry. 1
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57 57 301 1 Pulao Why has it become like this... 1
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59 59 301 1 Big Fish If you ask this question, you won't be able to understand it right now. 1
60 60 301 Big Fish Because there is still passion in you. You probably have been like this all along. 1
61 61 301 Big Fish You do what you want to do, and say what you want to say. 1
62 62 301 Big Fish You have a lot of emotions. Of course you can cry whenever you feel like to. 1
63 63 301 Big Fish But my heart has withered. Even if you beat me up, I won't be able to cry. 1
64 64 301 Big Fish I can only accept everything in silence. 1
65 65 301 Big Fish Once passion is gone, only pale voidness remains. 1
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67 67 301 1 Pulao I don't understand the "pale" or "wither" you are saying. 1
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69 69 301 1 Pulao I just feel that... It's not that you don't want to cry. You are just unable to cry. 1
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71 71 301 1 Big Fish ...Feel? That's too vague. 1
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73 73 301 1 Pulao Um... My feelings aren't always right, but I still want to trust my instinct! 1
74 74 301 Pulao Because I saw a strong "spirit" in your eyes, Mr. Big Fish. 1
75 75 301 Pulao Just like all the adults I met before. No matter how difficult their lives were, they could not cry, because they had families, friends and loved ones that relied on them... 1
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77 77 301 1 Big Fish It is impossible for people to really understand and empathize with one another. Those were just your personal feelings. 1
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79 79 301 1 Pulao My mother once told me that eyes were the windows to the soul. People use their eyes to express emotions. 1
80 80 301 Pulao Words may lie, but eyes cannot. 1
81 81 301 Pulao When I looked them in the eye, I could understand... Everybody was living their own life. Every life was parallel to others, and they would never cross. 1
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83 83 301 1 Pulao They lost tears, and their fragile selves... to not get hurt, or for some other reasons... Sob... 1
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85 85 301 1 Big Fish You came for my tears. Why are you crying yourself? 1
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87 87 301 1 Pulao Because... I don't know why. I think I'm not making any sense. 1
88 88 301 Pulao But I just feel so sad. My tears won't stop. 1
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90 90 301 1 Big Fish Sigh... You mentioned parallel lines. I think it's a very good metaphor. Everyone lives on a parallel line, yet every now and then, we reach out and our lines cross. 1
91 91 301 Big Fish But you never know how much information the other party can receive from this one-sided communication. 1
92 92 301 Big Fish They may appear to be very passionate or empathic, but you never know how much they have really understood. 1
93 93 301 Big Fish Investing too much emotion only gets yourself hurt. 1
94 94 301 Big Fish So why not just shut your heart and freeze all emotions? 1
95 95 301 Big Fish I too have questioned this way of living. I was lost. But in the end, I chose to do things this way just like everyone else. 1
96 96 301 Big Fish Dreams, money, love... People have too many things to consider in life. There is no time and energy left to hesitate or cry. 1
97 97 301 Big Fish What I did was rational and correct... You get something, you lose something. 1
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99 99 301 1 Pulao Right... Everyone just keeps stacking the problems together... Putting shackles on themselves... 1
100 100 301 Pulao Everyone has their own shackles. Even when they are already badly hurt, they have to act like nothing happened and pretend to be strong in front of others. 1
101 101 301 Pulao But... wouldn't that make them even sadder? 1
102 102 301 Pulao is in tears. Big Fish does not know what to do.
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104 104 301 1 Big Fish Um... Maybe I'll give it a try... So I can give you some tears? 1
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106 106 301 1 Pulao Sorry... 1
107 107 301 Pulao I won't force you to give me tears anymore, Mr. Big Fish. 1
108 108 301 Pulao wipes off her tears. She finally calms down after a few deep breaths.
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110 110 301 1 Pulao The pains and stresses from growing up are already placing a heavy load on you, as well as every other adult. 1
111 111 301 Pulao I can't force you to do things just for my own purpose. 1
112 112 301 Pulao The world is vast. There must be another way to save Master, apart from your tears. 1
113 113 301 Pulao I just don't believe there isn't another way to get rid of Punini! 1
114 114 301 Big Fish has seen numerous kids over thousands of years. Pulao is no different from them; he has no idea if she is going to cry or laugh the next moment.
115 115 301 Pulao It must have been tough, Mr. Big Fish. 1
116 116 301 Pulao Thank you for everything. 1
117 117 301 She was in tears moments ago, but is smiling now.
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121 121 301 1 Big Fish ... 1
122 122 301 Big Fish Aren't you also pushing yourself? 1
123 123 301 Big Fish Your eyes are all swollen. Still, you are smiling at me. 1
124 124 301 Big Fish You said "it must have been tough"... 1
125 125 301 Big Fish Many people said the same to me. 1
126 126 301 Big Fish I don't know whether they meant it, were just flattering me, or being sarcastic… 1
127 127 301 Big Fish But what's so special about your words? 1
128 128 301 Big Fish Such simple words... But they just feel so different... 1
129 129 301 Perhaps it is their simplicity that makes them sound so heavy.
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131 131 301 1 Pulao Mr. Big Fish, your eyes have been shouting out loud just like everyone else. 1
132 132 301 Pulao They are screaming the loneliness inside you. 1
133 133 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Pulao That's why I just wanted to say it to you... 1
137 137 301 Big Fish I have a childhood panda friend, but we seldom talk after growing up. Every time we contacted each other, there was a purpose. It was either for his elixir, or helping him to buy bargained goods.
138 138 301 Big Fish He sent me bamboos every now and then, but I couldn't even eat them! He said it was to thank me for giving him my tear... But I'm pretty sure the bamboos have "unsold stock" stickers on them.
139 139 301 Big Fish I live the same life every day. But when someone asked about me, I only wanted to escape and stay by myself.
140 140 301 Big Fish There may be many fish around me, but I always keep my distance when they try to enter my heart.
141 141 301 Big Fish This life... is like a silent hell.
142 142 301 Big Fish closes his eyes as he tries to recall every little detail of life.
143 143 301 Big Fish There is no god in hell...
144 144 301 Big Fish The god descends from heaven and saves people from hell... That's only a fairy tale.
151 151 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Big Fish feels something on his head. He opens his eyes and sees Pulao in front.
152 152 301 She is smiling at him. Without a word, she gently pats his head.
153 153 301 Maybe a listener who is always willing to stay around can motivate people more than illusionary redemption.
154 154 301 The warmth of Pulao's palm circles Big Fish's body and strikes his heart.
155 155 301 Her innocent eyes and warm touch make Big Fish recall his dusted memories. The last time he was being treated like this was when his mother tended to him after he got hurt as a child.
156 156 301 Pulao You've already done great.
157 157 301 Big Fish feels like he has returned to thousands of years ago. He loses the hardened armor crafted over years and becomes a child again.
158 158 301 There is no need to think or worry, for the person in front is giving him all the attention and care. She only wants to cast away his sorrow, and is not seeking anything in return.
159 159 301 Pulao It must have been tough all these years.
160 160 301 A ray of sunlight pierces through the darkness in the heart, leaving tiny sparkles in it. Although they're not enough to warm up the cold heart, they still bring back the long-lost warmth.
161 161 301 Big Fish Thank you...
162 162 301 A small drop of tear slides down Big Fish's eye.
163 163 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin For a split second, Big Fish has reunited with his past.
