3 3 301 DialogEnable ??? "Once upon a time, there lived a king and queen. They were kind and wise, and the people lived happily under their rule."
4 4 301 ??? "But the king and queen had a problem—they were childless. So the king and queen prayed with the people to God and asked for God to give them a child."
5 5 301 ??? "And God responded to their wishes. One day when the queen was bathing, a frog emerged from the water and said to the queen:"
6 6 301 AniZhuanchangBegin ??? "God will fulfill your wishes, and you will soon have a child."
9 9 301 AniZhuanchangEnd With the long winter approaching, the people of Soltvara are sorting supplies from the ARU.
10 10 301 Inventory Manager Hey... Why is so much of the cargo missing this time!
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12 12 301 1 Yakov They said that the snow chains on the truck broke and it overturned in Ladoga Lake... Pff, do they think we'll buy that? 1
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14 14 301 1 Ivan Yuri and those bastards had to have embezzled it... The ARU keeps sending less supplies with each shipment! 1
15 15 301 Inventory Manager No way... You expect us to survive the winter with this?
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17 17 301 1 Yakov Hey, Evgeny, you're the head of our district. Say something! If we go on like this, we'll all be finished before the Punishing Virus is eradicated! 1
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19 19 301 More and more people gathered around in front of the supply crate as the first few men fought angrily.
20 20 301 Daddy was surrounded by the crowd. His eyebrows were knit fiercely in an imposing look never before seen since the Punishing Virus had brought everyone to the settlement.
21 21 301 Evgeny I know... I'll talk to the person in charge of other settlements. Don't worry, we won't have less supplies.
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23 23 301 PanelActor1Shake 1 Yakov ...Talk? Do you still want to "talk" with them at this point? 1
24 24 301 The man burst out laughing, and suddenly grabbed Dad by the collar.
25 25 301 Amberia Daddy...!
26 26 301 Daddy stretched out his hand to keep me behind him as he gently shook his head.
27 27 301 Evgeny What are you guys gonna do?
28 28 301 Yakov If they rob us of our supplies without saying a word, we'll rob them back! Why do we have to suffer from starvation and then frigid cold while they leisurely spend the winter with our supplies?! 1
29 29 301 Yakov We've got enough weapons here in the steel mill. We can make our move tomorrow. Evgeny, you're our leader. We'll follow you. 1
30 30 301 Evgeny But...
31 31 301 Yakov grinned a twisted smile and threw the checklist at Daddy.
32 32 301 Yakov We've got enough supplies to last us a month. You're the leader, you should have our best interests at heart. 1
33 33 301 Yakov If we don't strike first, then they'll be sure to kill us sooner or later. Just look at this. It's flat out highway robbery! 1
34 34 301 Yakov You guys agree, don'tcha? This is for the good of the people! 1
35 35 301 Evgeny looked around at the residents. Mothers held their children; old people shook their heads and sighed. Their thin faces were full of callous despair.
36 36 301 Evgeny ...I understand.
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38 38 301 ...
39 39 301 After the crowd dispersed, Daddy turned to look at me. Exhausted, he laughed.
40 40 301 Evgeny It's okay. Everything will be all right. Daddy is in charge here. It's my responsibility to ensure everyone gets through this winter safely. Even if... I have to do something I know I shouldn't.
41 41 301 Daddy looked at me, but I knew he was just talking to himself.
42 42 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Evgeny Lia, wait at home for Daddy to come back. There's nothing to be afraid of.
46 46 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The area was engulfed in flames.
47 47 301 A few days ago, Daddy left with others carrying weapons to visit another settlement. But we haven't heard back from them.
48 48 301 Then a group of armed thugs blew open the gate to the settlement. They frantically looted the place of its supplies, beat those in their way, and burned the houses.
49 49 301 I hid in the corner of the room and watched the spreading fire approach from the window. Despite lacking fuel, the frigid house was now hotter than ever.
50 50 301 Amberia Cough... There's... Nowhere to go... Daddy, why haven't you come back?
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52 52 301 Suddenly, someone burst through the door. Covered in injuries, Daddy rushed into the room.
53 53 301 Amberia Daddy! Where'd you go? You're hurt...!
54 54 301 Evgeny Lia! Thank goodness... I'm sorry. I got here too late.
55 55 301 Daddy picked me up and carried me out of the room.
56 56 301 DialogDisable Evgeny Let's get out of here first!
66 66 301 DialogEnable After running for some time, we arrived at an abandoned factory. The stench and heat of the scorching flames were finally behind us.
67 67 301 The abandoned factory was full of people who escaped from the settlement. Their faces were covered with blood and despair, while others suffered severe burns during their escape and laid on the ground groaning in pain.
68 68 301 Seeing us, everyone fell silent. The look in their eyes was filled with something I couldn't understand.
69 69 301 I didn't realize until much later, that this was—hatred.
70 70 301 ??? If the flames keep burning like this, I'm afraid the power station will...
71 71 301 I don't know who said this, the factory fell back into dead silence.
72 72 301 That's the area's last centralized power station still in operation. If it's destroyed, the people of Soltvara will be left without a shelter.
73 73 301 Evgeny There's no cause for alarm. As long as the outer fire door remains closed, the fire extinguisher system will activate before the fire reaches the core...
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75 75 301 1 Ivan Oh, no... The main door is open! 1
76 76 301 Evgeny What?! What happened?!
77 77 301 Aware of his mistake, Ivan trembled and glanced at Yakov.
78 78 301 Ivan It-it was all Yakov's idea. He said to hide... 1
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80 80 301 1 Yakov Shut up! Now's not the time for that nonsense! 1
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82 81 301 Evgeny ...I'm going to go to the power station and close the fire door.
83 82 301 Evgeny I'll be right back. Wait for me here.
84 83 301 Dad reached out and patted my head, then rushed out of the factory without looking back and ran towards the power station.
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86 84 301 1 Yakov Ivan! Let's go, too! 1
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88 86 301 Yakov grabbed Ivan, who was shaking for some reason, and ran to catch up.
89 87 301 Soon after, we heard an explosion in the distance.
90 88 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Daddy never returned after that.
