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1 1 101 AniZhuanchangEnd Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory596.jpg
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2 2 401 1 207
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3 3 301 DialogEnable With the color of the night grown heavy, the base sees its inhabitants finishing work and readying themselves for bedtime one after another.
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4 4 301 Taking advantage of the quiet hours, the young man tiptoes his way to a table and sits down. He sees a piece of paper left by the girl that carries her soft-written words.
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5 5 201 1 500506 16
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6 6 301 1 Young Man A ... 1
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7 7 301 Young Man A Did I use to do this, too? 1
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8 8 301 He folds the paper in half and wants to start writing something—only to realize that his mind is as blank as the paper that's staring right back at him.
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9 9 301 Young Man A The commandant said to write down whatever that pops up in my mind... What can I even remember, though? 1
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10 10 204 1 14
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11 11 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Closing his eyes, the young man delves into his memory.
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12 12 202 1 1
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13 13 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory0.png
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14 14 301 AniZhuanchangEnd And that's when he begins to feel it—the warmth from the pen he misses so much that throbs in sync with his heartbeats, invigorating every last dark corner in his consciousness.
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15 15 301 Young Man A If I try hard enough... maybe I can just recall a few things.
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16 16 301 Holding the pen in his hand, the young man repeats this line again and again, as though trying to prime himself.
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17 17 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Young Man A I can do this.
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18 18 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory596.jpg
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19 19 401 2 910
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20 20 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Still repeating the line, he follows his instinct and puts down a few random lines on the paper.
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21 21 301 Eventually, the lines—seemingly a great mess—turn into a circle.
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22 22 301 Then, coupled with the other drawings of irregular shapes, the circle transforms into a teenage young man sitting on a low chair.
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23 23 301 After which a simple bonfire appears before the young man, followed by an expansion grassland that grows from beneath his feet.
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24 24 301 The young man seems used to drawing all these, as though he's drawn them countless times before.
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26 26 201 1 500506 9
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27 27 301 1 Young Man A ...Wait, so I knew how to draw? 1
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28 28 304 But... 9999FF 1
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29 29 304 Where did all my drawings go? 9999FF 1 1
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30 30 304 Did someone keep a collection of them for me? 9999FF 1 1
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31 31 304 Or did they all just pile up into a mountain of used sketchbooks? 9999FF 1 1
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32 32 304 AniZhuanchangBegin Or... 9999FF 1 1
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33 33 204 1 4
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34 34 401 1 36
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35 35 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Young Man A I remember what happened to them now. 1
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36 36 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3
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37 37 504 0.7
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38 38 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory603.jpg
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39 39 201 1 500510 3 1
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40 40 301 1 ??? Mom, those are my drawings... 1
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41 41 202 1 1
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44 44 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory0.png
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45 45 301 Ever since the young man was still a kid, only one thing had ever happened to his works of art.
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46 46 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Right...
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47 47 401 1 202
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48 48 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory603.jpg
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49 49 301 AniZhuanchangEnd They would be torn into pieces, and would be used to keep fires burning or just discarded.
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52 52 301 1 Mom You have three seconds to give me the rest of your drawings—before I break your pencils, too. 1
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53 53 301 ??? No! You can't do that! 2
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54 54 301 Mom One... 1
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55 55 301 ??? I already have all the vocabulary words memorized from yesterday, and I've finished all the chores! 2
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56 56 301 Mom Two... 1
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57 57 301 ??? I had the hole in my T-shirt fixed, too! Why are you doing this?! 2
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58 58 301 Mom Three. 1
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59 59 301 ??? Please, Mom! It's just something I do for a bit before I go to bed! 2
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60 60 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3
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62 62 301 And with it, the begging turns into the sounds of snapped pencils, slaps, and screams—to which a neighbor lashes with ear-splitting shouts.
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63 63 301 RImgBg1Shake ???? For God's sake, goddamn witch! Can't you just save all that for tomorrow?!
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64 64 301 Mom ... 1
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65 65 301 Mom [—], let go and stand straight. 1
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66 66 301 The woman says his name, yet he just can't hear it past the blur.
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67 67 301 ??? ... 2
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68 68 301 Mom I've told you so many times already—drawing isn't going to help put food on your table, and that it's only going to ruin your eyes. 1
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69 69 301 Mom And look at what it's done to your eyes already. 1
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70 70 301 Mom It cost me one year's worth of my savings to buy you this pair of glasses. Do you know what that means exactly? 1
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71 71 301 ??? I'm sorry, Mom, but... 2
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72 72 301 Mom I don't need your apologies or "buts". I just wanted you to know that you've been strangling your own future. 1
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73 73 301 Mom With all the schools gone, you're responsible for your own learning now. You need to arm yourself with a skill that can get you into the reservation area or the medical area, where you'll be safe. 1
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74 74 301 Mom And even if you just want to live on the lower level of Asslam for the rest of your life, you'll still need to work to keep yourself alive. 1
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75 75 301 ??? ... 2
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76 76 301 Mom Clean up the mess here. Aunt Rachel will be here tomorrow, and you'd do well to get out there with her to get a real taste of the world. 1
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77 77 301 Mom See for yourself all those people that are dying from the Punishing Virus, and you'll see why I want you to live close to a CPF. 1
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78 78 301 ??? I don't want to work at Cargo, though! 2
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79 79 301 Mom What do you want to do, then? Are you just going to keep drawing? Or are you going to keep fighting the dudes from Carriage H or the security guards from above? 1
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80 80 301 ??? ...How did you find out about all that? 2
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81 81 301 The boy lowers his head, his face heavy with emotions.
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82 82 301 Mom Oh, I know everything. You would have been a goner if it weren't for Rachel... 1
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83 83 301 ??? But I roughed them up only because... 2
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84 84 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3
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85 85 304 Because they bad-mouthed you. ffffffff Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory0.png 1 1
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86 86 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3
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87 87 301 1 These words are stuck at the tip of his tongue.
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88 88 301 Mom [—]... 1
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89 89 301 Calling the young boy's name, she lets out a few coughs.
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90 90 301 Mom You're nine already, and I can't be around you forever. 1
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91 91 301 Mom We're living through a very chaotic time, and you'll need to learn to live on your own. Bravery is good, but you'd be stupid to throw your life away over some petty conflict. 1
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92 92 301 Mom You need to go with Rachel to have a real taste of the world out there. That's when you'll learn your place in this world! 1
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93 93 301 ??? ... 2
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94 94 301 The boy looks at his mother with those pleading eyes of his, hoping she'd spare him the suffering of work.
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95 95 301 Their eyes are locked for what seems like an eternity. Seeing that nothing is going to change his mother's mind, the boy finally gives in.
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96 96 301 ??? Fine, then. 2
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99 99 301 1 As far as he can remember of his mother, he has never seen her without the mask.
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100 100 301 She never ate or washed her face in front of her son, and she barely ever slept with the boy around.
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101 101 301 Every time he got curious and snuck into his mother's workspace, he'd always get a piece of his mother's mind.
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102 102 301 From what he heard from the workers, a riot is what caused his mother to start wearing the mask—and his father's death.
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103 103 301 The well-planned riot is the very reason their family is now stuck on the lower level of Asslam.
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104 104 301 His mother had to pull strings to get herself a job, the one that's barely keeping them both alive now.
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105 105 301 He has no idea what his mother does for work exactly, only that everyone dislikes her work as much as her mask.
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111 111 301 1 ??? Wait, is this all I'm getting? You do know I'm friends with 'em boys up there, right? What? You don't give a damn? Get lost forever with that stupid mask of yours, then! 1
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112 112 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3
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115 115 301 1 ??? Look, damn witch! I told you about this application! How's that possible? I did have a few drinks on the 14th, but I swear I totes remember this! 1
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116 116 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3
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119 119 301 1 ??? Did you really have to kick Joe out? He might have broken some rules, but he's a brother! Damn it, I should really ask one of the guards to shoot you and that little monster of yours dead! 1
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120 120 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3
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125 125 301 1 ??? Hey, speaking of the devil! Mommy was away for a night shift last night, and I saw her coming out with so many guys this morning. Do you even know which one of them is Daddy? Hahahaha! 1
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127 127 301 ??? —! 3
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136 136 301 AniZhuanchangBegin 1 Rachel STOP! 1
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139 139 301 AniZhuanchangEnd 1 Mom ... 1
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140 140 301 His mother never loses her cool in the face of all the threats and jibes coming her way...
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141 141 301 The same way she never gives in to her son's pleading, so long as she thinks his requests fail to align with her plan.
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142 142 301 She's like a tree—one that provides nothing beyond the shade and fruit that keep him alive.
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143 143 301 There is, however, one single person who manages to stay on friendly terms with his mother. The person is none other than Rachel, the head of the lower level's Cargo Crew.
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144 144 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Rachel is friends with everyone, and there is not a single person living on the lower level that doesn't respect her.
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150 150 301 AniZhuanchangEnd 1 Rachel So, Julie sent you down here because of what happened yesterday, I gather? 1
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152 152 301 ??? ... 2
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153 153 301 Rachel I see you don't like that I told your mom about what happened. 1
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154 154 301 ??? ...No, not exactly. 2
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155 155 301 Rachel Or did none of that make any sense to her and she just decided to go hard on you? 1
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157 157 301 ??? ...Aunt Rachel. 2
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158 158 204 1
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159 159 301 Rachel Do you really have any idea how crazy the whole situation was yesterday? You can fight the kids from Carriage H all you want because I know they got nothing on you when it comes to running. 1
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160 160 301 Rachel But you just can't afford to mess with those guards from up there. They've got guns—and we all know that those guns are meant for anything but to keep us safe. 1
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161 161 301 Rachel So long as Asslam is theirs, they own all of us here and can kill you whenever they want to—at the cost of some cheap compensation to your mom. 1
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163 163 301 ??? ...I'm sorry. 2
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165 165 301 Rachel It's fine. I'm sure you've learned your lesson, and I didn't come to blame you. See, I was just worried. 1
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166 166 301 ??? Okay. 2
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167 167 301 Rachel And I've given those kids from Carriage H a piece of my mind for you. 1
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169 169 301 ??? Really? 2
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170 170 301 Rachel Why would I lie? I know very well what they've been saying behind your back, and I really should have dealt with it sooner. It's not your fault. 1
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172 172 301 ??? ...Okay! 2
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173 173 301 He nods earnestly.
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175 175 301 Rachel But hey, I understand those kids have been messing with you, but you really want to drop that long face of yours sometime. Hill told me she said hi to you the other night, and apparently you just walked away all pissed without greeting her. The poor woman was shocked. 1
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176 176 301 Rachel There aren't many in Carriage N on friendly terms with your mom and you, and Hill is definitely one of the handful. 1
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178 178 301 ??? I'm sorry... 2
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179 179 301 Rachel Save that for when you see her next time. 1
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181 181 301 ??? ... 2
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182 182 301 Rachel You refuse to say that to her yourself? 1
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183 183 301 ??? She was just standing around watching when the kids from Carriage H picked on me. 2
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184 184 301 Rachel Look, [—], you need to understand that not everyone has what it takes to stand up to the bad guys. She might have stayed away, but that doesn't mean she approved of what they did. 1
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185 185 301 ??? ... 2
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187 187 301 ??? ...Okay. 2
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189 189 301 ??? I'll go and apologize to her tonight. 2
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191 191 301 Rachel Atta boy. 1
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192 192 301 ??? Should I go to Cargo with you, then? 2
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193 193 301 Rachel No, because I've got you a much better position. 1
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194 194 301 ??? A much better position? 2
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195 195 301 Rachel See that ventilation duct up there? I need you to go up there and see if there's anything in it that needs fixing. 1
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196 196 301 ??? But I don't even know what needs to be fixed. 2
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197 197 301 Rachel That's fine. You just need to go all the way to the end and stay there until I call for you at night. 1
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198 198 301 ??? That's it? 2
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199 199 301 Rachel Of course. What? You think I'd put a nine-year-old in Cargo? 1
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200 200 301 Rachel winks at the boy.
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201 201 301 ??? Gotcha. Thanks. 2
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202 202 301 Rachel Haha, I'd save that for later if I were you. 1
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203 203 301 ??? ...? 2
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205 205 301 Not fully understanding Rachel's intention, the boy climbs down the ventilation duct she pointed at.
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206 206 301 AniZhuanchangBegin When he finally reaches the end, he sees that there isn't some secluded tunnel waiting for him—rather, it's a place he's never even dared dream of.
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209 209 301 AniZhuanchangEnd 1 ??? The book storage? 1
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211 211 301 The boy is now at Storage 08 in Carriage P's cargo—where they store piles and piles of paper books waiting to be sold and a terminal storing e-books and data.
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212 212 301 There are novels and books on poems, history, and myths—but other than these, there are also picture books and mangas, which any nine-year-old would find much easier to read.
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213 213 301 Like a fish who's finally found water, he dives right into a book he seems to be able to read and begins reading away.
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214 214 301 The boy was ready to grind through the day, but it ended up being so much fun that he forgot to eat the food he brought.
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215 215 301 Time creeps by with every turned page—and before the boy knows it, his time is up.
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218 218 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Hearing knocks coming from the ventilation duct, the boy reluctantly puts down the book in his hands and goes back the way he came through the ventilation duct.
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222 222 301 AniZhuanchangEnd 1 Rachel So? How did you like hanging out alone in there? 1
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224 224 301 ??? It wasn't bad, but... 2
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225 225 301 The boy thinks this is all too good to be true.
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226 226 301 If Mom finds out about it, will she tear down the whole storage?
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227 227 301 And what if those people that hate my mom find out that I was there? Are there going to be consequences?
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228 228 301 Rachel You're going to be fine, as long as you don't find it scary. I'll just tell your mom that I've put you on the Maintenance Crew to help them fix the tunnel because you're too young to come to Cargo. 1
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230 230 301 Rachel Alrighty, [—]. 1
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231 231 301 Rachel Keep it down and be careful with the books. And remember to keep an eye out for people when you go in and out. 1
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232 232 301 Rachel Let me handle talking to your mom. 1
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234 234 301 ??? Right. Thank you. 2
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235 235 301 Rachel No worries. The world might be a mess now, but knowledge will still pay off in the long run. 1
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236 236 301 Rachel Make sure you read and learn a whole bunch of things in there. 1
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238 238 301 Rachel And try to be nicer to your mom. You see, she's just trying to help because... 1
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240 240 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Hesitating for a few moments, Rachel decides to drop what she was about to say.
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243 243 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The boy never dares to ask what Rachel was going to say.
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244 244 301 After Rachel's talk with the young boy's mother, he now has four hours' worth of "work" to do for the Maintenance Crew outside of chores and studying.
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245 245 301 At home, he pays close attention to his mother's tone, and he works and studies harder than ever—to keep his mother in the dark.
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246 246 301 Once he's back at the storage with all the books, he becomes a fish swimming freely across a sea of books, all the while absorbing all the nutrients it provides.
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247 247 301 This place shelters him from everything—be it his mother, or the venom that spews out of people's mouths when they mouth off his mother.
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248 248 301 Many find books like these too impractical for kids' good.
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249 249 301 But to someone like him—someone born on and confined to a train—these books are his only chance to learn about the world out there.
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250 250 301 He might not own these books, but he's confident that he knows what's in these books better than the one who owns them.
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251 251 301 Be it the Golden Age, the ever-expanding universe, or the romance and tears—he remembers every single story he's read.
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252 252 301 A story he remembers particularly well is one where the protagonist vows to fight for justice and an ideal world, and how the world is actually fixed in the end.
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253 253 301 In the countless stories he's read, people stop hurting one another to survive—rather, they work as one to rebuild their home.
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254 254 301 Repenting or not, the bad guys pay for what they've done.
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255 255 301 Through these stories, he gradually comes to grasp with his place on the train—and why it's important to fight oppression back.
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257 257 301 1 ??? If someone could really make it happen, then this place would probably change like the world does from the stories... 1
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258 258 301 With the book in his hands, the boy makes a wish to himself—he wants to become someone like the hero from the stories, someone who fights for "justice"...
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260 260 301 ??? In fact, he thinks he would probably be happy to just fight alongside the hero. 1
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261 261 301 Again and again, the boy would dream of being the hero that comes to the world's rescue—yet it soon wears away when his mother comes down hard on him.
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262 262 301 She has criticized him in more ways than one, putting all sorts of labels on his dream—eventually, the boy loses ground.
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264 264 301 ??? ...It's probably high time that I faced the music. 1
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265 265 301 ??? Mom is probably going to be mad again if I pick fights with the kids. 1
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266 266 301 Deciding to compromise with reality, the boy comes up with an action plan—in which he secretly stores away his dream.
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268 268 301 ??? I'm sure Mom is going to be okay with me drawing when the train is once again peaceful and I've learned how to keep my head above water. 1
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269 269 301 ??? But for now, I guess I'll just do as Mom and Rachel say and help around the house. 1
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270 270 301 And life goes on, as the boy holds on to his flimsy little dream and goes through all the emotional ups and downs that come with it.
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271 271 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Life hasn't been exactly easy growing up, what with all the pressures and his futile resistance against them—yet here he is, ready to turn 11.
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