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Blast! He's gone into the woods.

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The hunt is more fun when
they give us a bit of a chase.

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Let's go.

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Are you mad? Isn't this...

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...the haunted wood?

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Surely you don't believe that nonsense?

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Of course not!

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Get out!

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These woods are guarded by werewolves!

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You'll be cursed if they discover you!

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Gadzooks! Who is that crone?

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Who knows. Let's hurry on.

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R-Right...

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You fools!

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Ah, there they are!

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Where did the fox go?

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Why are they barking?

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What the hell is that?!

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How should I know?!

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W-Was that...

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...a werewolf?

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Herr Reinald.

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Welcome back.

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Oh, it's just you.

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How was your hunt?

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Why, Herr Reinald...

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Your nose is bleeding.

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Herr Reinald?

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What's wrong? Stay with me, Reinald!

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Wh-What's going on?!

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Stay with me, Reinald!

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Herr Briegel!

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No!

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"A pleasure to meet you."

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"Ich freue mich Sie kennenzulernen."

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That was appalling. 
Your intonation is all wrong.

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Again.

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"Ich freue mich Sie kennenzulernen."

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Again.

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"Ich freue mich Sie kennenzulernen!"

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<b>Black Butler</b>

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<b>Emerald Witch Arc</b>

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"Ich freue mich Sie kennenzulernen."

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I have to stop. 
This is giving me motion sickness.

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How undignified.

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I'm just no good at German pronunciation.

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I can read it. Isn't that enough?

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Germany, my lord?

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Yes. Her Majesty has 
ordered me to investigate

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a series of suspicious deaths in Germany.

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She ordered you to go in person?

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The Phantomhives' role is to 
manage England's underworld.

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I don't see why I should
 have to go to Germany.

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<i>"My dear boy—</i>

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<i>There has been a series of 
suspicious deaths in southern Germany."</i>

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<i>"I am told that all of the victims
 were perfectly healthy</i>

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<i>before being struck by 
a sudden deformity and dying."</i>

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<i>"My grandson, William, is Germany's emperor,</i>

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<i>and Germany is my family's homeland."</i>

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<i>"If an epidemic is breaking out, I wish 
to provide medical support immediately,</i>

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<i>but I have been unable to obtain a clear response
 from Willy or the Imperial government."</i>

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<i>"I am terribly worried."</i>

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If Germany isn't answering her inquiries,
 she can't officially send an envoy.

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Thus, the task has fallen to you?

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We've gone abroad once before 
in the course of an investigation,

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but I can't make out her reason 
for sending me this time.

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Why not ask her for a clearer explanation?

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She'd only dodge the subject.

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A dog's job is to joyfully chase 
the bone his master throws, isn't it?

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The Phantomhives have an underground 
information network across Europe and Asia.

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Perhaps her intention was to rely on that.

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You-know-who is in Germany.
I inherited him from my father.

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Let's have Chlaus pay him a visit. Set it up.

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Very good.

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It's been a long time, Chlaus.

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I apologize that this job was so sudden.

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Nonsense. It's perfectly fine.

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Though I must say your butler 
appears where he's least expected.

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It's been a long time.

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I was enjoying a sauna in Finland
 when he popped up. Gave me quite a shock.

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Please accept my apologies.

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I'm just glad your holiday 
was relatively nearby this time.

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One time, you were on 
the other side of the world.

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Holidays are the only pastime 
we old men have left to us.

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Now, let's discuss the souvenir 
you requested from Germany.

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I called upon him as soon 
as I arrived in Germany,

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but he claimed to be busy
 and turned me away.

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Oh?

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I was forced to inspect the scene myself.

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It was very out of the way.

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I visited several villages and estates
 where deaths had occurred,

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but I didn't see any signs of an epidemic.

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What's more, the victims were uninjured 
and had been in perfect health.

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When I asked what had caused 
the deaths, the answer was always...

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"the witch's curse."

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Witch?

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Whatever it was affected 
men and women of all ages,

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but the victims did 
have one thing in common.

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They had all visited the 
same forest before their deaths:

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the "Werewolves' Forest."

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The locals call it forbidden ground, 
a cursed place, and the like. All very occult.

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The Werewolves' Forest?

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Yes. Southern Germany had brutal witch hunts
 from the 14th to the 17th centuries.

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Legend has it the surviving witches 
fled to a forest and settled there.

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Then, they unleashed familiars—
werewolves—to protect themselves.

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That forest has been called 
the "Werewolves' Forest" ever since,

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and they say everyone 
who sets foot in it is cursed.

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People dying of curses? Ridiculous.

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I was certain you'd say that.

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I'm sorry that was the 
only information I could gather.

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No, I'm sorry to have put you to the trouble.

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I suppose I have no choice 
but to go in person.

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Changing the subject, 
there's something else I'd like to ask.

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Undertaker has disappeared.

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Undertaker, eh?

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You've known him since my father was earl,
 so you must know more about him than I do.

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I'd like information. Any detail could help.

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I'm afraid the two of us 
stay out of each other's affairs.

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And Undertaker met Vincent—
your father—before I did.

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I assume the only person who knew Vincent 
longer than Undertaker is you-know-who.

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They met in school, after all.

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Shall we call on you-know-who 
while we're in Germany, then?

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We'll be in the same country.

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A fine idea, but German beauties—well,
 <i>former</i> beauties— aren't easily wooed.

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You'll have to turn on the charm, Junior.

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I'll have to pray the beauty 
is in a good mood when I arrive.

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Sebastian, arrange our tickets.

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Yes, my lord.

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Like father, like son. 
Why are all their requests so troublesome?

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Still, I can't believe he's 13 already.

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He must look more like his father every day.

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Ich will nicht unter dem Fluch
 der Hexe sterben.

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Ich werde nicht gehen, 
egal wie viel Geld man mir bietet.

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Oi, Sebastian. What language is he speaking?

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East Franconian.

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It's a dialect spoken in southern Germany.

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It's nothing like standard German!
What was the point of my studies?!

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It's always important to grasp 
the fundamentals, my lord.

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Well? What is he saying?

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"I'll not be goin' dyin' o' 
no witch's curse, no fear."

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"No sum o' money could 
convince me t'take ye there."

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And so on.

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Has he seen one of the "cursed"?

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Have you seen a cursed person?

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'Course I 'as! Right terrible sight.

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Faces swell'd up twice 'eir size an' skin all meltin'.

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One o' 'em died right there an' th' one 
'oo lived went doolally from th' shock.

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One survived?

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S'right.

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'E was shakin' in fear an' cryin' out:
"Th' werewolves're comin'!"

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Where is this person?

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Was some rich boy, son o' the Briegels, as lives 
on th' outskirts o' th' village, but he i'nt there now.

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Law came'n took 'im t'big hospital,
 same as th' dead man.

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Can't go lettin' 'im infect no one.

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There is a survivor, 
but his mind was so deeply disturbed,

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he kept saying werewolves 
were coming for him.

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So he actually saw a werewolf?

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Officials came and took him to a major hospital,
 along with another victim who died.

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Shall I search all the hospitals in the country?

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No need. It's no use conversing with 
someone whose mind is so confused.

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It would be faster to go to 
the Werewolves' Forest ourselves.

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He refuses to drive us there, 
no matter how much we offer him, my lord.

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Then, ask him this:

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How much for a carriage?

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My arse hurts.

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Baldo! That's vulgar, yes!

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But we've been sittin' here for over a day.

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Pretty unusual for the young master
 to bring us with him, huh?

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Yes, yes.

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Excuse me! Give us the ball back, please!

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Okay!

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Here it comes!

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Sorry!

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You speak German?

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...says Donne.

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Yeah, a little.

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Everyone.

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We've procured carriages. 
Please load our luggage.

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So this is the Werewolves' Forest, yes...

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It's so creepy!

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I can believe it's cursed.

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I see the compass is malfunctioning.

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There may be mineral resources underground.

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Or there may be a curse.

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You're saying that, too?

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You're attended by a demon, 
and you've met grim reapers.

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I find it odd you don't believe in curses.

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In fact...

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What connects the two of us 
is a curse in its own right.

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Still, all the "witches" were mere humans
 falsely convicted in ludicrous trials.

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It's not as though they literally flew
around in the sky and summoned storms.

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It's odder to believe in 
supernatural powers like curses.

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Or, well... I think it is.

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Who can say?

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Have you ever met a real witch, then?

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Yes. Long ago, I met 
several individuals called that.

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Did they summon you to 
a Witches' Sabbath and worship you?

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I very much doubt demon worship 
was the purpose of the historical Sabbaths.

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Perhaps they were more accurately gatherings
 of wicked adults who wanted to escape reality

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by indulging in debauchery.

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No human can summon one of us

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unless they are prepared to offer 
their soul in exchange for their wish.

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Some of us have been known 
to appear on a whim, though.

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Are you...

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Am I what?

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Never mind.

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Goodness.

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Look, young master. There's a building ahead.

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So there really is a village in this forest.

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Nobody's here. Was this place abandoned?

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No. The houses have been maintained.

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There are definitely people living here.

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Oi! Is anyone here?

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Attention, everyone!

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Intruders!

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A nice warm welcome.

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What are you doing here? How did you get in?

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<i>Are there no men in this village?</i>

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<i>And the women's clothes 
are centuries out of date!</i>

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Tell them we want to speak 
with the lord of this land.

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At once.

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We don't want any trouble.

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I'd like to see your lord.

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What?

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Our lord?

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Could Sullivan be their target?

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Sullivan?

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Oi, what are they saying?

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Silence!

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You must be informants.

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Informants? No, that's not true...

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We won't let any informants escape!

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Don't let them leave here alive!

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Death to the informants!

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What's all this commotion?

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S-Sullivan!

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Forgive us for allowing intruders into our village.

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Are you Sullivan, the leader of this village?

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Indeed.

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I am Sieglinde Sullivan,

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the ruler of this forest.

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I am Sieglinde Sullivan, 
the ruler of this forest.

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<i>This child is their leader?</i>

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Where the hell're <i>you</i> from?

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Pardon?

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Stop that, Wolfram.

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Ow, ow, ow!

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I apologize. We haven't had 
visitors from outside in some time.

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And...

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<i>Wh-What is it?</i>

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I don't know how you got here,

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but this is Wolfsschlucht, the "Wolf's Valley."

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No outsiders are permitted to stay here.

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Now get out!

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We'd better withdraw for now 
and come up with a strategy.

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Quite.

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We understand. In that case, 
we'll take our leave—

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Halt!

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You lot don't seem to realize how lucky you
 were to get through the forest uninjured.

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What might that mean?

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Don't act like you don't know.

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This forest is under werewolf protection.

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May I take that as confirmation that this is
 the "witches' forest" mentioned in folklore?

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Herr Wolfram, these people are 
dangerous. We must dispose of—

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Stop.

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Young mistress, that's...

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So you won't do as I say?

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I will.

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Listen closely. If you turn back now, 
night will fall before you're clear of the forest.

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That forest is incredibly dangerous at night.

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There's no guarantee you'd make it through 
safely this time. Rather, you'd stand no chance.

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Therefore...

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We will make a special exception 
and allow you to stay for one night.

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We'll lend you rooms. 
Leave here as soon as the sun rises—

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Herr Wolfram! You can't invite 
outsiders into the Emerald Castle!

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Hilde, the young mistress asks this of us.

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Frau Hilde...

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What's happening?

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The leader will allow us to 
stay the night at her estate.

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That is my mistress's home: 
the Emerald Castle.

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Follow me.

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First, he says "Leave," 
then he says "Stay." What's this about?

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I don't know.

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However, this village certainly 
seems worth investigating.

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What is this place?!

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It's full of torture devices!

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...says Wilde.

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Those devices were used 
during the witch trials.

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This is getting more and more occult.

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Oi, shorty.

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What's your name?

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Oh, dear. It was rude not 
to introduce ourselves.

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She's asking your name, my lord.

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I'm Ciel Phantomhive.

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<i>Somehow, I get the feeling 
she said something rude to me.</i>

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Age?

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My young master is 13 years old.

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Hmm.

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We're up high! Fall from here, and you're dead.

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We've arrived.

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This is the Emerald Castle.