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[Assistant] You and I must lodge here, Edmund," said Caspian.


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[Assistant] We'll leave your kinsman the bunk and sling hammocks for ourselves.


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[Assistant] I beseech your majesty, said Dwinian. No, no, shipmate, said Caspian. We have argued all that out already. You and Rince


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[Assistant] Eustace, very green in the face, scowled.


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[Assistant] I've brought you something that will make you feel better, Eustace," said Lucy.


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[Assistant] And it must have felt better, because instead of wailing about the storm in his head,


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[Assistant] He began demanding to be put ashore and said that at the first port he would lodge a disposition against them all with the British consul.


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[Assistant] But when Reepycheep asked what a disposition was, and how you lodged it,


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[Assistant] Creepy Chief thought it was some new way of arranging a single combat. Eustace could only reply, Fancy not knowing that.


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[Assistant] In the end they succeeded in convincing Eustace that they were already sailing as fast as they could towards the nearest land they knew.


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[Assistant] And that they had no more power of sending him back to Cambridge.


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[Assistant] After that he sulkily agreed to put on the fresh clothes which had been put out for him, and come on deck. Caspian now showed them over the ship, though indeed they had seen most of it already.


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[Assistant] They went up onto the folksal and saw the look-out man, standing on a little shelf inside the gilded dragon's neck, and peering through its open mouth.


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[Assistant] Inside the boxel was the galley, or ship's kitchen.


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[Assistant] And quarters for such people as the Boson, the Carpenter, the Cook and the Master Archer.


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[Assistant] And anything smelly is put as far forward as possible.


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[Assistant] You realized that if you fell there was no particular reason why you should fall on board rather than in the sea. Then they were taken to the poop, where Rince was on duty with another man at the great tiller, and behind that the dragon's tail rose up, covered with gilding, and round inside it ran a little bench. The name of the ship was Dawn Treader.


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[Assistant] Even with the cogs, dromans, carrocks, and galleons which Narnia had owned when Lucy and Edmund had reigned there under Peter as the High King.


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[Assistant] For nearly all navigation had died out in the reins of Caspian's ancestors.


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[Assistant] When his uncle, Miraz the usurper, had sent the seven lords to sea,


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[Assistant] They had had to buy a Galmian ship and man it with hired Galmian sailors.


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[Assistant] But now Caspian have begun to teach the Narnians to be seafaring folk once more.


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[Assistant] And the Dawn Treader was the finest ship he had built yet. She was so small.


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[Assistant] Eustace of course would be pleased with nothing, and kept on boasting about liners and motorboats and aeroplanes and submarines.


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[Assistant] As if he knew anything about them, muttered Edmund. But the other two were delighted with the dawn-treader, and when they returned after the cabin and supper,


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[Assistant] And tasted the salt on their lips and thought of unknown lands on the eastern rim of the world.


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[Assistant] Lucy felt that she was almost too happy to speak.


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[Assistant] What Eustace thought, had best be told in his own words, for when they all got their clothes back, dried, next morning, he had once got out a little black notebook and a pencil and started to keep a diary. He always had this notebook with him, and kept a record of his marks in it.


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[Assistant] All the others pretend to take no notice of this, either from swank, or because Harold says one of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts.


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[Assistant] It's madness to come out into the sea in a rotten little thing like this.


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[Assistant] Not much bigger than a lifeboat, and of course absolutely primitive indoors. No proper saloon, no radio, no bathrooms, no deck chairs.


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[Assistant] I was dragged all over it yesterday evening, and it would make anyone sick to hear Caspian showing off his funny little toy boat as if it was the Queen Mary.


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[Assistant] I tried to tell him what real ships are like, but he's too dense. E and L of course didn't back me up.


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[Assistant] I suppose a kid like Ill doesn't realize the danger, and E is buttering up C, as everyone does here. They call him a king. I said I was a Republican, but he had to ask me what that meant. He doesn't seem to know anything at all.


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[Assistant] Almost a nice room, compared with the rest of this place. She says that's because she's a girl.


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[Assistant] I tried to make him see what Alberta says, that all that sort of thing is really lowering girls, but he was too dense.


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[Assistant] Still, he might see that I shall be ill if I'm kept in that hole any longer.


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[Assistant] He says we mustn't grumble because he is sharing it with us himself to make room for Elle. As if that didn't make it more crowded and far worse. Nearly forgot to say that there is also a kind of mouse thing that gives everyone the most frightful cheeks.


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[Assistant] The others can put up with it if they like, but I shall twist his tail pretty soon if he tries it on me. The food is frightful too.


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[Assistant] The trouble between Eustace and Lepecheve arrived even sooner than might have been expected. Before dinner the next day, when the others were sitting round the table waiting,


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[Assistant] Being at sea gives one a magnificent appetite. Eustace came rushing in, winging his hands and shouting out


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[Assistant] His sword was drawn, and his whiskers looked very fierce, but he was as polite as ever.


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[Assistant] I asked your pardons all, he said, and especially her majesties, if I had known that he would take refuge here.


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[Assistant] What on earth's up? Our statement. What had really happened was this.


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[Assistant] Reepy Cheep, who never felt that the ship was getting on fast enough, loved to sit on the bulwarks far forwards, just beside the dragon's head.


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[Assistant] Gazing out at the eastern horizon and singing softly in his little chirping voice the song the dryad had made for him.


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[Assistant] He never held on to anything, however the ship pitched, and kept his balance with perfect ease.


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[Assistant] Perhaps his long tail hanging down to the deck inside the bulwarks made this easier.


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[Assistant] And the saders liked it, because when one was on lookout duty, it gave one somebody to talk to.


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[Assistant] Why exactly Eustace had slipped and reeled and stumbled all the way forward to the folksal,


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[Assistant] Or perhaps he wanted to hang about the galley and scrounge something.


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[Assistant] Anyway, as soon as he saw that long tail hanging down, and perhaps it was rather tempting, he thought it would be delightful to catch hold of it.


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[Assistant] Swing, reapy-cheep, round by it once or twice upside down. Then run away and laugh.


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[Assistant] At first the plan seemed to work beautifully. The mouse was not much heavier than a very large cat.


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[Assistant] Eustace had him off the rail in a trice and very silly he looked.


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[Assistant] Thought Eustace, with his little limbs all splayed out and his mouth open,


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[Assistant] But unfortunately, Reapy Cheap, who had fought for his life many a time, never lost his head even for a moment, nor his skill.


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[Assistant] And the next thing Eustace knew was two agonizing jabs in his hand, which made him let go of the tail. And the next thing after that...


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[Assistant] What that the mouse had picked itself up again as if it were a ball bouncing off the deck, and there it was facing him, and a horrid long bright sharp thing like a skewer was waving to and fro within an inch of his stomach.


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[Assistant] This doesn't count as below the belt for mice in Narnia because they can hardly be expected to reach higher.


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[Assistant] Stop it! Spluttered oosters. Go away!


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[Assistant] I don't know what you mean, said Eustace, nursing his hand.


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[Assistant] And in each word he gave Eustace a blow with the side of his rapier, which was thin, fine, dwarf-tempered steel, and as supple and effective as a birch-rod.


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[Assistant] Eustace, of course, was at a school where they didn't have corporal punishment, so the sensation was quite new to him.


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[Assistant] That was why, in spite of having no sea legs, it took him less than a minute to get off that folksle and cover the whole length of the deck and burst in at the cabin door. Still hotly pursued by Reepy Cheep.


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[Assistant] Indeed, it seemed to Eustace that the rapier, as well as the pursuit, was hot. It might have been red hot by the feel.


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[Assistant] There was not much difficulty in settling the matter once Eustace realised that everyone took the idea of a duel seriously.


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[Assistant] And heard Caspian offering to lend him a sword, and Drinian and Edmund discussing whether he ought to be handicapped in some way, to make up for his being so much bigger than Weepercheep. He apologized, sulkily.


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[Assistant] And went off with Lucy to have his hand bathed and bandaged and then went to his bunk. He was careful to lie on his side.


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[Assistant] It interested him to know which of his friends was being had by which other.


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[Assistant] Henry detected the weariness in those purple eyes, the pallor beneath the glaze of lupus, the sadness at the corners of the unsmiling crimson mouth.


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[Assistant] You're not feeling ill, are you? he asked, trifelanctiously, afraid that she might be suffering from one of the few remaining infectious diseases. Yet once more, Lenina shook her head. Anyhow, you ought to go and see the doctor, said Henry.


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[Assistant] Perhaps you need a pregnancy substitute, he suggested.


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[Assistant] A VPS treatment indeed. She would have laughed if she hadn't been on the point of crying.


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[Assistant] Have I given this one its sleeping sickness injection or haven't I? She simply couldn't remember.


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[Assistant] 22 years, 8 months, and 4 days from that moment, a promising young alpha-minus administrator at Mwanza Mwanza was to die of trypanosomiasis, the first case for over half a century. Sighing, Lenina went on with her work.


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[Assistant] Well you must persevere, said Fanny sententiously. But it was obvious that her confidence in her own prescriptions had been shaken. Nothing can be achieved without perseverance. But meanwhile, don't think of him.


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[Assistant] The bell rang, and the savage, who was impatiently hoping that Helmholtz would come that afternoon, for having at last made up his mind to talk to Helmholtz about Lenina, he could not bear to postpone his confidence as a moment longer, jumped up and ran to the door.


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[Assistant] I had a premonition it was you Helmholtz, he shouted as he opened.


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[Assistant] On the threshold, in a white acetate satin sailor suit, and with a round white cap rakishly tilted over her left ear, stood Lenina.


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[Assistant] Said the savage, as though someone had struck him a heavy blow.


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[Assistant] Hello John, she said, smiling, and walked past him into the room. Automatically he closed the door and followed her. Lenina sat down. There was a long silence.


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[Assistant] You don't seem very glad to see me, John," she said at last.


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[Assistant] Oh, if only you knew, he whispered, and venturing to raise his eyes to her face. Admired Lenina, he went on.


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[Assistant] Indeed, the top of admiration worth what's dearest in the world." She smiled at him with a luscious tenderness.


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[Assistant] So perfect and so peerless are created, nearer and nearer, of every creature's best, still nearer. The savage suddenly scrambled to his feet. That's why, he said, speaking with averted face.


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[Assistant] Why should you think it necessary? Lenina began, but left the sentence unfinished. There was a note of irritation in her voice.


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[Assistant] When one has leant forward, nearer and nearer, with parted lips, only to find oneself quite suddenly as a clumsy oaf scrambles to his feet, leaning towards nothing at all, well, there is a reason, even with half a gram of soma circulating in one's bloodstream, a genuine reason for annoyance.


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[Assistant] The savage was incoherently mumbling.


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[Assistant] People kill them out of helicopters, I suppose, with poison gas or something. I would not do that, Lenina." He squared his shoulders. He ventured to look at her and was met with a stare of annoyed incomprehension. Confused.


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[Assistant] I'll do anything. He went on more and more incoherently.


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[Assistant] But if there are vacuum cleaners, that's not the point. End Epsilon Semimorons to work them, she went on.


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[Assistant] Well, really, why? Why? But for you, for you. Just to show that I, and what on earth vacuum cleaners have got to do with lions, to show how much, or lions with being glad to see me. She was getting more and more exasperated. How much I love you, Lenina, he brought out almost desperately.


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[Assistant] An emblem of the inner tide of startled elation, the blood rushed up into Lenina's cheeks. Do you mean it, John? But I hadn't meant to say so.


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[Assistant] Cried the savage, clasping his hands in a kind of agony. Not until...


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[Assistant] The irritation had begun to creep back into her voice. What was he talking about now?


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[Assistant] For always, they make a promise to live together for always. What a horrible idea. Lenina was genuinely shocked.


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[Assistant] She jumped up, and as though afraid that he might run away from her physically, as well as with his mind, caught him by the wrist. Answer me this question. Do you really like me, or don't you? There was a moment's silence. Then, in a very low voice, I love you more than anything in the world, he said.


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[Assistant] Why on earth didn't you say so? She cried. And so intense was her exasperation that she drove her sharp nails into the skin of his wrist. Instead of driveling away about knots and vacuum cleaners and lions and making me miserable for weeks and weeks.


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[Assistant] She released his hand and flung it angrily away from her.


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[Assistant] If I didn't like you so much, she said, I'd be furious with you. And suddenly her arms were round his neck.


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[Assistant] Why didn't you say so? She whispered, drawing back her face to look at him. Her eyes were tenderly reproachful.


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[Assistant] The strongest suggestion, a worser genius can shall never melt mine honour into lust. Never, never, he resolved. You silly boy, she was saying.


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[Assistant] And as she immediately untwined her arms, as she stepped away from him, he thought for a moment that she had taken his unspoken hint.


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[Assistant] But when she unbuckled her white, patent cartridge belt and hung it carefully over the back of a chair, he began to suspect that he had been mistaken. Lenina, he repeated apprehensively.


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[Assistant] She put her hand to her neck and gave a long vertical pull. Her white sailor's blouse was ripped to the hem


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[Assistant] Suspicion condensed in a two-two solid certainty. Lenina, what are you doing?


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[Assistant] Zip, zip. Her answer was wordless. She stepped out of her bell-bottom trousers.


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[Assistant] The Arch community songstress Golden T dangled at her breast.


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[Assistant] Soft, soft, but how piercing. Boring and drilling into reason, tunneling through resolution.


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[Assistant] A wriggle of the arms. A lifting first of the right foot, then the left.


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[Assistant] The zippy camionics were lying lifeless, and as though deflated on the floor.


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[Assistant] Still wearing her shoes and socks and her rakishly tilted round white cap, she advanced towards him.


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[Assistant] And laying her hands on his shoulders pressed herself against him. Put your arms around me, she commanded. Hug me till you drug me, honey.


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[Assistant] She too had poetry at her command. New words that sang and were spells and beat drums. Kiss me.


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[Assistant] She closed her eyes and let her voice sink to a sleepy murmur. Kiss me till I'm in a coma. Hug me, honey, snugly.


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[Assistant] The savage pushed her away with such force that she staggered and fell. Go! He shouted, standing over her menacingly.


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[Assistant] Get out of my sight or I'll kill you! He clenched his fists. Linina raised her arm to cover her face. No, please don't, John! Hurry up!


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[Assistant] Safely locked into the bathroom, she had leisure to take stock of her injuries. Standing with her back to the mirror, she twisted her head.


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[Assistant] Looking over her left shoulder, she could see the imprint of an open hand standing out distinct and crimson on the pearly flesh. Gingerly, she rubbed the wounded spot.


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[Assistant] Outside, in the other room, the savage was striding up and down, marching, marching to the drums and music of magical words.


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[Assistant] The wren goes to it, and the small gilded fly doth letcher in my sight. Maddeningly they rumbled in his ears.


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[Assistant] He picked up the bell-bottom trousers, the blouse, the zippy cami nicks.


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[Assistant] He did what she suggested, and returned to his uneasy pacing of the room.


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[Assistant] Lenina sat, listening to the footsteps in the other room, wondering, as she listened, how long he was likely to go tramping up and down like that, whether she would have to wait until he left the flat, or if it would be safe, after allowing his madness a reasonable time to subside, to open the bathroom door and make a dash for it.


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[Assistant] Lenina heard the click of the replace receiver, then hurrying steps. A door slammed. There was silence. Was he really gone?


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[Assistant] With an infinity of precautions, she opened the door a quarter of an inch, peeped through the crack, was encouraged by the view of emptiness.


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[Assistant] Opened a little further and put her whole head out. Finally tiptoed into the room.


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[Assistant] Stood for a few seconds with strongly beating heart. Listening. Listening.


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[Assistant] Then darted to the front door, opened, slipped through, slammed, ran. It was not until she was in the lift and actually dropping down the well that she began to feel herself secure.


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[Assistant] This is Dr. Jerry. He's your father's physician. How do you do, Dr. Jerry?


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[Assistant] The Chinese room will be yours, Miss Richards. Oh, you're a doll.


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[Assistant] Your father had this room done especially for you. Lovely.


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[Assistant] Well where's your taxi? Now don't tell me that's disappeared too. Where do you think it is? I'm not supposed to think! I'm from the city hall! Now where was I?


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[Assistant] Steve, I want you to meet Don Bradley. I told you about him. Steve Downey, my husband.


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[Assistant] Don got an unexpected furlough. He surprised me.


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[Assistant] That merchandising business is nothing but a blind for stolen goods. One of your trucks was hijacked tonight.


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[Assistant] I've made up my mind, Don. I'm going to face it and take my chances.


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[Assistant] Chapter 8 How They Left the Island


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[Assistant] And so, said Trumpkin, for as you have realised, it was he who had been telling all this story to the four children sitting on the grass in the ruined hall of Careparaval.


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[Assistant] The whole air was full of it. Loudest thunder, but far longer. Cool and sweet as music over water, but strong enough to shake the woods. I said to myself, if that's not the horn, call me a rabbit.


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[Assistant] Just when we were at the railway station, said all the children, and looked at one another with shining eyes. Please go on, said Lucy to the dwarf.


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[Assistant] Well as I was saying, I wondered, but I went on as hard as I could pelt. I kept on all night and then, when it was half light this morning, as if I'd no more sense than a giant,


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[Assistant] Lobsters and lollipops. It is a good thing that Sanashah was a pompous fool. Anyone else would have run me through there and then. But nothing would do for him short of a grand execution. Sending me down to the ghosts in the full ceremonial way.


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[Assistant] And then, this young lady, he nodded at Susan, does a bit of archery, and it was pretty shooting, let me tell you, and here we are. And without my armour, for of course they took that, he knocked out and refilled his pipe.


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[Assistant] I don't know why you shouldn't believe it, said Lucy, if you believe in magic at all. Aren't there lots of stories about magic forcing people out of one place, out of one world, into another? I mean, when a magician in the Arabian Nights calls up a gin, it has to come. We had to come, just like that.


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[Assistant] Yes, said Peter, I suppose what makes it feel so queer is that in the stories it's always someone in our world who does the calling.


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[Assistant] One doesn't really think about where the gin's coming from.


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[Assistant] And now we know what it feels like for the gin, said Edmund with a chuckle. Golly, it's a bit uncomfortable to know that we can be whistled for like that. It's worse than what father says about living at the mercy of the telephone.


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[Assistant] But we want to be here, don't we? said Lucy. If Iceland wants us. Meanwhile, said the dwarf, what are we to do?


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[Assistant] I suppose I'd better get back to King Caspian and tell him no help has come. No help? said Susan. But it has worked. And here we are.


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[Assistant] But don't you yet see who we are? shouted Lucy. You are stupid.


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[Assistant] I suppose you were the four children out of the old stories, said Trumpkin. I'm very glad to meet you, of course, and it's very interesting, no doubt, but no offence. And he hesitated again.


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[Assistant] Well then, no offence, said Trampkin.


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[Assistant] But, as you know, the King and Truffle Hunter and Dr Cornelius were expecting, well, if you see what I mean, help.


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[Assistant] To put it another way, I think they'd been imagining you as great warriors. As it is.


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[Assistant] We're awfully fond of children and all that, but just at the moment, in the middle of a war, but I'm sure you understand.


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[Assistant] I suppose you don't believe we won the battle of Baruna? Well, you can say what you like about me because I know. There's no good losing our tempers, said Peter. Let's fit him out with fresh armour and fit ourselves out from the treasure chamber and have a talk after that.


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[Assistant] I don't quite see the point, began Edmund, but Lucy whispered in his ear. Hadn't we better do what Peter says? He is the High King, you know, and I think he has an idea. So Edmund agreed.


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[Assistant] And by the aid of his torch, they all, including Trumpkin, went down the steps again.


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[Assistant] Into the dark coldness and dusty splendor of the treasure house.


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[Assistant] The dwarf's eyes glistened as he saw the wealth that lay on the shelves, though he had to stand on tiptoe to do so, and he muttered to himself,


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[Assistant] A sword, a helmet, a shield, a bow and quiver full of arrows, all of dwarfish size. The helmet was of copper, set with rubies, and there was gold on the hilt of the sword.


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[Assistant] The children also put on male shirts and helmets. A sword and shield were found for Edmund and a bow for Lucy.


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[Assistant] Peter and Susan were of course already carrying their gifts. As they came back up the stairway


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[Assistant] Jingling in their mail and already looking and feeling more like Narnians and less like school children. The two boys were behind, apparently making some plan.


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[Assistant] Lucy heard Edmund say, no, let me do it. It will be more of a sucks for him if I win and less of a let down for us all if I fail. All right, Ed, said Peter. When they came out into the daylight, Edmund turned to the dwarf very politely and said, I've got something to ask you.


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[Assistant] Kids like us don't often have the chance of meeting a great warrior like you.


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[Assistant] Would you have a little fencing match with me? It would be frightfully decent. But lad, said Trumpkin, these swords are sharp. I know.


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[Assistant] It was well worth it. It was not like the silly fighting you see with broadswords on the stage.


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[Assistant] It was not even like the rapier fighting, which you sometimes see rather better done. This was real broadsword fighting.


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[Assistant] The great thing is to slash at your enemy's legs and feet because they are the part that have no armour. And when he slashes at yours, you jump with both feet off the ground so that his blow goes under them.


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[Assistant] This gave the dwarf an advantage because Edmund, being much taller, had to be always stooping.


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[Assistant] I don't think Edmund would have had a chance if he had fought Trumpkin 24 hours earlier.


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[Assistant] But the heir of Narnia had been working upon him ever since they arrived on the island.


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[Assistant] And all his old battles came back to him, and his arms and fingers remembered their old skill. He was King Edmund once more.


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[Assistant] Round and round the two combatants circled, stroke after stroke they gave.


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[Assistant] And Susan, who never could learn to like this sort of thing, shouted out, Oh, do be careful!


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[Assistant] And then so quickly that no one, unless they knew, as Peter did, could quite see how it happened, Edmund flashed his sword round with a peculiar twist, the dwarf's sword flew out of his grip, and Trumpkin was wringing his empty hand as you do after a sting from a cricket bat. Not hurt, I hope, my dear little friend.


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[Assistant] Said Edmund, panting a little and returning his own sword to its sheath. I see the point, said Trumpkin dryly. You know a trick I never learned.


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[Assistant] That's quite true, put in Peter. The best swordsman in the world may be disarmed by a trick that's new to him. I think it's only fair to give Trumpkin a chance at something else. Will you have a shooting match with my sister? There are no tricks in archery, you know. Ah, you're jokers, you, said the dwarf.


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[Assistant] I begin to see as if I didn't know how she can shoot after what happened this morning. All the same. I'll have a try. He spoke gruffly but his eyes brightened, for he was a famous bowman among his own people.


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[Assistant] Listen honey, I'm afraid I'm going to be a little late. We got held up by a traffic light in Berlin. I had to have a few hours sleep so I could look my best. You mind?


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[Assistant] A lot of officers were telling parents their runaways, your kid will be back in a day now. A lot of conversations would end with, good luck with that.


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[Assistant] I listen, I have only seen the first episode of the UK version of The Office and I could not get through that sh- But I heard from somebody that felt the same way


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[Assistant] About the first episode, and he was like, the first episode, no way. But then as you keep going, it gets better. Apparently it's amazing. So, I gotta give it another chance, but, hell, no, that's just trash.


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[Assistant] Geez, in the last 10 years? Wow, Niall, thank you for that. That's very sweet. You're a legend.


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[Assistant] Also, uh, no pressure, but I would love to write some tunes with you. Love your work. Best artist in the last ten years.


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[Assistant] If his coma is genuine, he won't feel my knife point, will he?


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[Assistant] God has everything to do with it. He's everywhere. He sees everything.


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[Assistant] We can resolve this matter easily. These men will perform a search of your vessel.


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[Assistant] So obviously I need the vessel in order to deliver it.


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[Assistant] Why did the president ask the White House press secretary to come out in front of the podium for the first time and utter a falsehood? Why did he do that?


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[Assistant] Talk us through what that's like then. You arrive in Italy and we've seen before like mass like crowds at airports. Do you have any of that? And what were the big cultural differences between English football and Italian football?


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[Assistant] Well, that brings me on to the next question. Jadon Sancho's had a similar start to his footballing career as you, come through the ranks at Manchester City and before taking that plunge to go and play abroad. Would you, I'm sure you agree with me, it's been an undoubted success at Dortmund. Looking back at your career, is it something you wish you'd embarked on earlier?


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[Assistant] Some words of advice indeed. Michael, that was your first off script. Did you enjoy it? Yeah, I loved it man. Thank you very much. Thanks for your time and thank you at home for watching.


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[Assistant] Yeah, you gotta give him credit. Yet he's naive, all right.


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[Assistant] That's the stuff, Wallace. Keep it up. It'll be better for all of us if you do.


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[Assistant] Well, this old life ain't so good anyway, Five. Let's just hope you're going to a better one.


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[Assistant] Maybe there is a better one somewhere. Gee, there ought to be.


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[Assistant] Hey everyone. Alright, so we're gonna start our second session.


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[Assistant] Uh, for today, last session, uh, we had a problem with forward declaration, uh, for the class. And I Googled it and I, turns out you can't forward declare a class.


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[Assistant] Which is kind of interesting. Um, so yeah. Anywho, uh, one thing I want to cover or talk about before we start with SFML.


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[Assistant] Is that make sure whenever you are creating a variable like this, like int damage, you give it a value. Don't create a variable and not give it a value. The reason for that is that when you create a variable, it will be stored in memory somewhere. And if you manage to


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[Assistant] It will, the value of that variable will be whatever value it was. Okay. That was a, that was horrible. That was horrible. Let me try this again. Whenever you create a variable, it will be stored in memory.


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[Assistant] The value of that variable will be whatever value was in memory at the time.


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[Assistant] So you always want to make sure, you always want to make sure you give it the value zero. And so let me just draw this.


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[Assistant] Let me see if I can make it sound a little bit better. Alright, so let's assume.


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[Assistant] When I create the, when I create the variable, uh, int HP.


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[Assistant] Uh, from previous applications. So for example, this block.


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[Assistant] Has the value, value 5. This has the value 10.


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[Assistant] Minus 20. This has a string that says


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[Assistant] Let's do x. Right? Sounds like false.


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[Assistant] Minus 10, minus 100, right? And so on and so forth, right? You can see that.


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[Assistant] All these values are left over from previous applications that were ran by the computer.


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[Assistant] So whenever you create a variable like this HP, well, the operating system will go and find out space for this variable. So it'll be like, Hey, you know what? I'm going to put it in here. I'm going to store HP at this location. And you do HP.


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[Assistant] The problem is this location already has a value, which is the value 5. So now HP has the value 5. All of the sudden.


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[Assistant] Even though we never assigned, we never said HP equal to 5.


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[Assistant] But because the operating system decide to store HP here in memory and there's leftover values like this,


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[Assistant] So that's why whenever you create a variable, always, always make sure you give it a value zero or initialize it to a default value of your choice.


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[Assistant] Doesn't have to be zero, you can give it whatever value you want. The important part is don't just do HP and then semicolon and that's it.


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[Assistant] You need to make it equal to something. Just because if there's leftover, uh, values, uh, from previous applications, HP is not assigned to that. Now you override that value with whatever value you want. So that's very, very important to do. That's something I forgot to say. So never do this. Always, always say health equal to zero. Now,


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[Assistant] Uh, before I jump into SFML, one more thing that I would like to cover is that convention, uh, writing convention or code convention. Now notice what I've done here.


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[Assistant] Damage, the letter D is small. Health, the letter H is small. However, for functions, the letter K for kill is capital.


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[Assistant] The letter h is capital, the letter w is capital, right? For these functions. So why are these capitals but these small? Well, normally, whenever you have a variable like this,


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[Assistant] Variables should be small letters, all small letters.


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[Assistant] Functions, they should be capital letters, like kill, health, walk, all capital. So that's a convention that's very important. Now.


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[Assistant] What if the variable is made of two words? So for example,


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[Assistant] Let's say attack speed, right? So int, attack.


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[Assistant] At XP it's hard to read because it's all one word, right? It should be two words.


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[Assistant] So what we do is we make the S capital.


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[Assistant] So the next, uh, the, the first letter in the next word is capital, like this, so attack speed.


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[Assistant] Another example would be first name. So string, first, name, equal to null, right? Or empty string. Let's do std.


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[Assistant] Which is important, right? So first name. So the first letter and the second word is capital, which is important, right?


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[Assistant] So that's one convention, other programmers like this convention. So first underscore name, attack underscore speed. It doesn't matter what convention you pick as long as you're consistent.


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[Assistant] Pick a convention and stick with it. What I'm going to pick is this convention. I like this one and I stick to it.


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[Assistant] Notice when, when we're doing enemy, the class name, I don't do small e enemy. I do capital E enemy. That's the convention. That's very important.


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[Assistant] So variables, small letters. Functions, capital letters. Classes, capital letter.


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[Assistant] Objects, which are also variables, uh, small letter, right? So just keep those in mind.


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[Assistant] So always try to be organized, make your code clean and, uh, well named. Your variable, your variables should be well named. That's really important. All right.


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[Assistant] With that out of the way, we can start with SFML, right? So let's do that.


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[Assistant] Alright, so what I'm gonna do here, uh, I'm gonna go to Google.


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[Assistant] Right. And I'm going to go to the SFML website. SFML.


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[Assistant] So SFML stands for Simple Fast Multimedia Library.


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[Assistant] Uh, which, which I've said multiple times, uhm, the term is library, right? And you might not know what the hell a library is, right?


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[Assistant] So, the term library stands, or...


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[Assistant] What, what, what it means is that a library is just a bunch of code that is, uhm,


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[Assistant] That cannot be executed, right? It's just a bunch of, or cannot be executed, sorry. It's a bunch of code that you give to other programmers to use. So let me give you an example. I go back here.


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[Assistant] Let's say you're making a game. You're making a 2D game. So this is my 2D game over here. 2D cam.


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[Assistant] Right? And you've written some code in the 2D game, you've compiled it, you linked it, and now let's, let's call this game RPG. It's called RPG for whatever reason.


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[Assistant] So now the linker is going to create an application for you called RPG.exe. This is not a library, right? Because you can specifically run it. It has an exe file. Your code can be executed when you run the exe file. A library on the other hand is similar, but different. So let's say this is a library. There's a, there's some code in here.


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[Assistant] Alright, it's a library. Let's say this library is also called 2D game. And you named it RPG.


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[Assistant] Now, this library will not have the extension.exe, it will have the extension.lib for library, short for library. If you try to run it, no program will open, it's not gonna run.


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[Assistant] This application or this, this library cannot be executed like an exe file. However, this code that I've written can be included in other applications. So for example,


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[Assistant] This 2D library will be included inside this project


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[Assistant] Which I can use and this project can be ran. I can open it, uhm, and I can run it because it's a project and there's an exe file.


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[Assistant] So library is just a package with a bunch of code that you can include in other projects. So as FML.


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[Assistant] Is a library. It's a bunch of code that we include in our project.


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[Assistant] And we can run our project as an exe. This code will help us create a game. It's, it's written by some, by someone, um, or some people, and it'll make our life much easier to write that code, to write our game.


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[Assistant] So a library is just a bunch of code we include in our project. So that's essentially it. Now there are two types of libraries out there. There is a static library and there's a dynamic.


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[Assistant] Okay, we're not going to create our own library, at least not now, maybe at some point in the future.


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[Assistant] But you need to understand these two terms, static and dynamic library. What's the difference? Well.


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[Assistant] Both of them are library, both static and dynamic. They're both libraries. Uh, they both have a bunch of code written by some other people. The difference is a static library, whenever you include it in your, in your project and you build your project and you run your project, that library code will be saved inside this exe file.


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[Assistant] Meaning if your library is 10MB, 10MB,


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[Assistant] And your AXE by default without the library is like 2MB.


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[Assistant] And you include your library in your project. Now the size of your exe file is going to be two plus 10 MB, which is 12 MB.


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[Assistant] So a static library, the code that was written by someone else,


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[Assistant] Will be injected or will be saved inside your exe file, right? That's the static library.


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[Assistant] Uhm, and that's sometimes good, that's sometimes bad, depending on the situation. Right? For us, specifically,


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[Assistant] We're gonna include, uh, SFML statically into our project. So that means the code of SFML will be saved in our exe. Now.


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[Assistant] The advan- uh, we'll talk about the advantages and disadvantages. Let me explain dynamic library first.


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[Assistant] Okay, so that's the static library. Static library, your code is in the AXE. Dynamic library, your code, uhm,


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[Assistant] Or the code of the dynamic library lives in a special package. Call a DLL file.


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[Assistant] An DLL file stands for Dynamic Linked Library.


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[Assistant] And you might've seen a lot of DLL files. So for example, uhm, if I go to.


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[Assistant] I don't know. Let's go to here. Let's go to my Steam library. That's a steam.dll. That exists. If I go to Steam apps, common. I don't know. Let's open a game. Let's go to Doom. Doom has a bunch of DLL. DLL.


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[Assistant] DLL, DLL, DLL, right? These are all inside this file. There's a bunch of code that gets linked with the game, right? So now your code lives in this file called a DLL. And when you run the game for the first time, the game will look for this DLL file. It'll search for it. If it finds it,


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[Assistant] It's gonna link with it. So the linking part, the linking of, uh,


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[Assistant] The linking between the game and this code or this library happens, we call it at runtime. Runtime means when you run the application.


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[Assistant] Right? So the linking process happens at runtime. Your application, when you first run it, it's going to look for this DLL and it's going to link the code at runtime. However, with a static library.


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[Assistant] The linking happens when you compile your application or when, when you, when you're, well, when you're compiling your application, uhm, in Visual Studio.


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[Assistant] So that's an important distinction. If you delete this DLL and try to run the game,


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[Assistant] You, you are going to get an error and there will say something along the lines, along the lines of, Hey, I could not find this DLL and I cannot run this game. Therefore I'm just going to close.


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[Assistant] Why would you put, why would you make a dynamic collaborate? Why don't you just keep it static and put everything in your exe, right?


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[Assistant] Now, the idea behind the dynamic library is that


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[Assistant] Since the linking happens at trend time, what I can do


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[Assistant] Is this library, which let's say it's SFML. SFML.


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[Assistant] ML, right? Let's say it has a function called draw.


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[Assistant] Right. It has a function called draw. Now in SFML 1.0, this function, it drew a triangle. Right. And so when your game linked


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[Assistant] You still have the draw function, but now when you call the draw function,


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[Assistant] It will draw a circle. So the straw is a triangle, the straw is a circle.


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[Assistant] Now the cool part is, as a developer,


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[Assistant] I don't have to recompile my entire game. Now recompiling my entire game


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[Assistant] Might take a few, anywhere between a minute to two, five, ten minutes, depending on the length of the project.


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[Assistant] Sometimes it can take hours or days to compile a project. Like if you go and try to compile Unreal, it'll probably take like hours to compile.


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[Assistant] So let's say I want to update SFML, right? I want to update the version of SFML. I want to update from 1.0 to 2.0. Well, I don't have to recompile my game.


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[Assistant] Right? I can just replace this file because the draw function is the same. It didn't change. It exists in both.


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[Assistant] In the old version of the DLL, so this is my DLL. And the new version of my DLL. So, the draw function exists in both versions.


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[Assistant] However, I want to update it so the new version will draw a circle.


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[Assistant] So I can just copy the DLL and paste it in my project and I don't have to recompile anything, which is super cool because the linking happens at runtime. Right?


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[Assistant] So that's pretty cool. That's, that was the idea behind a DLL file. Why would we want to do dynamic libraries is because we can just replace the library and our, our application will just link to it at runtime.


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[Assistant] Now, if there's a brand new function, right? So let's say in, in SFML,


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[Assistant] There's a new function here called, uh, I don't know. Kill. Right?


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[Assistant] Now this function was, didn't exist in here.


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[Assistant] Right? And because it didn't exist, I never called kill here. I never did that. Kill was never called in my game.


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[Assistant] Because it never existed. Because I, when I, when I first linked my, uh, game with SFML, whenever I was developing my game, I was using SFML 1.0. So Kill never existed here. And I never used it in my game.


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[Assistant] However, in 2.0, kill, the kill function exists. And so there is no way for me to use this new function without recompiling my entire game.


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[Assistant] Right? Because I need to call this function in my game and I can't do that without compiling my game. So if a new function was added,


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[Assistant] And if I want to call it or use it, I have to recompile the entire game, so there's no way around that.


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[Assistant] Another example is, for example, if draw in here,


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[Assistant] Let's say it didn't take any inputs, right? Didn't take any inputs. However, in here, it took an input.


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[Assistant] So in here, it takes an input called shape. So it asks you what shape you want. So this always drew a triangle.


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[Assistant] And in here you can specify the shape, which can be the triangle or a circle. If you simply replace the DLL, right? Your game will crash because the DLL expects an argument of type shape.


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[Assistant] It expects you as a programmer to provide those parameters.


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[Assistant] But since all you've done is copied and paste that DLL, and you didn't recompile your game,


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[Assistant] It's gonna crash because, well, you didn't provide any arguments. Right? So that's also an important thing you have to keep an eye on.


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[Assistant] So sometimes you can't just simply copy and paste the data and just be like, Hey, cool. Everything works. Sometimes you have to recompile the game. Right now.


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[Assistant] So that's dynamic libraries. And dynamic libraries are really useful because they allow modding support.


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[Assistant] You can add modding support to your game. You can basically say, whoever is going to create a mod for my game, in the DLL,


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[Assistant] It has to have a function called run mod, for example, run mod. And this run mod will be called by my game. So if you're making a DLL, make sure that run mod is there. And I can have multiple different mods to run by just copying DLLs, which is super cool. Right? So that's also something you can do.


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[Assistant] So those are the advantages of a dynamic linked library is that you can have it in the DLL and you can update the DLL without recompiling your entire game for the most part. And you can add monic support and things like that. However, the disadvantage is that if you, if the program couldn't find that DLL,


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[Assistant] Now, what is the advantages and disadvantages of a static library? Well, for a static library, the advantages is that


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[Assistant] Uhm, if, like, there's nothing to delete, there's no DLL to delete, so you're guaranteed that the code will always be in the game. So, there's nothing, no files to delete, which is cool. This advantage is that your .exe file will be bigger, because this code is now inside the .exe file.


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[Assistant] And if you want to change anything, and you want to update your library, you have to recompile your entire game. So, so that's something you just want to keep an eye on.


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[Assistant] For our game, we're gonna go with the dynamically, I'm sorry, for our game we're gonna go with the statically linked library. So we're gonna link SFML statically.


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[Assistant] And any library can be linked statically and dynamically, right? You can pick if the library supports it, of course.


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[Assistant] You take the guilt. And I've used the pleasure. Come.


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[Assistant] It's a bad business. Wouldn't have believed it. They were so close.


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[Assistant] He was soaked in blood and the reddish brown clots solidified in his chest. Red and white blood bubbled out of his dry lips. Upon seeing this, she fainted. She was so ashamed.


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[Assistant] Nana looked up and stared at the prince, only to find he was snoring in his chair.


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[Assistant] He seems exhausted, too, she thought. He must have been constructing the city wall and training soldiers to protect Border Town from the demonic beasts.


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[Assistant] When he invited to come to the castle, she had hesitated for a long time, but in the end she agreed.


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[Assistant] You'll also encounter something that you want to live for, even if you have to struggle.


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[Assistant] Nana did not understand the meaning of these words, but when she closed her eyes, she could see Anna. Her blue eyes were like a lake, gently enveloping her. It was because of her that she agreed to help Roland. She wanted to be as strong as Anna. Suddenly, she heard footsteps downstairs. Nana jumped up from her chair to see if it was Anna. However, she was stopped by an invisible hand. Wait, there's more than one person.


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[Assistant] The two guards were busy placing a man who was moaning painfully on the bed. Next to them stood a small man, looking anxious.


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[Assistant] Brian came forward and tied the wounded man's hands and feet to the bedside.


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[Assistant] The guards then sent the small man out of the room and drew the curtain. What happened? Roland went downstairs rubbing his eyes.


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[Assistant] Nana slowly went closer and glimpsed at that man from the corner of her eyes. She saw that his face was melted into a ball.


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[Assistant] His original ruddy skin became pale with dehydration and was hanging onto his face like a rag.


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[Assistant] On his neck were blisters as large as bowls, some of which had been broken. Mucus with blood wetted the pillow.


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[Assistant] In the flickering light of the fire his appearance was more terrible than a demon from a nightmare. She retreated a few steps and closed her eyes.


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[Assistant] When she opened them again, she saw her father was watching her with care. Are you alright?


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[Assistant] Nana nodded and thought about what Roland had told her. It's best to think of treating the wounded like treating a small animal.


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[Assistant] With this in mind, she went back to the bed and stretched out her hands.


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[Assistant] An incredible feeling emerged from her body, and she gathered a small part of this power into her palm.


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[Assistant] She saw a ray of green light flowing out of her palm and onto the injured man's face.


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[Assistant] Although this green light was so visible to her, others could not see it. The wound then changed.


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[Assistant] She performed better than she did the last time, didn't she? My God, is this the healing power His Highness mentioned? This is the first time I've seen it, said Tigui Pine. My dear daughter, you're amazing. It's the power of the deities, said Brian. I'm so grateful that Nana helped me when I was injured. Ah, this fool. Nana clutched her face and thought.


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[Assistant] Your Highness, with Miss Nana's, everyone will have a chance to survive the month of demons.


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[Assistant] As long as you don't die on the spot, it's not a problem to keep you alive.


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[Assistant] Tegui Pine's daughter saved you. She's a witch with healing powers.


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[Assistant] Still, there was a voice repeating in her head, reminding her to be strong.


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[Assistant] When Iron Head was sent away, Tegui asked with concern, Is this really alright, your highness?


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[Assistant] If you do this, I'm afraid my daughter won't be able to live a normal life.


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[Assistant] Think about the positive side, Mr. Pine, the prince said.


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[Assistant] If we take advantage of this period to break the ice, Nana may be able to have a future where she's truly free.


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[Assistant] Otherwise, as time passes, she'll one day be exposed.


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[Assistant] Nana did not know, but right now she felt like she was free.


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[Assistant] But if what His Highness said became true, then Anna could also leave the castle on her own. Would she return to teacher Carl's college?


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[Assistant] When Roland returned to the castle, it was already dark and snowing heavily again. He went into the bedroom and removed his coat.


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[Assistant] He shook off the snow with the collar and hung it on the hanger beside the fireplace.


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[Assistant] Your highness, don't you think this matter was handled too hastily? Nightingale appeared in front of the prince. Nana?


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[Assistant] Roland poured a glass of ale for Nightingale and himself.


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[Assistant] Although the wine was much bitterer than the beer he was used to in his past life, he had gradually become accustomed to its taste.


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[Assistant] Nightingale took the cup and held it in her hand, but did not drink. She was waiting for the prince's answer. There's no better time than now. Rollin' down his wine and refilled his cup.


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[Assistant] If we want to develop Nana's power before the months of demons, we can't conceal her identity as a witch.


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[Assistant] She can instantly heal fatal injuries in a way more efficient than the ordinary herbal medicines or bloodletting therapy. I'm sure people will realize this.


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[Assistant] The town didn't even have a chapel and the missionaries returned with the noble to Longsong Stronghold a long time ago. What do you think of Border Town now? It's an island cut off from the outside world. You planned this long ago? Nightingale asked. Roland nodded.


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[Assistant] The snow will bury the road leading to Longsong Stronghold, and the docking of the ships at the port is controlled by me.


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[Assistant] We have at least three months to correct the wrong idea that witches are evil.


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[Assistant] If we depend just on publicity, the effect is very limited.


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[Assistant] So we need to rely on close contact in order to quickly eliminate this layer of misunderstanding. That was why he wanted to keep Nana at all costs. He wanted to create a Florence Nightingale in this world.


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[Assistant] Due to this legendary nurse's dedicated efforts to take care of the wounded, the casualty rate was reduced from 42% to 2%.


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[Assistant] She was conferred the title of the lady with the lamp, and she raised the reputation of nurses. And Nana's ability was even more magical.


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[Assistant] Through magic power, she could cure trauma and revive lives as long as it was not death on the spot.


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[Assistant] This was probably better for the morale of the militia than any weapon.


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[Assistant] Moreover, thanks to her father's identity as a noble in decline and his association with hunters and farmers, he had a peaceful attitude towards civilians, and even allowed Nana to attend teacher Carl's College.


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[Assistant] As compared to the other nobles, even the lowest ranking baron would not be happy to allow his daughter to mix with civilians. In their eyes, these people were so-called lowlifes. Can these really be done?


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[Assistant] Even if it were Nightingale, when faced with a powerful authority like the Church, she would still appear particularly weak. If we don't try, we'll never know the answer.


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[Assistant] Roland did not expect the whole town to change their view, but at least this new platoon he formed had to be firmly grasped in his hands.


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[Assistant] Later on, he would rely on these people who came from the civilians to promote his ideas. Three months were enough to change a lot of things.


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[Assistant] Nightingale was silent for a moment, and then whispered, Why are you doing this for the witches?


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[Assistant] In order to liberate productivity, become more powerful, and have a place in the royal decree on the selection of crown prince, of course, these answers were not suitable to be said at this moment.


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[Assistant] Even though Roland was a mechanical engineer, he had also played a variety of gal game. So it could be said he had also seen many battles.


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[Assistant] Two decades of experience reminded him that this time he was facing a key question.


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[Assistant] He pondered the right words to say and then slowly replied, I've already told you a long time ago that border town doesn't care about your background.


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[Assistant] I hope that one day, even a witch, can live like a free man in my domain. This time Nightingale was silent for a long time.


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[Assistant] Only the crackling of charcoal burning could be heard in the room.


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[Assistant] When she spoke again, Roland felt time had regained movement. In fact, you don't have to do this. Her voice was remote yet gentle. Please forgive me for lying to you earlier on.


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[Assistant] My sisters of the Witch Cooperation Association have been drifting around for a long time. They don't have many expectations.


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[Assistant] Nightingale sighed and avoided eye contact with the prince. In that case, you'll become an enemy of the church. They had gone too far, Roland said nonchalantly.


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[Assistant] Once the divine right of kings becomes a slogan, the conflict between the church and the mainland countries will break out sooner or later.


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[Assistant] As for border town, as long as we can live through these three months, the church can't do much harm to us. We're far from the base of the church.


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[Assistant] Will the bishop bring the judgment army across the entire kingdom of Greycastle to capture me? My father won't allow such a thing to happen.


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[Assistant] This would be a serious provocation of the Royal Majesty.


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[Assistant] After Nightingale bowed and left, Roland lay in the bed and let out a sigh of relief.


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[Assistant] He did not tell her all his thoughts, such as the church was far away and according to the speed of communication in that world, they probably would not respond until early summer.


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[Assistant] Plus the long distance and his identity as a prince. It meant the church would probably only send envoys to investigate the situation. It would take half a year to carry out a round trip.


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[Assistant] By then, he would have the ability to break the ties with them.


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[Assistant] Therefore, the biggest danger was not the church, but the witches themselves. This point was noticed only by Roland.


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[Assistant] Although the witches were now at a disadvantage, the situation would not last forever.


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[Assistant] Witches did not rely on blood heritage, but instead a random awakening, which meant witches could not be exterminated and they would only increase in numbers.


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[Assistant] The church relied on God's Stone of Retaliation to maintain their advantage over the witches, but this could only be used to offset the magic power.


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[Assistant] By the look of things, The Witch's Awakening not only gave them a variety of abilities.


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[Assistant] Even their physical qualities, thinking agility, and their appearance were superior to ordinary people. They were in essence, considered new mankind.


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[Assistant] The more brutal the oppression was, the more intense the resistance would be.


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[Assistant] When a riot led purely by the witches arose, how much damage would that cost to the kingdom of Grey Castle?


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[Assistant] The hatred caused by the church, once uncontrollable, could very likely be transferred to the same hate toward the kingdom and its people. Roland did not wish to see that happen. So he needed to start from border town.


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[Assistant] He first had to frame a structure to accommodate both parties and promote this to the entire kingdom of Grey Castle and even the mainland kingdom.


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[Assistant] He wanted to build a world where witches and ordinary people could coexist.


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[Assistant] When the moon started to set, Gerald Wimbledon saw the flickering silhouette of the city wall of the King's City. After a few months, he was finally back.


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[Assistant] Thinking of that, he felt the fatigue of the long journey diminished greatly.


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[Assistant] But he still remained vigilant and tightly pulled his horse, beckoning his assistant to go ahead and inquire about the situation.


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[Assistant] If the plan did not change, astrologer Anstur should have already replaced the city guards with Gerald's men.


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[Assistant] After the assistant shot out the signal, Anster would let down the side drawbridge.


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[Assistant] Gerald kept his eyes wide open, as if he was afraid to miss the faint fire.


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[Assistant] He did not have to wait long, but Gerald felt like time had stopped.


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[Assistant] When his eyelids became too weary, he finally saw the distant flickers, twice under the city wall and thrice above, just like it was planned. He took a deep breath and waved his troops forward.


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[Assistant] By the look of things, he was only one step away from the throne.


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[Assistant] Gerald rode through the side door of the city wall with the assistant by his side. Behind him were more than 20 cavalries.


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[Assistant] They were all silently pulling the reins and controlling the mount to inch forward slowly.


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[Assistant] The city walls of the King's City were made of materials obtained from Fallen Dragon Ridge.


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[Assistant] The grey colored stone had a dark red luster under the torch as if it was soaked in blood. The whole city wall was about 6 meters wide.


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[Assistant] And in order to build this wall that was out of this world, more than 1,000 slaves and masons died on the site.


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[Assistant] An army of 10,000 could not overcome this impregnable wall, but yet he was sliding through it so easily.


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[Assistant] Gerald thought to himself that any loophole must have started from the inside. All of a sudden, he recalled New Holy City.


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[Assistant] Would there seemingly more magnificent and indestructible wall be destroyed from the inside as well?


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[Assistant] Your highness, I've been awaiting your arrival for a long time.


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[Assistant] Marching through the gates, he saw astrologer Anstur in a small platoon waiting.


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[Assistant] Seeing Gerald appear, astrologer Anster quickly dismounted, bowed, and saluted. Gerald cast his distractions aside.


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[Assistant] Silver Knight, who promised to serve you, was transferred to the southern territory three days ago.


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[Assistant] So now there's only time to replace the palace chamber guards.


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[Assistant] Gerald frowned, as this meant that he could not bring all the 20 people into the palace.


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[Assistant] Although the plan had changed, the situation was still under control.


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[Assistant] Father's guards would generally stay overnight in the outer rooms.


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[Assistant] As long as someone could hold them off for a moment, he was confident that he could obtain victory.


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[Assistant] Entering the inner city, he saw everything he used to be familiar with.


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[Assistant] Although it was night, he could still recognize every street. This was his territory without a doubt.


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[Assistant] Everyone jumped off their horses and advanced quickly toward the palace.


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[Assistant] As they arrived at the door, the cavalry spread out according to the new plan, forming an ambush outside the palace.


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[Assistant] Just like astrologer Anster said. Although the guards were surprised as to why the prince returned at night to the king's city, they still let him enter as Gerald lied that he had something important to report.


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[Assistant] After all, he was the eldest son of the Kingdom of Greycastle, first in line to the throne.


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[Assistant] The prince and astrologer Anster went through the garden and the hall, and right in front was King Wimbledon III's residence.


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[Assistant] The astrologer lifted the torch in his hand and shook it from left to right.


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[Assistant] Immediately, guards walked out of the darkness and knelt down to the two men. Your Highness, please come with me. Gerald sniffed his nose and smelled a bloody odor. Had not the chamber guards been completely replaced?


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[Assistant] He looked at the guard by firelight, and it was someone familiar, a knight of the earl who supported his succession plans. This made him feel a little more at ease. Did someone get into the castle? Your Highness, His Majesty summoned a maid in the evening.


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[Assistant] Father has not touched a woman for a long time, ever since mother died.


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[Assistant] Gerald felt a little surprised, but now it was not the right time to bother about such a minor thing. He nodded and did not say anything more.


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[Assistant] He followed the guards into the castle and the others followed behind them.


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[Assistant] Gerald knew the castle like the back of his hand, and he could walk from one end to the next with his eyes closed.


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[Assistant] He had lived here for more than 20 years, and he knew exactly where the secret tunnels or hidden doors were.


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[Assistant] But his purpose now was to persuade his father to pass the throne to himself Sneaking into the chambers was meaningless


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[Assistant] He also had to get rid of the guards outside so that his father could completely understand his situation.


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[Assistant] Then they could sit down and talk seriously about the attribution of the inheritance. If he could not convince his father.


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[Assistant] Gerald Wimbledon took a deep breath, reached out and beckoned everyone to stop. He then pulled out the hand sword at his back.


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[Assistant] The bronze door at the end of the corridor was the only entrance to the palace chambers.


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[Assistant] Behind the door was the outer chamber, but also the last line of defense.


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[Assistant] Two to three guards were usually stationed there so that they could rush into the chambers to protect His Majesty at the first sign of danger. Gerald first pushed the door to open a small slot.


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[Assistant] Then he used his shoulder to bang the door, fleeing quickly into the room, whilst holding his sword in an attacking stance. But the outside chamber was silent, without a single soul.


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[Assistant] At the same time, a strong bloody stench covered his nose.


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[Assistant] His heart flashed an unknown premonition and he ran straight toward the bedroom.


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[Assistant] Shortly after, Gerald witnessed a scene that he could hardly believe.


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[Assistant] King Wimbledon III was sitting on his bed in his robes, and his upper body leaning against the pillow.


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[Assistant] His robe was open and a hilt was inserted into his chest. Blood dripped down his raised stomach and soaked the quilt.


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[Assistant] He clapped his hands, and a number of armored warriors quickly poured through the door to surround the royal prince.


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[Assistant] This is a chess game and I originally wanted to follow the rules. Brother, did you know?


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[Assistant] Garcia did not respect the rules from the start. Of course, you too.


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[Assistant] If not, why would she rush to the King's City after hearing the astrological prophet of astrologer Anster?


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[Assistant] Seriously, if you didn't show up, I wouldn't know what to do. Astrologer He gritted his teeth and looked back.


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[Assistant] Astrologer Anstur stepped back and said, I didn't lie to you.


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[Assistant] The apocalypse star is far away from Blaze Day is a metaphor that the lost has strayed from the right path, but it also has the meaning of destruction. Now Gerald finally understood.


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[Assistant] He had fallen into a well-designed trap from the very beginning.


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[Assistant] The stench of blood at the door of the castle was not left by some maid, and Silver Knight had not been transferred away.


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[Assistant] But the most disappointing fact was, astrologer Anster, who had taken care of him for more than a decade and taught him to read and write from an early age, still chose the second prince, just like his father.


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[Assistant] We're both his sons, but he devoted so much effort to you and assigned the best territory to you. Yet you were the first to lay your hands on him. You're a demon from hell.


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[Assistant] Anger flashed in Timothy's eyes but quickly disappeared. Do you really think so?


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[Assistant] Dear brother, if you fail to persuade him to let you inherit the throne, would you really walk away quietly? Don't deceive yourself.


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[Assistant] Gerald knew that he was now backed into a corner, and all he could do was to drag his younger brother together to hell.


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[Assistant] If I had patiently waited for five years, I would probably end up having to face Garcia's pirate army. Do you know what she has been up to recently?


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[Assistant] Gerald shook his head and estimated the distance between himself and the second prince.


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[Assistant] He remembered his younger brother was very smart since childhood, but he was not good at riding in battle.


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[Assistant] As long as he could find the opportunity to rush forward to cut off. She is forming her own army, brother. Really, I admire her.


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[Assistant] She did this even before the royal decree on the selection of crown prince. Even I did not expect this from her.


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[Assistant] When we were children, we all got along so harmoniously. How did we end up here, planning to kill each other? He said, and then retreated two steps.


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[Assistant] For example, I'm afraid now you just want to split me into two halves with your sword, right? I know it, brother. You are still the same as before.


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[Assistant] When you wanna kill, your eyes have a horrific stare, Timothy's side. Let me tell you honestly.


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[Assistant] I want to terminate the Royal Decree on the selection of Chrome prints.


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[Assistant] If not, the fleet of Garcia would be waiting for me five years later.


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[Assistant] She had already controlled the pour of clear water a few years ago.


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[Assistant] And Valencia was suitable for creating businessmen, but not for raising fighters.


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[Assistant] I need an army that can resist Garcia's fleet, and this can't be achieved by a trade city.


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[Assistant] Gerald Wimbledon, tomorrow you'll be judged because you left your domain and assassinated the king.


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[Assistant] I have to return to Valencia tonight to make preparations before the bad news spreads to the eastern region.


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[Assistant] I'll be deeply sad and step up rightfully as the second successor.


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[Assistant] And you'll be sent to the guillotine on the charges of killing the king.


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[Assistant] Gerald screamed and rushed toward his younger brother, but the distance was too great. His sword was intercepted by two armored guards. Then his calf numbed, as a dagger pierced his calf.


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[Assistant] Gerald suddenly lost his balance and fell crooked to the ground.


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[Assistant] I'll divulge all of this, and let the people who support you know what kind of monster you are.


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[Assistant] Of course you won't, my brother, said Timothy patiently.


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[Assistant] The alchemic workshop has a medicine called Forgotten Language, which is made up of mixed lizard venom and horse's milk from the sandy land of the southern territory. After drinking it, you won't be able to make any sound. Rest assured you won't feel any pain.


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[Assistant] Instead, the taste is sweet, smooth, and quite intoxicating.


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[Assistant] If you wanna blame someone, then blame our talented sister. If not for her, I would not have to do this.


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[Assistant] He waved to the leader of the guards, and the latter also nodded in reply and saluted. The royal prince was pulled out of the palace. The other armored guards also filed out.


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[Assistant] Finally, only the second prince and astrologer Anstur were left.


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[Assistant] Your highness, your throne is now secured, so I should call your majesty, astrologer Anster said bowing.


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[Assistant] You did really well, and when I get on the throne of the Kingdom of Grey Castle, I will fulfill our arrangement.


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[Assistant] But seeing my brother's tragic appearance today, I feel certain promises should be accompanied by a guarantee clause. The astrologer's expression immediately changed. Your highness, you mean? Don't worry. I just don't want to be betrayed. Timothy pulled out a wax pill from his arms. You must have seen this quite often.


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[Assistant] The wax pill shell takes seven days to completely dissolve, about the same time it takes for me to return from the King's City to Valencia.


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[Assistant] I've used the position of Chief Astrologer as the price for your collaboration, and I don't wish for others to pull you away at a higher price. Your Highness, you must be joking. The astrologer's face turned white blank.


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[Assistant] Yet he still bit the bullet and swallowed the wax pill in the end.


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[Assistant] Smart choice, said Timothy nodding with satisfaction. Now you can go.


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[Assistant] When the palace was empty, the second prince's face was gloomy.


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[Assistant] By virtue of the king's preference, he just needed to highlight Garcia's actions to the king and stop her. Plus he had Prince Gerald Wimbledon as bait. Timothy thought that his plan was infallible.


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[Assistant] He used the position of chief astrologer to lure Gerald's enlightenment mentor, the low-ranking astrologer Anstert in the astrologer's association, into writing a letter to Gerald. And Gerald got hooked quite quickly. This was also in line with Timothy's judgment.


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[Assistant] His elder brother was stronger at fighting than thinking, whilst not willing to hand over the throne.


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[Assistant] The next few letters stirred up the ambition of the first Prince Gerald, and Timothy also finished preparing the next step.


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[Assistant] When the last letter with the astrological prophecy was issued, he secretly returned to the King's city to reveal the news that the first Prince Gerald might be planning a takeover.


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[Assistant] There was no doubt that once the matter was confirmed, his father would fly into a rage and send the first Prince Gerald into prison. He would face either imprisonment to death or exile.


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[Assistant] Then, his father would look upon the other children, and Garcia, who was expanding her army rapidly, would certainly be a natural choice. But, why did it turn out like that?


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[Assistant] Father heard his news, smiled strangely instead, pulled out a dagger, and pierced his own chest.


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[Assistant] Everything happened so fast that Timothy could not react in time and could only watch his father die in front of him. He sat down feebly along the bedside.


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[Assistant] For the first time, he felt he was also a pawn in a game of chess.


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[Assistant] Father's last smile was like a nightmare, making him feel creepy.


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[Assistant] He went over the whole thing repeatedly and even examined the body, but still could not find a clue why would father do that. He also suspected that this person was a fake.


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[Assistant] But he could find no evidence, and even the hidden wound at the back was a match.


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[Assistant] Knowing Gerald was about to arrive at the King's city, he had to pretend to be calm and replace the whole program.


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[Assistant] He would blame the death of King Wimbledon III onto Gerald, and then use his position as second heir to succeed the throne ahead of time.


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[Assistant] As long as the coronation was smooth, he would no longer be subject to territorial restrictions.


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[Assistant] This meant he could directly mobilize the power of the Duke of the Southern Territory to threaten Garcia and force her to give up the poor of Clearwater.


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[Assistant] So it seemed that the outcome was not bad either, but Timothy could not help but feel uneasy, as if there were an invisible hand that had unsuspectingly joined the struggles at the Kingdom of Grey Castle. However, he was completely ignorant about it.


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[Assistant] If he found out who was behind this, he would be sure to let the culprit know the consequences of annoying a king.


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[Assistant] According to Iron Axe and Brian, the strength and the number of demonic beasts would gradually increase as the months of demons continued.


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[Assistant] Taking advantage of the current defensive pressure, Rollins sent a sloop loaded with oars to Willowtown.


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[Assistant] Due to the use of the steam engine, the number of workers in the North Slope Mine had been reduced by half, while the output increased steadily, allowing it to the level it had been at before it collapsed.


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[Assistant] The use of machines greatly lowered the manpower required.


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[Assistant] Meanwhile, Roland carried on a preliminary reform of the mining system, turning the fixed compensation into a floating salary.


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[Assistant] He said a daily average output tallied by Barreff as a standard and going above by a certain amount would end an additional remuneration.


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[Assistant] In addition, anyone who found gemstones or mineral veins could claim extra rewards.


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[Assistant] This measure effectively promoted the worker's enthusiasm and lively scenes could be seen everywhere in mining areas.


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[Assistant] Roland naturally would like to do something now that the ore was in his hands.


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[Assistant] Besides the steam engine, he also planned to manufacture a series of machine tools.


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[Assistant] Machine tools had a long history, and generally speaking, they were tools used to produce other tools.


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[Assistant] So an anvil, which was manually fixed and forged, could be regarded as the most original machine tool.


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[Assistant] Making tools by hand was not all that bad. However, the issue lay in the ungainly positioning of the tools.


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[Assistant] Thus, people added clip or groove on the tool stand to fix the parts that were processed.


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[Assistant] The early Harquebus and Flintlock were both hand-made on anvils with grooves.


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[Assistant] As time went on, merely depending on manpower could not meet the demand of processing, and then the machine tools evolved and expanded.


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[Assistant] The machine tool applied different fixed methods and toolings according to different usages.


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[Assistant] In addition, the linkage of handwork and machinery could effectively improve the efficiency of process. Roland considered making the manual milling machine.


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[Assistant] Although the milling machine had versatile functions, he would simply use it to produce involute gears and its frame could be simplified.


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[Assistant] All it needed was a pair of card slots and a rotatable steel mill.


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[Assistant] With the help of Anna, a specific molding mill specialized in cutting gears could be easily produced.


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[Assistant] The top of grinding tool was polished into the shape of a trapezoid and was heated to a hot red state.


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[Assistant] Then marks were drawn with iron bars, followed by a quench hardening treatment in water. That was how a customized mill was produced.


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[Assistant] After solving the key problem, Roland immediately called Carter to hire two carpenters to forge the milling machine base, while Anna continued to make other metal parts in the castle backyard.


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[Assistant] There was no doubt that metal processing had become as easy as making pottery with the help of Anna, especially after she grew skilled in controlling her flames. The initial production of small parts all depended on her.


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[Assistant] Seeing her melting iron ingots into a fluid iron liquid and kneading it, Roland marveled unceasingly.


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[Assistant] Without the witches, it would have taken over ten years to achieve what he had imagined.


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[Assistant] Two days later, the first simplified milling machine was placed in the backyard.


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[Assistant] Recently, Roland had been busy designing a set of gears, which would be used to regulate the speed and stabilize the output of the steam engine. The relevant fluted discs were in the molding process.


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[Assistant] Once the milling machine was finished being assembled, the process of gear milling would be carried out. Gears were nothing new for Chief Knight Carter.


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[Assistant] The drainage of water in most of the mines in the world was achieved by livestock pulling wooden gears with a winch mechanism. Carter was satisfied this time. He was able to understand what the prince was doing.


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[Assistant] Roland told him to bring three blacksmiths and their apprentices to learn how to operate the milling machine in the backyard.


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[Assistant] It was unlikely that Roland was going to operate these machine tools, so he had to train some skillful workers.


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[Assistant] After they were respectfully saluting, Roland started to demonstrate how to use the milling machines to produce gears. Roland did not mind serving as the demonstrator at all.


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[Assistant] Actually, he just would seem like a type of prince that had various hobbies.


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[Assistant] Besides, being considered as half-assed, it was easy for him to operate the machine tools.


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[Assistant] Carter was responsible for pouring one lard on the side.


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[Assistant] In that era, it was a waste to replace oil lubrication by lard. However, something was better than nothing.


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[Assistant] The lard fell down into a ceramic bowl after soaking the mill, and it could be used repeatedly.


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[Assistant] Roland firstly carved an indentation on the fluted disc according to the designed angle.


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[Assistant] Then he set the fluted disc upright and fixed it on the working table.