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[speaking Japanese]
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I am daughter of
the late Lord Akechi Jinsai.
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My father's lord was ruler
of Japan before the Taiko.
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And my father killed him
out of love for the realm.
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Get back!
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Your husband's brutality
is no fault of yours.
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We should not be seen together.
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From this day forward,
the only words we share
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will be from others' lips.
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- [screaming]
- [rumbling]
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- [grunting]
- [panting]
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[distorted chatter, laughter]
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[giggling]
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[humming somber tune]
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[laughing]
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[distant shouting]
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[distant shouting]
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[grunts]
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♪ ♪
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- [blades clacking]
- [grunting and shouting]
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[man shouts command]
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- [whispering]
- [grunting resumes]
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[blades clacking]
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[man shouts command]
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[chuckles softly]
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[birds chirping]
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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Anjin...
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For your bravery,
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he has decided
to grant you a fief
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that will provide
an annual salary of 600 koku.
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[Mariko] He has also made you
his chief admiral.
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And general of
the cannon regiment.
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[speaks Japanese]
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Hai. Hai.
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- Ho!
- [all] Ho!
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[groans]
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Eh?
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Hmm.
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[grunts]
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[sighs]
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[thunder rumbling]
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[rain pattering]
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[Mariko praying in Japanese]
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[continues praying]
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Our Father, who art in heaven...
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hallowed be thy name...
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[praying stops]
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- [praying in Japanese]
- Thy kingdom come.
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Thy will be done,
on Earth as it is in heaven.
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Give us this day
our daily bread.
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- [praying in Japanese]
- And forgive us our trespasses
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as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
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And lead us not into temptation,
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but deliver us from evil.
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For thine is the kingdom.
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The power and the glory,
forever and ever.
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- Amen.
- [Blackthorne] Amen.
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♪ ♪
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Please tell him I am sorry
about what happened to his army.
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However, I must ask
why he lavished me
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with the gift of his
cannon regiment last night.
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He asks if you refuse them.
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[Blackthorne]
It's not a matter of refusing.
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I've already explained this
to him before.
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I am unable to serve him
in the way he wishes me to.
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So I wish to leave.
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He asks what service
you would rather be given.
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If I were to remain
in the Japans,
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I would formally ask, again,
for the return of my ship.
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So that I may sail against
his enemies and mine:
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the Portuguese.
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As his chief admiral,
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there are still ways
I can disrupt his enemies.
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For example, I could attack
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the Portuguese
Black Ship at sea.
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Harming trade
to the ports controlled
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by his Catholic rivals
on the Council.
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I'm told their names
are Kiyama and Ohno.
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Thus stifling the flow
of Portuguese Catholic wealth
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and its accompanying power,
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which will ultimately be
brandished against him...
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and his country.
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This is not in
our lord's interest.
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I'm sorry, were you
going to translate?
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He says that the Portuguese
are a friendly nation.
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And he would never
attack their vessel.
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Believe me, the Portuguese
are neither here
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for the good of Japan
nor Toranaga-sama,
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they're here to gain
in the name of their god.
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Why do you cling to this?
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Excuse me. I am reminded
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an interpreter
should interpret only.
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Well, as seeing as
you're my interpreter,
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and nothing more,
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I would politely ask you
to tell him
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Portugal is friendly
only to their profits.
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That is all for now.
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♪ ♪
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[people screaming]
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[pigeon shrieking]
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[gasping]
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[grunts, moans]
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[horse whinnies]
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Refused at the gates.
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It's even worse than we thought.
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What has happened, Eminence?
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Osaka Castle has
been locked down.
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Ishido claims there is a plot
to kill the Heir.
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And he's ordered--
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And he's ordered that no Regents
shall be allowed to leave
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until they can elect
a fifth member
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and sentence Toranaga to death.
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This is her doing.
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The Lady Ochiba?
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This campaign
to eliminate Toranaga,
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it has accelerated
since her return.
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That woman has no such power.
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I would not underestimate her,
Eminence.
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Child of a murdered busho,
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the only consort to give
the Taiko an heir.
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And she despises the Church.
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I think the time has come for us
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to turn towards Toranaga
as an ally.
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That man is a Minowara, Martin.
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I've never understood
this hold he has on you.
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Let us pray that we can
bring him to our side
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when this is done.
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[humming]
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[laughter]
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[fire crackling]
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[whimpering]
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[distant shouting]
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[chuckles softly]
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[theatrical singing]
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[singing continues]
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[theatrical singing continues]
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[grinding]
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[singing ends]
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♪ ♪
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[Mariko]
This is a great honor
you have recei
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Lady Kiku is the most
coveted courtesan in Izu.
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It's not the honor so much
as being unable to understand
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why in Christ's name
I'm receiving it.
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Usually, wives like me
are not permitted
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to go through the gate.
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But in this case, a special
exception has been made.
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Does Toranaga-sama know?
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About...
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There is nothing to know.
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[groans softly]
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Gin's Tea House is famed
for its many wonders.
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But we must be careful.
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Our every gesture
is being observed.
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[tranquil music playing]
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What do I say?
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[Mariko]
It is fitting
to share your reaction.
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Tell her she's beautiful.
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[Mariko speaks Japanese]
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Does feel like
we're being watched.
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We must try our best to find
this as pleasurable as possible.
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And how am I to find
this pleasurable?
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- [Mariko] By not making a scene.
- [chuckles]
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For both of our sakes.
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Compliment the way
she poured your saké.
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It is considered a rare art.
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Courtesans like Kiku-dono
study it for years.
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You pour very well.
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She assumes it is different
from where you're from.
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I'd say so.
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Where I come from,
our prostitutes
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are neither this well presented
nor as inquisitive.
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Ah. Why not?
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Another fine pour.
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Kiku-dono teachers
her young apprentice
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about empty space
and its symbols.
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Mariko-sama...
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She wishes to explain to you
the meaning of the Willow World.
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[Mariko]
Most come here to escape.
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From boredom or pain.
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Hardship or disappointment.
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They believe this place
is about physical pleasure.
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Which it is.
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But it can be more.
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The people she meets wish for a
different life or circumstance.
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They want to be any place
other than where they are.
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I offer you relief from this.
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And safety...
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to create one perfect moment
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that you wish
to inhabit completely.
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Settle your eyes
on what you desire.
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My unclothed form.
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Just as I am...
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with nothing between us.
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I ask you into my openness.
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I ask you...
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[breathing shakily]
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She invites you
away with her now.
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♪ ♪
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[whispering]
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♪ ♪
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Please tell Lady Kiku
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I don't have the words
to thank her.
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She is honored.
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[chuckles softly]
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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[speaks Japanese]
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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Hai. Hai.
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[all] Ho!
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[cheering]
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[cheering continues]
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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