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This is my hometown.
Kurouzu.

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The stories
I'm about to tell you...

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...are about all the many strange
events that happened here.

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Hey, Shuichi !

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Welcome back.

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Hey, Kirie...

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Would you ever consider
leaving this town together ?

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What do you mean ?
Like run away ?

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Haven't you noticed,
what's happening here ?

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Whirlpools keep forming
in this stream lately.

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- Yeah. I guess so.
- That's not all.

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I've noticed a rise
of whirlwinds here recently too.

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This town is affecting my dad.

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He's been acting weird
ever since this started.

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He's ditching work.

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And I noticed he's been spending
all day in his study lately.

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He just sits there, staring for hours
at his sprawling collection of spirals.

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And it's in those moments,
his eyes...

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Start spinning
around and around...

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... independently of each other.

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The way they move
is weirdly smooth.

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His right and left eye...
Independently ?

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There was also
this one time at dinner...

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He was furious because there weren't
spiral fishcakes in his miso soup.

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Anyway. He can't calm down
without his spirals.

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Even when he bathes
he needs to make a whirlpool.

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It's ok,
I don't blame you for laughing.

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Until you've seen it yourself you
can't understand how terrifying it is.

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- Already 5:00...
- I hate that sound.

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It feels like it's stabbing
my ears on a damn loop.

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That gloomy sea...
And that sinister lighthouse.

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Insidious mountain
and looming cityscape.

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Every inch of this place
gets under my skin.

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That's it ! This place
is actually driving me insane.

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Winding me up.
It's making me spiral...

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Everywhere I look,
spirals are taking over.

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What did you just say ?

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I'm home !

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Anything with a spiral, it's all
I can think about these days.

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What's Shuichi's dad doing here ?

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Just the very act
of molding clay on a wheel.

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It's like you're embodying
the art of the spiral !

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"Embodying the art of the spiral ?"
You're talking about the pottery wheel.

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Yes, it makes me quite
dizzy sometimes, you know.

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Yes, exactly ! Could I possibly
commission a piece from you ?

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One particularly made to give me
that dizzy feeling !

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Would you mind painting the front
for me with a nice spiral design ?

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Like this, swirling inward...
Yes, I can see it so clearly.

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A black spiral would be perfect !

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The thing is, Mr. Goshima...

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I find there to be something
deeply enigmatic about spirals.

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I'm convinced there's a wondrous power
inside each and every one of them !

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Isn't the spiral wonderful ! It is
the most sublime art form of all !

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And you, sir, are a premier artisan
for crafting such wonders !

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Really ? So, your boyfriend goes
to Midoriyama High School ?

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He was at Kurouzu till middle school,
so we were together almost every day.

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That sounds tough on both of you.
I'm jealous, though.

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There's not really anyone here
that's my type.

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What, really ? But you're so pretty,
it seems like you could get any guy.

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This thing ?
When I was a kid,

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I was trying to impress
this boy I had a crush on.

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I got this scar when I fell
pretending to be a tightrope walker.

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Funny thing is, after all that,
we ended up becoming closer friends.

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Since then, every boy I've had
a crush on has liked me too.

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It's kinda strange,

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but maybe this scar really is
what makes them so attracted to me.

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{\an8}So, tell me.
What's your boyfriend like, Kirie ?

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{\an8}You've probably seen him around. You
might've walked by him at the station.

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{\an8}Yeah, maybe.

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- That's Azami Kurotani !
- She's beautiful...

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Shuichi !

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Welcome back.

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I want you to meet my friend,
Azami Kurotani.

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She does the opposite
of your commute.

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She lives in Midoriyama-city,
but goes to school here with me.

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- It's nice to meet you. I'm Azami.
- Likewise.

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Sorry, we're late for something !

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What's going on, Shuichi ?

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- Didn't you feel that, Kirie ?
- What ?!

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It was a spiral ! I could feel its
presence coming from your friend.

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You have to be careful,
you hear me ?! That girl is a spiral !

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Shuichi...

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- I'm home...
- Hey, Kirie !

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I've just finished the piece
that Mr. Saito commissioned.

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Could you deliver it for me ?

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I'm sorry to trouble you.
But I don't really need it anymore.

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It finally dawned on me,
you see.

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I've realized that you can
manifest spirals yourself.

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Look what I can do !
You'll be amazed !

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Delivery from Tanaka Coopery !

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I've got the custom-made item
that you ordered, sir.

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I'm so excited.

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Most guys I know all end up wrapped
around my finger, but you...

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Why are you the only one
who rejects me ?

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Shuichi, please...

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You... What are you
hiding on your forehead ?

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Forehead ? That... Are you
referring to my crescent-shaped scar ?

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Kirie must have told you.
But I'm glad she did.

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Take a look, and you might
just fall for me.

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- I knew it ! It's a spiral !
- A spiral ?

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It started out
as a crescent-shaped scar ?!

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That's right. Because of this
scar, I've always been able to...

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That's it ! The ends of your scar,
they've grown out to form a spiral !

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It's all tied to this town and
it's recent spiral contamination.

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Go ! Get out of Kurouzu Town
before everything gets worse !

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How can you say that to me ?!
Leave town ?

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When I can't stop thinking about you ?
I've never felt this way before !

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I'm saying this for your own good !
Listen to me !

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You have to get out of this town
before it's too late !

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Get out of this town
before it's too late...

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Shuichi !

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Kirie... Don't you want to know
what happened ?

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- I mean about how my dad died ?
- I heard that he fell down the stairs.

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That's just what we told everyone !
But it was a lie.

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My father was deteriorating
mentally and physically.

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Mom and I had gone to a specialized
hospital in Midoriyama-city

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to consider admitting him there.

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When we got home late that night
there was no sign of my dad.

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The whole house was empty.

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Except...

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In the middle of his study...

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Was this huge, strange-looking
tub sitting there.

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When did he get this...

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My dad had crammed into that tub
to turn himself into a spiral !

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And it broke every bone
in his body until he died.

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What's that over there ?!

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What the hell is that thing ?

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- Where ?
- Right up there ! Look at the sky !

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My dad's cremation smoke...

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It's forming a spiral !
Never seen that before !

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This has to be some kind
of a bad omen !

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Wait a second !
Looks like the smoke is settling !

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It's going into Dragonfly Pond !

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My love, you have to stop this !
Enough is enough !

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Mrs. Saito, please calm down.

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- Mom, what's wrong ?
- Shuichi ! I can see him so clearly.

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That's your father up there !

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Mom !

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We need
an ambulance right away !

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I called a taxi when I heard.

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Azami ? Are you okay?
What are you doing here ?

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Sorry for crashing. I was
worried about you for some reason.

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Thanks, Azami.
You're so sweet.

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Azami... Your forehead...

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Wait !

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Mrs. Saito !
The doctor's coming, just hold on !

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Should we page him again ?

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Mom, please !

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Hi, Azami !

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It's me, Okada from Class C.
I was wondering...

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- Will you go out with me ?
- Not you again. Answer's still no.

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Yeah, I know...
But there's something about you,

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something that just
keeps pulling me in.

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I really can't explain it
or resist it.

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You can keep turning me down,
but I won't give up.

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I'll do anything for you !

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Alright ! Everyone,
open your textbooks to page 37.

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For crying out loud, Katayama.
Do you have any idea what time it is ?

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Sorry, I'm late.

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Hey teach !
Katayama's a slow-poke !

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In a race between him and a snail,
then guess who my money's on !

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Settle down, kids.
That's enough of that !

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Katayama,
I see you're soaking wet again.

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Haven't I told you to use
an umbrella in the rain ?

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And why is it that you only show up
to class when it's pouring ?

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I'm sorry...

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Okay, it's fine !
Just take your seat.

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Okay.

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Come on, slowpoke !
Is your head in the game or not ?!

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Man, just looking at you
pisses me off.

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Can't really breathe, Tsumura...

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You think
we're friends or something ?

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You're even slow
at changing your clothes !

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But don't worry,
we can help you with that !

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- Come on, guys, don't do that...
- Off they go !

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What're you doing to him ?!

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Everybody, look at him !

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Since the funeral, she can't see
a spiral without breaking down.

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A spiral !

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She was so scared of her own hair
whorl, that she shaved her head.

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And then...

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Spirals...

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She cut off the tips of her fingers
and toes to remove the prints !

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All she keeps saying is that
every single spiral she sees...

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... triggers the memory of discovering
my dad's broken body.

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And then he...

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My love. Become one
with me in the spiral.

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She says he calls out to her.

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I have to hide my fingertips
and even my hair.

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I also had to warn the doctors
and nurses to do the same thing.

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At least, she's finally
calmed down a little.

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Enough for her to be able to eat
and get some sleep again.

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Azami !
Azami, wait ! It's you, isn't it ?

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Where'd you go ? I've been
really worried about you !

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Hi, Kirie...
Something's wrong.

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My right eye can't seem to focus.

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Can you take a quick look
at my face ?

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So what is this all about ?
Where is Kirie ?

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- Well, Kirie isn't actually coming.
- What do you mean ?

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I'm sorry.
But that was the deal we made.

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There you are.
You've been on my mind, Shuichi.

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OK, Azami.

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You'll keep your word and
go on a date with me now, right ?

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I don't think so. I don't really have
a use for you anymore. Bye, now.

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But why ?
You said if I brought him...

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... then you would be
my girlfriend !

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Silly. The only one
I wanted to see is Shuichi.

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You bitch ! You lied !

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Azami ?

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What the hell happened to you ?!

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- Kirie !
- Shuichi, where...

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Up here !

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- What are you doing up there ?
- A guy just got sucked in !

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- What ?
- Azami swallowed him alive !

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Look !

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Azami ?

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And now she's being sucked in by
the spiral that appeared on her body.

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What we hadn't realized yet

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was that all the horrors we faced,
everything that happened...

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... was just the beginning
of our descent into the spiral.

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END OF EPISODE 1

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