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A long, long time ago...
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As long as no one remembers...
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... a king lived here at the castle.
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And his daughter, the
lovely Princess Miamaja.
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Although it was a fairy
king, they were not fairy rich.
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When the pixies wanted to
help make gold, it became summer in the middle of the X-mas month.
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But just as suddenly
winter came back, -
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- and the princess's dearest friend,
the hunter Valentin was thrown into the dungeon.
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The only ones who were happy
about the snow and cold returning were the pixies.
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Because it's real pixie weather.
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the night is dark
and far too long
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but only lasts until sunrise
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when the moon-man
closes his eyes
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and the stars go out,
then the night is over
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good morning, the sun is rising
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yawns, stretches his body
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good morning, now it starts,
wake up from your slumber
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the day is calling,
it is dawn it is fresh and new
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it is morning again
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good morning,
the night is over
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the sun's lamp is lit
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it shines brightly,
come up in a hurry
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see, the day awakes
it is ready for use
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it is here and now,
it's morning again.
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- Good morning, poor princess.
- Good morning, poor Sibbe.
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I offer my heartiest,
fatherly greetings -
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- to your bedridden highness
from your bedridden, -
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- but in all forms your well being father.
High high-born Majesty.
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As, when he has come
out of the feathers, -
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- will have the pleasure
of waiting for you himself.
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- It was from 'our father'.
- Good morning, Sysmund-Mouth-weather.
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Sweet bread...
Honey-soup, delicate.
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Ugh, it's still winter.
Ugh, so chilly.
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How is your health, princess?
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Thanks, one would be a brat
if complaining with the service.
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But tell me; do you know
how Valentin feels?
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Don't worry about
the hunter-man.
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He is in good hands.
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Although he probably
doesn't get to eat sweet bread.
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What does he get then?
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Sysmund? What does he get?
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I shouldn't be able to say that.
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I rarely come
to places like that.
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Which places?
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- Where is Valentin?
- In the dungeon.
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What do you say? Why?
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Why this commotion
for a bit of a snappy hunter-boy?
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My coat!
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- Quicky!
- But the princess is indecent.
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My coat!
Or YOU will lie down.
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- I haven't said anything.
- You said plenty!
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Dearest child. It's before 9 o'clock.
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How would I know
who is in which dungeons? Don't I have enough in my own.
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How blessed that you
came home safe and sound yesterday.
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Where's my nightcap?
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1 piece night cap.
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It's not just anyone, I talk of.
It's the best hunter you've ever had.
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- A hunter who gets you roast hare when you snap your fingers.
- Roast hare in the morning?
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And he has saved
my life and Gregor's.
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- Who is Gregor?
- The princess's favorite bird, Sire.
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Namely! And he must be
let loose immediately, Valentin that is.
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You're making a bloody injustice, Mr. Reich Council.
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Maybe, but I found this knife at
Valentin, Huntersman.
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And in the shaft this document!
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- What is it now, Councilor?
- A map, my king.
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A chart map of the border region
between our own, little precious kingdom -
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- and Greater Montania.
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That hunter certainly hunts
something else and bigger than hares!
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Are you struggling with the
game, Christopher Tower-Hider?
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- What?
- It's your turn, grandpa.
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Now wait a little.
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Whistles.
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Stick that pipe in, so you
can have peace of mind to think.
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Tomorrow you will probably
be judged from your neck.
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- Then, you should be done with that whistling.
- Good word again, Christoffer Tower-Hider.
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When will they rid
me of my 'whistle'?
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Count yourself lucky if
you survive Christmas.
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- Sssshh...
- Uh... New Year.
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the good, old Christmas
time is not just gannet-time
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and candy and sugar balls
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no, you want to celebrate
Christmas like in the good old days
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then it belongs with
real Christmas cake
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take a little egg and butter,
some sugar and cinnamon
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stir it together in a bowl
with a little flour
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how to get dough
almost like a game
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it's always fun to bake
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if it is a cake man
you think of baking
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you can just shape the dough
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a small bun at the top and
a big one that is his stomach
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his arms and his legs
are also easy to make
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now he is put in the hot oven
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and when he is baked,
he looks like a clown
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then give him a go
with some white icing
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it's always fun to bake
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now he has to wear
a hat, for that we can use
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blue violets put in sugar
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his nose is a mulberry
and his eyes are raisins
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his mouth an orange
and finally two ear-figs
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so now he is ready,
deliciously warm and crispy
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look, he looks like dad
on the nose, which is red
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and now it's time to take a bite
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it's always fun to bake
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but most fun is to taste.
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So, so, princess.
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I had never
believed that either.
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That he even was a spy.
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Now afterwards you can see...
He was odd.
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What's wrong, little Fimpe?
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The princess is so sad
and so sweet and so sad.
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Humans have so many worries
that we commmon pixies don't understand.
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It's because the hunter
has gone to prison.
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That is something else. The hunter is a very nice
person, of a human being.
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But he doesn't believe in pixies.
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If we helped the princess, he
might come to better thoughts.
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We could, of course try.
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Otherwise, I don't think the
princess will ever be happy again.
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Come on.
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Many a thug like
you has sat here.
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Also decent people.
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A count has even sat there.
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But no matter how
different people were when they came, -
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- they resembled each
other when they left here.
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That's how the high and the low
get along here in the the moan valley.
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Can you get daddy's
tool bag, little Fimpe?
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Tool bag... 2 seconds, Father Magnum.
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- Is there anything I can do?
- Yes.
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If you can get Christopher
Tower-hide a midday nap, -
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- while I do some pixie puzzles.
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Midday nap... at this time a day.
I'll fix that.
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How do I look? Is there anything
to complain about?
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No!
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You must look at me with
the eyes of a young person.
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With the eyes of a maiden...
The bow is camelot.
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What are you doing with my walking stick?
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I just wanted to ask uncle
if I could borrow the cane for a good purpose.
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You seem to be on suitors feet?
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Yes, I'm on suitors feet.
Now it must be.
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Who is the maiden
to be beatified?
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The princess, it understands.
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The princess? Have you lost your mind?
Are you going to spoil the whole plan?
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You said it yourself...
and green pants.
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The cane! Hand it over, that I can
knock a sense into you.
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- Take my hat instead.
- I'll give you!
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Can't you fathom such a simple plan?
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On my honor, no.
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Listen then...
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I put the young hunter in
the hole as a spy, didn't I?
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- And that's good?
- No... Yes, of course.
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I'm getting confused.
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Therefore, the princess will do
everything to save him.
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Including marrying
the foreign prince.
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She's getting married out of the country!
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And the king departs, he said,
and leaves the country to me.
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- To be vice-king. Do you realize now?
- I see, uncle.
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You get what you want,
but I get neither a wife nor Christmas presents.
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You shouldn't
regret it, little Juchs.
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Come on, here's a
little hush-hush gift.
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Uncle, you are a good person.
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He took just one sip and
immediately fell asleep.
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- What did you put into his beer, Mirko?
- A little snooze water from home.
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It works, Uncle Mirko.
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He sleeps now, just as circa.
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SCREW TURNS.
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- Is he still sleeping, Mirko?
- Just smack it. He doesn't wake up anytime soon.
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BANG, BANG.
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- What has he done?
- What? Who?
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The hunter who
sits in the dungeon.
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Don't know. We'll sort that out when I
get some time to question the guy.
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Until you 'get moments'
there, he can sit down there.
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You saw what he had
hidden in his knife, Miamaja.
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It is a serious
matter, especially in wartime.
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It could perhaps have
a natural explanation?
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What should that be?
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He could have told that himself
if someone had listened to him instead of tossing him in the hole.
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You're getting so big, Miamaja.
I almost can't follow along anymore.
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If you don't rubble through accounts, you
interfere with who I happen to throw in the dog-hole.
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Valentin is no casual poacher.
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- Who is he, then?
- He is my best friend!
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A princess cannot be 'best
friends' with a simple hunter.
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Then I would wish
I wasn't a princess.
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- It is the king who must move.
- Yes, I guess it is.
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There can't be anything wrong to exchange a few words
with that fellow... Sysmund, over here.
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- Bravo! Bananas! Jester!
- Finished work.
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Watch out! Someone is coming!
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Christopher Tower-hider! Put the bottle
aside and prepare for a classy visit.
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Oopsy, he's lying sleeping
on his green ear.
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Wake up, you scoundrel.
You have a royal visit.
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Should you lay hands
on an honest man...
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Lord you gentle Mallambrosio!
The king...
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Humblest, unworthy servant.
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I didn't sleep, I just closed my eyes since
they can't stand the strong light.
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Well! We will take a look
at the captured bird-catcher.
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With the greatest eagerness
to serve, Your humble majesty.
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He's a real thug, -
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- because he hasn't spoken
a single word since he came.
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What?
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Where is the hunter?
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Hunter... well... no...
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A convoluted answer
to a simple question.
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He's run away?
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Honorable Majesty. I can only swear
he's here, he has just been here a moment ago.
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Flux! Knock on the council,
so that he can be notified.
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It's unneccesary. I'm here!
But the prisoner is not here?
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I have just seen
him, Your great Reich Council. He was here, then.
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He has pulled out the
nails with his bare fists.
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- That fellow has supernatural powers.
- I'll alert the guard, Sire.
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There is no doubt that
this is a dangerous person.
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It looks like it.
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If we don't find him,
you take his place.
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Both here and in the afterlife.
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You come in and 'sit Christoph'.
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Most High Your Majesty.
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I have 8 small children
and 3 living goats.
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WHISTLING SOUND.
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Beep, beep.
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Valentin! They let you go?
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It was you, wasn't it?
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The chains twisted as if
they were flower tendrils.
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No. It wasn't me.
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The nails literally
crawled out of the wall.
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- If it wasn't you, who was it? It was you.
- No, Valentin.
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As much as I wanted to.
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But I know who it was.
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I have come to say goodbye.
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It can't be long before they discover
that the bird has flown.
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- How will you get out of here?
- On my horse. They didn't put that in the hole.
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Two horses run as
fast as one, right?
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Two? Are you coming with me?
Do you?
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It gets so boring here
when you're gone.
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Miamaja.
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RUCKUS.
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I'll be back.
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Open up in the king's
name and in my uncle's!
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- Where is he?
- Who are you looking for, little junker?
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You probably know who
we're looking for, Miamaja.
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The bird has flown, little Juchs.
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In the hole with him!
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The bird flew straight into the net.
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Out... Out!
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Cabbage box! Cabbage head!
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I'll tell uncle. Av!
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