1. Once again,
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2. I am free to smite the world
as I did in days long past.
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3. When the evil,
shape-shifting wizard Aku
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4. arose from the bowels of hate
to ravage our homeland,
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5. I was a young emperor at the time
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6. and was helpless against his powers.
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7. But I remembered
our grandfather's grandfather's story
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8. of three monks
who were gifted with mystical powers.
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9. I rode to the highest peak
of the mountainside,
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10. where the monks agreed to forge me
an enchanted sword with great magic.
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11. Armed with the sword
and the hope of my people,
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12. I plunged into battle against Aku.
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13. His evil was no match
for the power of righteousness.
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14. And with the sword's magic,
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15. Aku's demon forces
were implanted into the earth,
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16. forever petrifying him into the wasteland
that he created.
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17. Through years of hard work,
we have rebuilt our glorious past
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18. with hopes never to encounter
such an evil as Aku again.
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19. Always be alert, my son,
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20. for the presence of evil
is sometimes right behind you.
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21. No, it cannot be.
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22. Aku!
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23. The sword!
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24. Not this time.
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25. Mother, Aku has returned.
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26. Do as we have planned.
Our future depends on it.
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27. Brake.
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28. Here's some water, my emperor.
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29. None for him!
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30. I'm sorry, emperor.
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31. Water.
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32. Water.
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33. Water.
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34. I said no water!
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35. Huh?
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36. He has returned.
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37. Insubordinate fool.
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38. No one attacks Aku's minions.
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39. Destroy him.
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40. My... son.
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41. What has happened to our land, Father?
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42. My son, it has been many years
since that fateful day
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43. that Aku returned from his imprisonment.
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44. Enslaved we have become,
to unearth the riches of our land
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45. so that Aku can strengthen his powers
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46. and begin to take over the world.
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47. Do not worry, Father,
for with the power of this sword,
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48. I will vanquish Aku,
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49. sending him back into the pit of hate
from which he came.
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50. No!
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51. I thought once like you.
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52. But the sword is only a tool.
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53. What power has it
compared to the hand that wields it?
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54. Evil is clever,
and deception is its most powerful weapon.
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55. Let the sword guide you to your fate,
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56. but let your mind set free
the path to your destiny.
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57. I will not fail you, Father.
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58. Be wary, my son, for evil finds a way.
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59. The mist is full of demons.
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60. Aku is near.
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61. Aku!
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62. Who dares to summon the master of masters,
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63. the deliverer of darkness,
the shogun of sorrow, Aku?
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64. I am the lost son
of the land that you have pillaged.
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65. I am here to reclaim it...
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66. For my people, for my father...
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67. For my birthright.
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68. Fool!
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69. No mortal can hurt the great Aku.
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70. That sword.
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71. I remember that blade.
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72. I recognize your blood.
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73. You are the son of the fool
who imprisoned me those many years ago.
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74. No matter.
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75. Neither he nor the sword
had the power to slay me forever.
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76. And neither do you.
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77. No matter what form you take, Aku,
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78. you will never defeat
the side of righteousness.
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79. Now, demon...
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80. With the blessings of righteousness
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81. and the power of the sacred blade,
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82. I cast thee back to the vile pit
from which you came.
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83. You might have beaten me now,
but I will destroy you in the future.
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84. There is no future for you, Aku.
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85. I disagree.
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86. What trickery is this?
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87. Aku!
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88. Do not worry, Samurai.
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89. You will see me again.
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90. But next time
you will not be so fortunate.
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