SUPER ROBOT WARS ALPHA 2
ZENGAR ROUTE STAGE 31
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***STAGE 31***


MYCENE EMPIRE MAIN HEADQUARTERS

Emperor of Darkness: ...Ankoku Daishogun... Give me a report on the
operation's progress.
Ankoku Daishogun: It's currently in Phase 2... The Battle Beasts are
getting ready as we speak.
Argos: Hmph... You've barely scratched the Earth's surface... aren't you
being a bit slow with this, Ankoku Daishogun?
Ankoku Daishogun: The next operation isn't like the ones we've done up to
this point. Preparing will take time.
Argos: But, that's no reason to allow Tetsuya Tsurugi and the Alpha Numbers
to continue living.
Ankoku Daishogun: Hah... Fuhahahaha!
Argos: What's so funny?
Ankoku Daishogun: Up until now, they've been chomping at the bit for a
chance to defeat them... Time after time, they were sent in and failed.
But... for the next operation, we'll gather the Great Generals commanding
the Battle Beasts, and assault the Earth in one fell swoop.
Then... the humans will crumple beneath our might. Of course, Tetsuya
Tsurugi and the Alpha Numbers as well.
Argos: Aren't there many who have tried the same tactic and failed?
Ankoku Daishogun: That's why, by concentrating our forces, we have the
advantage of time on our side.
Time until the Alpha Numbers leave the Earth...
Argos: Hmph... That boasting had better bring about some strong results.
Ankoku Daishogun: The one to take charge will be myself. I don't plan to
hear any more of that kind of talk from you.
If you've got the time to feed me your complaints, spend it gathering
intelligence on the Alpha Numbers' movements.
Argos: (...why you, taking that cocky attitude...!)

Gorgon: ...attack the Alpha Numbers?
Argos: That's right. If you can deal serious damage to them before the next
operation starts, they'll deal with Ankoku Daishogun a lot more furiously.
Gorgon: But, they have more power now than they've had before. Our recon
army by itself would inevitably sustain major casualties...
Argos: Send out those leftovers from the Jama Kingdom. Take good advantage
of their devotion to Himika's will.
Gorgon: ...I see. Consider it done.

Ikima: ...is that true?
Mimashi: If we defeat the Alpha Numbers, Himika-sama could be revived?
Gorgon: That's right. For the great Emperor of Darkness, nothing is
impossible.
Amaso: O, oh...! If Himika-sama were to return, rebuilding the Jama Kingdom
wouldn't be merely a dream...!
Mimashi: Duke Gorgon, I'll do it!
Gorgon: Fufufu... then, I'll be awaiting good news.
Ikima: Alright... Mimashi, Amaso, Kukuru... let's start preparations
immediately.
Kukuru: ...yes sir.
(...if Himika were to be resurrected... my father and mother could be freed
from their sleep...)
(No matter what the cost... no matter what method I must use, I have to
defeat the Alpha Numbers...!)

Sophia: ! You enhanced the Magarga with Machine Cells?
Kukuru: Yes, I already finished the treatment.
Sophia: ...they're still not...
Kukuru: It will be enough even if it only has a minimal effect. ...had you
been any faster, the Machine Cells would have been completed by now.
Sophia: .....
Kukuru: Hmph... If you aren't willing to help us, you can always end it
through suicide...
Why haven't you done so? What is it that makes you accept such conditions
and continue living?
Sophia: The Machine Cells are there to restore the Earth's environment...
I can't allow myself to lose sight of that.
And so, no matter what happens, I must continue living.
Also... is that not the same for you?
Kukuru: What...!?
Sophia: You're not one of those born into the Jama Kingdom...
Kukuru: ....!
Sophia: You must have some reason... to do all you have for Himika, right?
Kukuru: .....
(...yes... I do it all... for the day I can awaken my family from their
slumber...)
(I have to continue living in this world...)
Sophia: ...I am... one who sought, for the sake of the future, to bypass
a long period of time by sleeping...
And, you are one who has genuinely bypassed time... We might be similiar
companions.
Kukuru: ! Similiar companions...!?
Pretentious. I am the priestess of the underground spring... don't compare
yourself to me.
Sophia: ....!
Kukuru: Just you wait and see. I'll destroy your precious sword myself.
Sophia: ! Zengar...!?
Kukuru: Then, you'll continue to live with despair... yes, as I have.
Sophia: .....

G ISLAND CITY

Banjou: Prof. Shishio, have you managed to get any details out of the data
on those animal-type robots I sent you?
Leo: Well, a bit.
To get a full report, I called three people here to act as observers.
Banjou: Hoh... who might those be?
Eri: ...it's been a long time, Banjou-kun.
Banjou: ! Dr. Yasunishi...!
Robert: The last time I saw your face was around the time of Project AEGIS.
Viletta: It doesn't seem like you've changed much.
Banjou: Dr. Oomiya, and Captain Viletta...!
Leo: As you undoubtedly know, Dr. Yasunishi is an authority on archaeology,
and a member of the LTR Foundation...
Robert-kun is a leading figure in the field of Super Robot engineering...
And, Captain Viletta of the former SRX team, is well-acquainted with alien
weaponry. They should suffice for competent observers, right?
Banjou: I see. By the way, Captain Viletta... weren't you supposed to be
serving time in prison...?
Viletta: I came here to lend a hand by special request of GGG. With terms
and conditions, of course.
Banjou: So, how about the other members?
Viletta: No, this time it's just me. They also have terms and conditions to
fulfill, and they're on a different mission now.
Leo: It's a bit hasty, but... I'd like to hear your opinions.
Robert: Yes. Up to this point, there have been three of the animalistic
robots confirmed. A giant bird of prey type, a giant cartilaginous fish
type, and a giant carnivorous animal type...
Simply put, an Eagle, a Shark, and a Panther.
Leo: Mm-hmm... The kind who chase after the sun.
Eri: Huh?
Leo: Uh, nothing. ...go on?
Viletta: They aren't associated with any particular organization... they
seem to act independently.
They probably have autonomous thought processing circuitry... in which
case, I think they have a purpose of their own.
Eri: And, the way they act... bears a strong resemblence to the Choukijin
I excavated in the last major war.
Banjou: ...Ryuouki and Koouki, right. Could they have some connection to
them?
Eri: I'm not so sure of that yet, but... I'm going on the assumption that
the Choukijin were made by the ancients as part-living weapons for the
purpose of fighting devils and destructive gods.
And... I don't think it's much of a stretch to assume that those three
mechs could have been made as weapons by the same ancient culture that
created the Choukijin.
Banjou: (...just like Sakon thought.)
Leo: Mm-hmm, so they could be part-living weapons of an ancient culture.
If that were the case, their objective would be...
Eri: Yes, to protect this Earth.
Banjou: So that would be why they saved us, when we had the same goal...
Eri: But, something about it bothers me.
Leo: What's that?
Eri: If they're really guardians of the Earth, they should be showing
themselves more often.
After all... this planet is being assaulted by many different groups.
Leo: Well, I'm sure those three mechs have their own set of circumstances.
They can't just show up by chance every time, right?
Robert: ...and there's the point in question. The place where they appear
is in front of the Alpha Numbers...
I've done plenty of checking, there are no other locations.
Banjou: What did you say...!?
Eri: In other words, they're appearing wherever you are.
It's as if... they're saving friends who have the same goal...
Banjou: So... they have some kind of connection to us?
Eri: If that's the case, calling for them might be causing them to show up.
Leo: I see, so it's like how Galeon reacts when Gai-kun is in danger...
Eri: In any event, I think further investigation is needed.
Leo: Mm-hmm. ...by the way, not to push the issue further, but any thoughts
on what we should call them?
Robert: Let's see... they do need a term for reference.
Eri: Then... how does "Custos" sound?
Leo: Custos... the Latin term for Guardian. Very well, that will do nicely.
Banjou: Then, everyone... I'll count on you all to handle the rest.
Eri: Understood.
(Banjou walks off)
Robert: ...by the way, Prof. Shishio. About that one matter...
Leo: Ah, the Double-G. You brought it here?
Robert: Yes. I'd like to show it to you if I could.

Leo: Hmm. It has a certain strong taste to it...
Viletta: A Personal Trooper... or rather, a mecha of a special line.
Robert: Right. Its full name is "Dynamic General Guardian"... we call it
"Double-G" for short.
Leo: Mm-hmm. An odd name.
Viletta: It's not part of the Grungust line... It's closer to an Armored
Module.
Robert: Just what I'd expect of you. In truth, the Double G wasn't
something developed at my laboratory.
Viletta: Might it be an inheritance from the DC then?
Robert: Yeah. It was originally intended for the Earth Cradle, but...
When construction on it was temporarily halted, so was the Double G's
production.
After the Balmar War, the Tesla Reich labs got ahold of it, but... work on
it turned out to be a lot more difficult than expected.
Leo: Mm-hmm. Just looking at it from the outside, it doesn't seem like an
ordinary type.
Robert: In any case, it's movable, but... in its present state, none of its
internal weaponry is usable.
That's where I was hoping you could lend us a hand, Prof. Shishio...
Leo: Got it, I'll figure something out.
Robert: If you would, please.

Simone: Captain Synapse, our ship and the Mother Vanguard are entering
final preparation for liftoff.
Synapse: Very well. Get everyone to their stations.
Simone: Roger.
Midori: Pete-kun, the Albion and Mother Vanguard have entered final
preparation stages for liftoff.
Pete: Alright, the Daikumaryu will keep close to them in a protective
radius. All units, remain on standby at Level 1 Battle Stations.
Midori: Roger.
Mikoto: So we're leaving G Island City for a bit...
Midori: That's right...
Sakon: By the way, did Dr. Shishio remain back at GGG?
Mikoto: Yes, there's something he needs to take care of... After that's
done with, he'll rendezvous with us.
(Beeping sounds)
Pete: What is it!?
Mikoto: E, enemy units confirmed! They're headed this way, fast!
(Enemy units appear)
Hiroshi: Haniwa Genjin...!!
Kouji: They're still alive!?
Tetsuya: The fact that they're together with Battle Beasts probably
means... they're working for the Mycene.
Amaso: Fufufu... so this is the day all of our wishes are fulfilled...!
Mimashi: Humans! For the sake of reviving the Jama Kingdom, I'll take all
your lives!!
Hiroshi: Shove it! I'll send you all to join Himika!!
Synapse: ...Professor Daimonji, this ship and the Mother Vanguard are
continuing preparations for liftoff.
Daimonji: Understood. Let us handle your protection.
Pete: All units, sortie!!

[Launch]

Amuro: All units. Until the preparations for liftoff are finished, don't
let the enemy units get near the motherships!
Camille: Roger!
Gai: Hyoryu, Enryu! We can't allow them to get into space!
Enryu: Roger!
Hyoryu: Of course, Captain!
Daimonji: Pete-kun, the Daikumaryu needs to remain at this position!
Protect the two remaining battleships!
Pete: Roger!
Zengar: (If our opponents are the remainder of the Jama Kingdom, she will
also appear...)
(I won't slip up at the crucial moment this time...!)
[COMMENCE BATTLE]

[When all enemy units are defeated]
Midori: All enemy units have been confirmed destroyed!
Daimonji: Good work, everyone. It'll be time for liftoff soon. Return
immediately.
(Units return)
Mikoto: All units have been recovered.
Midori: Commencing final countdown. Sixty seconds until liftoff...
(Beeping sounds)
Daimonji: !?
Mikoto: P, professor! Something is approaching here quickly!
Daimonji: Wh, what!?
(Magarga appears)
Hiroshi: !! That's!?
Kukuru: I've been waiting for this chance!!
Zengar: So you came out as I expected, Kukuru!!
Kukuru: I'll send you all to the afterlife!!
(Grungust appears)
Daimonji: !!
Midori: The Grungust!?
Kukuru: You plan to interfere!? Impertinent!!
(Fight sequence)
Zengar: Ugh...! N... gh-!!
Hime: Zengar-san!!
Judau: He took it directly...!?
Kukuru: Fufufu... so you blocked me, Zengar Zonbolt...
But, you erred at the crucial moment!
Zengar: No...! My taking that attack was...
Kukuru: What!?
Zengar: To cut off your movement!!
Kukuru: Wh, what are you doing to the Magarga!? Argh, let go!!
Daimonji: Midori-kun! How much time left until liftoff!?
Midori: Th, thirty seconds left!!
Vera: Interrupt the liftoff sequence! Major Zengar is still...
Zengar: There's no need to bother!!
Vera: !?
Zengar: Continue the liftoff to space!!
Kouji: D, don't be ridiculous! You think we'd go and leave you stranded!?
Zengar: I will not die! So, go! Don't screw up your own mission!!
Kouji: !!
Vera: Major Zengar...!
Simone: Captain Synapse! We'll reach the countdown limit shortly!
Synapse: It doesn't matter, continue the countdown!
Burning: Captain, wait a moment!
Synapse: Get a grasp of our position, Captain Burning!!
Burning: !!
Synapse: We have to get up to space to oppose Neo Zeon and the Jupiter
Empire!
If we stop liftoff now, Major Zengar's decision will be pointless!
Burning: Ugh...!
Simone: Four seconds left! Three! Two!
Zengar: Go! Into space!!
To our next battlefield!!
(Ships take off)
Kukuru: Why you-!!
(Explosions)
Swan: The Type-3 sustained critical damage! The Zankantou has been lost!!
Zengar: Ugh...!!
Kukuru: You lost your precious Zankantou... this marks the end, Zengar
Zonbolt.
Ushiyama: Total percentage of systems offline is 94%! It's in serious
danger!!
Leo: Oh no, at this rate...!
Taiga: If it comes down to this, we'll have to use it!
Leo: ! You don't mean!?
Taiga: Yes I do! Prof. Shishio, send out the Double G immediately!!
Robert: Eeh!? It still isn't equipped for battle...!
Taiga: If it can move, it's good enough! At this rate, the Major is going
to die!!
Entouji: But, it'll take a good 60 seconds for it to arrive!
Hyuuma: In that case, I'll buy some time!
???: No... Allow me to handle that.
Hyuuma: What!? Who is it!?
(Huckebein appears)
Viletta: ! A black Huckebein...!?
Kukuru: What's this!?
???: Let's go, Trombe!
(Battle sequence)
Robert: The Huckebein Mk-III...! What's it doing here...?
Zengar: A black mech... and, that marking is...!?
Retzel: Heh... my name is Retzel Feinschumacher. It's been a while, my
friend.
Zengar: Retzel...!? You're Elz...
Retzel: More importantly, hurry and send out the Double G!
Leo: Alright, I'm on it! Set the OS to Type-CC!
Robert: R, right!
Kukuru: I don't know who you are, but... I won't let you stand in my way!
My dance will send you to Hades!
Retzel: Unfortunately... I'll make you eat those words!
[Resume battle]

[Next turn, Player Phase]
Entouji: Double G's release has been confirmed. But, I'm not sure about
this. I'm afraid with no usable weapons, it might not be able to do much...
Taiga: It doesn't matter! We have to go with something if it has even a
slightly better chance!!
Major Zengar! I'm entrusting the Double G to you from here on out!!
Zengar: Double G...!?
Taiga: Yes! Get aboard that!!
Zengar: !!
Swan: Double G's ejection preparations are complete!!
Ushiyama: Opening Gate #9!!
Taiga: Alright! Fire!!
(DGG appears)
Kukuru: Wh... what is that!?
Retzel: Did it go alright...!?
Entouji: Pilot registration, voice recognition, complete. All that's left
is the management of the DLM System and firearm control system...
Leo: Mm-hmm. We'll have to leave the rest to divine luck...!
Zengar: ...this is...!
Retzel: Yes. Codename Double G... the Dynamic General Guardian.
Zengar: ...Dynamic General Guardian...
.....
No, it won't be called that.
Retzel: !?
Zengar: Yes, I hereby christen it...
Dai Zen Gar...!
(This is a shortened version of the katakana spelling, DAInamikku ZENeraru
GAAdeian.)
Robert: D, DaiZengar!?
Leo: Hmm, so it can be abbreviated that way...
Kukuru: Preposterous! What do you expect to do in that wooden puppet!?
Zengar: Silence! You'll be...!
Hm!?
Kukuru: !?
Retzel: What's wrong!?
Zengar: The mech...! It won't move!!
Retzel: !!
Taiga: Wh, what!?
Leo: Entouji-kun, what's the status!?
Entouji: The DML System is functioning at 20%... all interior weapons are
offline...! The upper half of the body can just barely move...!
Hyuuma: Can't you do something!?
Leo: Ngh...! If we could just get the mech to move, we could do something
by modifying the OS program...!
But, there are no weapons...! Without any armaments, it'll reach its limit
sooner or later!
Zengar: ....!
Retzel: (Weapons, huh...?)
Taiga: At any rate, hurry with that program modification!!
Leo: Roger!
[Resume battle]

[Next turn, Player Phase]
Kukuru: Fufufu... what's this great Daizengar? It can't lift a finger.
Zengar: Ngh...!
Kukuru: This is the end. Prepare your heart for your journey into Hades!
Zengar: Ridiculous! I still have a means of fighting!!
Kukuru: What...!?
Zengar: Give me my sword! The Type-3 Zankantou!!
Hyuuma: !!
Leo: I see, that could work!!
Taiga: Find where the Zankantou fell immediately!!
Entouji: No, it's already been found. All we need is for someone to go and
grab it...
Retzel: Then, let me handle that!
(Sword toss)
Kukuru: Hmph... So you think you can use that!
Zengar: Accept my soul, DaiZengar! The War God Armament has arrived!
Kukuru: War God Armament...!?
Zengar: Hear me, Kukuru!!
My name is Zengar! Zengar Zonbolt! The Sword that Cleaves Evil!!
I'll send you all away from this land, by my Zankantou!!

EPISODE 31: ADVENT OF THE WAR GOD ARMAMENT

Taiga: Professor, how are the program modifications going!?
Leo: Just now finished! Swan-kun, transfer them to the Double G!
Swan: Roger!
Entouji: The DML System is functioning at 88%! It should be able to work!
Leo: Alright! Now it's the Major's turn!!
Taiga: We're counting on you, Double G... no, War God Armament DaiZengar!!
Zengar: I accept...!
Kukuru: Hmph... it's about time to put an end to that lofty talk. I'll
destroy that Zankantou myself.
Zengar: Bring it, Kukuru!!
[Resume battle]

[Zengar vs Kukuru]
Zengar: Mh...! This response, it couldn't be...!
Kukuru: Fufufu... recognize something?
Zengar: Machine Cells...!
Kukuru: That's right. Thanks to those, the Magarga gained the ability of
self-repair.
Zengar: Ngh...!
So your destroying the Earth Cradle... was to get ahold of the Machine
Cells!
Kukuru: Exactly... We intended to make use of them in rebuilding the Jama
Kingdom once Himika ruled Japan.
But, that very Himika was destroyed by all of you...!
Zengar: ....!
Kukuru: In order to realize my dearest wish, all of you must be defeated!
Zengar: (Dearest wish...!?)
Kukuru: I'll start with... taking your head! Zengar Zonbolt!
Zengar: Take it with you! If you can!!

[Kukuru defeated]
Kukuru: I, impossible...! The self-repair won't make it in time...!
Zengar: .....
Kukuru: What is that power of his...!? It doesn't come from the grudge of
vengeance...!?
Zengar: I told you. I no longer wield my sword merely for the sake of
revenge...
Together with my brethren, I continue to battle against the evil which
threatens to destroy this world...
Yes! I am the Sword that Cleaves Evil!
Kukuru: How arrogant...! Does evil not live among the humans of this era!?
Zengar: .....
Kukuru: You banish your own people from the surface! You destroy yourselves
through your own greed! Does that not make all of you evil!?
Zengar: .....
Sooner or later, the day when we too must step down will come...
Or rather, it may have already arrived.
Kukuru: What...!?
Zengar: However... I will continue to struggle, and to fight...
For the sake of the future that Dr. Nate... that all of my brethren from
the Earth Cradle wished for...!
Kukuru: So that's it...!
So that's the source of your strength...!
(Magarga leaves)
Zengar: .....
(Is she also... like me...?)

Zengar: (...Grungust Type-3... you've fought well with me up until now. I
give you my thanks...)
(The DaiZengar will inherit your soul and sword...)
Eri: ...it's been a long time, Major Zengar Zonbolt...
Zengar: ...Dr. Yasunishi...!
Eri: The last time I saw you was Project AEGIS... no, before the last major
conflict even got started.
Zengar: ...yes. And... I...
Your friend, Dr. Sophia Nate, and all of our brethren were...
Eri: .....
Zengar: ...I offer no excuse... I never accomplished my mission as a
sword...!
...day after day, I continue to fight, bearing that shame...
But, more than my decision to become a sword which cleaves evil for the
sake of others...!
Eri: .....
...there's no need to apologize to me... It's sad, but... it may have been
Sophia and the others' fate...
Zengar: .....
Eri: (...yes... in the future world... even in this time...)
(...poor Sophia... Even though you made so many sacrifices for the sake of
humanity's future...)
Zengar: .....
Eri: ...please live, Major. In Sophia and the others' place... for the sake
of protecting the future of many others...
I'm sure... that's what Sophia would want.
Zengar: .....

Swan: A transmission has arrived from the Alpha Numbers. They managed to
make it safely out of orbit.
Taiga: Is that so... That's good. Then, begin preparations for the shuttle
to take Major Zengar and the others up.
Swan: Roger that.
Taiga: ...by the way, how's the Grungust Type-3?
Entouji: It lost too many parts in the last battle, so we can't do much to
repair it here. We've sent it to the Tesla labs.
Taiga: Got it. In that case, get started on the DaiZengar's adjustments.
Entouji: Well... there's a problem with that...
Taiga: What problem?

Leo: Wh, what!? You say the Double G's repairs are unnecessary!?
Zengar: Yes.
Robert: M, Major... are you okay with not having any working weapons?
Zengar: Dont care.
Robert: Th, that's not...! The Dynamic Knuckle, the General Blaster...
Zengar: Don't need them.
Robert: I was thinking of adding a G Impact Stake... or a Neo Chakram
Shooter...
Zengar: Unnecessary.
Robert: S, so... you're not seriously going to...
Zengar: Yes. The Type-3 Zankantou will suffice...!
Viletta: (I didn't consider him an ordinary person when I met him in the
future either... so this is what he was like back then.)
Retzel: Heh... you haven't changed from back in the old academy days.
Zengar: Neither have you... well, other than your appearance.
Leo: By the way, who is this?
Retzel: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Retzel Feinschumacher...
From here on, we'll be getting acquainted.
Viletta: .....
Retzel: And you are... Captain Viletta, of the former SRX Team, right?
Viletta: Yes, that's right.
Retzel: You took good care of my relative. Though it may be a bit late, I
offer you my thanks.
Viletta: Relative...?
Retzel: Yes, your subordinate.
Viletta: I see, so that's how it is. ...then, does that make your current
name an alias?
Retzel: Heh... like you, there are certain things in the past I'd prefer
not to have brought up.
Viletta: Fine. Beyond that, I'm impressed you managed to find the Mk-III.
Robert: Th, that's right...! Where on Earth did you get that? It was
supposed to have vanished without a trace after the last war...
Retzel: Even though I found it, all I could recover was the barest skeletal
parts. The Type-R that failed its startup test, and the Type-L used during
the last war...
My Trombe is the former. And, the latter is already set aside for Captain
Viletta's use.
Viletta: !
Robert: Y, you don't mean... you brought two with you!?
Retzel: Yeah. Dr. Kirk Hamill of Mao Industries entrusted it to me to pass
on to her.
Viletta: I see... So this must be his way of making up for the dismantled
R-Gun.
Retzel: That seems to be the case.
Viletta: I'll make good use of it then. ...for the sake of the real owner.

Taiga: Then, you'll be going along with Major Zengar to rendezvous with the
Alpha Numbers?
Viletta: Yes.
Taiga: What about Retzel-kun?
Robert: ...Retzel, are you really fine with not telling Rai about any of
this?
Retzel: ...there's no need for it. Right now, I'm Retzel Feinschumacher...
Besides which, my younger brother has friends there for him now.
Robert: Heheh... that's true.
Eri: ...Captain Viletta, we'll handle the investigation of the Custos.
Viletta: Got it. As soon as I get any information, I'll pass it on.
Eri: If you would.
Zengar: Dr. Yasunishi...
Eri: What is it, Major?
Zengar: I have something to ask of you, as an authority on archaeology.
Eri: ...is this about that woman, Kukuru?
Zengar: Yes. Something about the dearest wish she spoke of... I want to
know more.
Retzel: .....
Eri: ...understood. Though Dr. Shiba would be a more appropriate person to
consult on matters regarding the Jama Kingdom... I'll send him a request.
Zengar: If you would, please.
Leo: Then, if you'll excuse us, Chief... we're headed up to space.
Taiga: Mm-hmm. Take care of yourselves...


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