Searching for Sunken Shadows - 3: What The Water Holds

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Len

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M-Mafuyu...?!
Are you okay...?!

Mafuyu

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...

Mafuyu

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My chest feels so cold...

Len

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Oh no...

Len

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U-Uhh... Do you need to lie down?
Let's move somewhere you can...

Mafuyu

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It's okay...
I'll be fine in a second.

Len

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O-Okay...

KAITO

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Were you thinking about your family just now?

Mafuyu

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...!

Mafuyu

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I was just...

Len

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K-KAITO, I don't think now's the best time to...

KAITO

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Mafuyu, you need to keep one thing in mind.

Mafuyu

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Huh...?

KAITO

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Do not run away from what you're feeling right now.

KAITO

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You're going to need to embrace this pain and anguish in order to find the real you.

Mafuyu

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The real me...

KAITO

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Do not run from them.

Mafuyu

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Mafuyu

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A song...?

Len

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It's coming from over there.
What do you think's going on...?

Mafuyu

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It feels...

Mafuyu

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So warm...

Len

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But where's it coming from...
It sounds a lot like one of Kanade's songs...

Mafuyu

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I don't know...

Mafuyu

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But I want to go see...

Len

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Mafuyu...

Len

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Okay, I'll go with you...

KAITO

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I'll pass...

Len

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Huh? B-But...

KAITO

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I'm finished here.
I've said what I needed to say.

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Len

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Hey, wait... K-KAITO!

Len

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He's gone...

Mafuyu

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Let's go...

Len

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Okay...!

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Mafuyu

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Oh...

Miku

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Mafuyu, there you are...

Mafuyu

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Miku...?

Mafuyu

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What is this place?

Miku

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I don't know.
I only discovered it just now.

Mafuyu

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I see...

Len

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But it wasn't here before. Why did it appear now...?

Miku

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Good question...

Miku

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I'm not sure...

Miku

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But it may have something to do with Mafuyu's feelings.

Mafuyu

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My feelings?

Len

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Oh, it's Kanade's song...
I think it's coming from inside this lake.

Mafuyu

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From the lake...?

Mafuyu

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...

Mafuyu

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(The water looks clear, but I can't see the bottom...)

Mafuyu

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(Regardless, Len's right. This is where it seems to be coming from...)

Mafuyu

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...

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Mafuyu

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Oh, what's this...?

Len

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Huh? Did you find something?

Mafuyu

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Yes...

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Miku

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A children's picture book...?

Mafuyu

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But why...?

Miku

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I don't know.

Miku

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In any case, the possibility remains that this lake was born out of Mafuyu's feelings.

Len

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So does that mean... This book came out of the lake because it has some sort of connection with Mafuyu's feelings?

Miku

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Yes...

Mafuyu

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My feelings and...

Mafuyu

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...

Mafuyu

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(It's so beautiful, but I can't see anything... And yet, it looks like there's something beneath the surface...)

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Miku

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Did you find something?

Len

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Another book...?

Mafuyu

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A study guide for medical school...

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Mafuyu

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...!

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Miku

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Mafuyu...!

Len

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M-Mafuyu, what's wrong?

Mafuyu

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I-It hurts...

Len

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Oh no...!

Len

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(If this place came from Mafuyu's feelings, then it might also have something to do with her mom.)

Mafuyu

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(This pain...)

Mafuyu

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(I'm scared...)

Len

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M-Mafuyu...

Mafuyu

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I'm going back...

Mafuyu

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I... I don't ever want to return here...

Miku

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Oh...

Miku

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Okay, we understand...

Miku

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But I hope you discover the real reason someday.

Mafuyu

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Discover the real reason...?

Miku

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Yes...

Miku

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I'm sure this place was created for a reason. And I have a feeling that something of value to you is hidden here.

Miku

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That's my belief...

Mafuyu

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...

Mafuyu

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Okay...

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