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Debate on Saving Those Trapped Inside

6: GO BACK! To the first room! He'll show you! The source!

1: It must be destroyed.

9: No. No, we can't! Didn't you hear him? They're trapped inside. We can still save them.

7: What? How?

9: We have to find the source. It holds the answer.

7: We need to destroy it.

9: But, there's still a chance!

1: We're out of time.

7: 9, they're gone.

9: You're wrong. (9 leaves to find the source of how to stop the Fabrication Machine.)

7: 9...

1: Let him go.

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Urgent Decision in a Dire Situation

9: We have to go after them!

1: What? 8? Where- Where's 8?

9: That thing has them! It's taking them back to the Machine!

1: Then it's too late. We... We have to get out of here. W-W-We must try to find another safe place.

9: No more hiding! We're going after them! All of us.

1: Need I remind you of the outcome of your last heroic venture?

9: I can't let this happen to them.

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The Source of the Machine Awakening

9: What? What is it?

6: The source.

9: The thing that woke the Machine.

6: Go back. Go back.

9: Back to where?

1: Dark science. What good does this useless rubbish do us? Forget it!

9: You know something. What do you know?

1: I know enough to leave their ancient evils to molder. Look what they've left us with. Leave it be, I say! But you, always asking questions. So many pointless questions. Probing, pushing like 2! He always had to know! (rips the page off the book) Too much!

9: I was right. You did send him out to die!

1: He was old! He was WEAK! (5 gasps and 7 glares at him) Sometimes, one must be sacrificed for the good of many.

7: [pins 1 to the wall with her staff] YOU COWARD!!

9: 7! (7 storms off.)

1: Your path takes us to catastrophe.

9: We have to go back.

5: Back? Where?

9: To the first room. Where I woke.

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Consequences of Recklessness and Poor Decisions

1: You awakened WHAT?! You fools! I warned you!

8: He warned you.

1: Now, it'll us all in unimaginable peril. And may I ask; did you manage to save 2? Of course not! By following this witless folly, you've endangered everything we work for!

9: Why was 2 sent out to begin with?!

1: I sent him to scout.

9: That doesn't make any sense. You don't send the oldest out to... Look, we need to figure out what's going on.

6: [interrupting; showing his drawings to 9.] The source, the source... Go back to the source.

9: This is it. This is what awakened the Machine. What do you know about this?

1: Ah, You can't be trusted. I won't allow you to endanger us further. Subjugate them!

8: [confused] Sub... What?

1: [annoyed] You illiterate cretin! Take their belongings!

9: [tries to stop him but gets pushed back] Hey! You're nothing but a coward.

1: How dare you challenge me?! I, who kept everyone safe, all these years! Ever since you got here, everything has been unraveling! You're a curse!, A fool! Guided by pointless queries!

9: And you are a blind man, guided by fear!

1: Sometimes, fear... is the appropriate response...

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Discovery of Hidden Truths Among Characters

9: Is this what it was like?

7: Keep up!

5: Oh! They've been here? The whole time?

9: Twins!

7: They've been hiding here. Lost in the past. Looking for answers.

9: Oh!

7: They're cataloging.

9: Whoa!

7: We need your help. We awakened something-

9: [The twins pages a book to find what has awakened; 9 finds the Fabrication Machine] No. I awakened something. Something terrible. That's it!

Ferdinand: Comrades, today dawns a new era. Let us praise this new technology. Welcome to the age of the Machine! It will create new machines in its own image! Machines of peace that will usher in a glorious new era of wealth and prosperity for the state!

Ferdinand: Science has turned its sinister hands against us! People of our mighty state, join me in repelling the iron fist of the Machine!

9: [The Twins don't know what he means. 9 draws.] But, the thing that woke it. It was round and imprinted with strange shapes. The shapes corresponded. It fit perfectly into the Machine. As if it were made for it.

5: That's what 6 always draws!

9: 6?

5: 2 collected his drawings. He's always studying them.

9: I have to see them.

7: What? Go back to 1? So, he can lock us away while this nightmare awakens? Never.

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Questioning Decisions Amidst Uncertainty

5: [sobbing for loss of 2; grabs 9 by his shoulders] I knew we shouldn't have come! Why?! Why did you do that?!

9: I didn't know! I'm sorry! I'm sorry...

7: What were you thinking?

5: What is it going to do?

7: I know where we can find answers.

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Reunion and Resolve in Uncertain Times

5: 7?!

2: [hugs 7] I don't believe it!

5: You've come back!

7: I never left. You finally decided to join the fight.

9: You dropped this.

7: Where've you been hiding?

2: Rusty, hacked-together, shoddy pile of...

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Facing Fear and Remembering Courage

5: 2 would be impressed.

9: We'll find him.

5: You know, you're just like him. You forget to remember to be scared.

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A Shared Mission Amid Uncertainty

5: This was the first thing we built together.

9: We can still go after him.

5: Us? But, he could be anywhere out there.

9: [points to the factory] (looks around and gasps) That's where it took him Out towards those three tall shapes.

5: [looks into the factory with a telescope; jumps down, reminding 9] Oh, no. We can't, not there. We have rules.

9: Why do you listen to 1?

5: A group must have a leader.

9: [5 looks confused] But what if he's wrong? Come with me. I can't do it alone.

5: [sighs] I... I... I can't.

9: But, wouldn't he have come for you?

5: [changes his mind] I... Wait. We're going to need a map.

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Survival Amidst Unanswered Questions

1: The gas killed everything. I led us here... to Sanctuary. Here, we waited for the war to end. Slowly the world become silent. The only thing that remains now... is the beast. So we stay hidden, and we wait for it, too, to sleep.

9: But where did it come from? Why is it hunting us?

1: Questions like that are pointless! We need to protect ourselves. Keep ourselves out of danger. Too many of us have already been lost.

9: [1 scoffs and walks away] But he isn't lost. Why aren't you listening to me?

1: [to 5] 2 chose his own path! I suggest you avoid making the same mistake. Go to the watchtower, and take our guest with you.

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Taking Responsibility for Consequences

9: [To 7 about loss of 2, 5, 6 and 8] They all died because of me. I started this and now I need to finish it.

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Understanding Our Connection to the Scientist

9: [To 7, 4, 3 and 1 about their origins] I now know the truth! The Scientist! The Scientist; he's the source! He gave us his soul. We are him.

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Attempting a Second Chance

7: Let me try that again.

Resistance Against Confinement and Fear

7: What? Go back to 1? So he can lock us away while this nightmare awakens? Never.

Joining the Fight Together

7: I never left. You finally decided to join the fight.

Return to the Origin

6: Go back to the source

Preparation for a Critical Task

5: We'll need a full barrel.

Request for Assistance in Letting Go

5: Help me put it down!

The Importance of Remembering Fear

5: You know, you're just like him. You forget to remember to be scared.

Uncertainty in the face of the unknown

2: [Last words; trying to stop 9 from unwittingly reactivating the Fabrication Machine] Wait! What are you doing?! We don't know what it is!

A Challenge to Complete an Unfinished Task

2: [to the Cat Beast] Here, kitty, kitty. Why don't you finish what you started... with me?

Value in Forgotten Ruins

2: Some things in this world are...are better left where they lie. But if you know where to look, these ruins are full of riches.

A plea for friendship in uncertainty

2: Wait! I'm a friend.

The Burden of Sacrifice and Responsibility

1: [Last words] They've left us nothing. Nothing. Why do we have to right their wrongs? Sometimes, one must be sacrificed.

Fear as a Valid Response

1: Sometimes fear is the appropriate response.

Waiting for Silence in a Dying World

1: The gas killed everything. I led us here to sanctuary. And here we waited for the war to end. Slowly the world became silent. The only thing that remains now is the beast. So we stay hidden. And we wait for it, too, to sleep.

Chaos in a World of Conflict

1: When we woke in this world, it was chaos. Man and machine attacked each other with fire and metal.

Clarifying the Importance of Rules

1: [8 walks in; to 9] No! We have rules! Our new guest seems confused. Perhaps I can help you achieve some clarity.

The Burden of Creation and Responsibility

The Scientist: [9 finds and sees the record message; '9 finally learns his origins] Greetings, 9. It had such promise, my Great Machine. It was meant to be an instrument of progress. Of creation. That was the agreement our Chancellor failed to honor. Though the fault is hardly his alone to bear. The Machine was born purely of my intellect. Which I now know...was not enough. My creation was hopelessly flawed and indeed dangerous for it lacked the human soul, and could be easily corrupted by those who controlled it. That is why I'm making each of you. You are all that's left of humanity. You...are all the pieces of my soul. Together, you and this device shall protect the future. Look closely and remember what you see.

The Consequences of Misguided Technological Advancement

The Scientist: We had such potential. Such promise. But we squandered our gifts, our intelligence. Our blind pursuit of technology only sped us quicker to our doom. Our world is ending. But life must go on,