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above 40 gigabytes of detail. I'm

3:00

going, I'm going. What

3:20

the hell

3:30

was that? No

3:35

questions. No questions. Focus on surviving.

3:37

Focus on surviving. I...

6:36

I've been here. It's

6:41

so peaceful. Don't

6:48

you think it's a bit selfish? Oh!

6:52

Dean, come here! Breathe

6:54

it in! I'm

6:57

afraid I can at this point. Do

7:03

you feel it? What?

7:07

The cold. I

7:09

feel it down to my bones. I don't

7:13

think I can get it out. Stop

7:16

being dramatic. We can go back in

7:18

soon. I

7:20

just want to enjoy it a bit longer. The

7:23

cold? Everything. No

7:29

matter what I shoot, I

7:32

can't ever capture this feeling. Something's

7:37

flying out there. Can't

7:41

tell from here. Dean?

7:46

Dean, getting wet's not going to make

7:48

you any warmer. Dean? Dean,

7:52

get out! What are you doing? Dean?

7:54

Get out! There's something in there and

7:56

you'll freeze to death! You're

7:58

with me? There's something in

8:00

the waves, look! What's here with me? She

8:03

is! Jean, get out of there! Sorry,

8:06

I won't be there to help. Stop!

8:08

Stop walking! Jean! Jean!

8:20

I can't get to you, you have to come back! Come

8:24

back! Come back! You're going too

8:26

far! It's too deep! Jean!

8:30

Jean! What?

8:53

A mine? Is

8:56

this a fucking joke? Oh!

9:16

Whoa. Light,

9:18

like... No

9:21

questions, no answers. Shit!

9:25

I'm not getting out the way I came in. Down!

9:35

Is this better? The

9:38

trees are up there... But...

9:43

No knowing what's down here... Adele?

9:56

Can you hear me? No. Adele,

10:03

I fell down a... I

10:06

fell into a mine. I'm gonna look for

10:08

a way out. Thankfully

10:11

it's not too deep. I was able to contact

10:13

someone. They're on their way to Gossok.

10:16

Woah! Ow!

10:24

Adele, if you can hear me, just

10:27

know that I called for help. I'm

10:30

on my way back. Just

10:33

hang in there, eh? Ify!

10:41

When you see it? Sheen is dead.

10:44

Sheen is dead. When you see it?

10:50

Go away! Why

10:53

can't I see you? I

11:11

don't know what to do with this. Well,

11:26

I'm not sure what I was expecting.

11:29

Well? That was certainly something

11:31

I don't want to experience again. How

11:34

was that an introductory meeting? Most of

11:36

us had little space to say anything

11:38

other than our names. Eloise

11:40

is on the attack, and I think we

11:43

all feel she is not completely wrong. Yet

11:45

we didn't even discuss much. It was

11:48

just a bunch of political introduction, angry

11:50

glass and vaguely threatening remarks. Excuse

11:53

me, defensive remarks. What

11:56

are you looking for now? Searching

11:58

for more bugs, since we were both on the way. out of the

12:00

room. Again? And

12:03

how long do we have? 10 minutes. Probably

12:06

less, less just a breather. People

12:08

are not at some time to talk to their families or

12:10

allies alone. Some may have

12:13

received calls like we did earlier but

12:15

without an opportunity to respond. Someone

12:19

is gonna pick it up. So I'll preface it

12:21

here. We

12:23

have molds in our businesses like they have in

12:25

ours. Our family is intermarried

12:27

to Titan bonds, build trusts

12:29

and sometimes even for love. But

12:31

it's mostly for information. Information

12:34

is picked and molded into what we give and

12:36

what they take. Have

12:38

we identified every mole taking our information?

12:40

We hope so. Have they

12:42

identified every mole we've sent to take theirs?

12:44

We assume so. Should we

12:47

even be speaking about molds if- Of course.

12:49

It doesn't seem to be anything in here this time. Let me

12:52

check the other two rooms. Did

12:55

you recognize anyone? Met

12:58

them before. Yes, a few

13:00

of them. I met Tamar before as well

13:02

as Berndt. He's Mateus brother so he

13:04

was at the wedding. And

13:06

I sadly had to deal with the cow perks on a couple

13:08

of occasions. And Louise

13:10

is a confrontational type and her assistant

13:13

John almost never speaks. Did

13:15

anyone's attempt to surprise you? Surprise?

13:19

No, not really. I'll be more surprised to hear what

13:21

they have to say. Some haven't

13:23

even spoke a word the whole morning. How

13:26

do you feel about the hostility? It

13:28

was expected but it's still frustrating.

13:31

We know, we have the reports,

13:33

so do they. But some

13:36

seem set on acting with apprehension and

13:38

hostility. I know that

13:40

the EY tried to spy on

13:42

us, but Miho, Bao and Tamar

13:44

seems like the most rational representatives

13:46

present. Like I

13:48

said, some will be more vocal than others. I

13:51

think you'll find a few others very agreeable as well,

13:53

just less loud. And

13:55

remember, like I said, the EY wanted us to

13:57

know. It wasn't malicious. Do

14:01

you understand how stupid that sounds? A

14:03

simple hello and a chat over coffee would have worked.

14:06

And why must they all be so frightening?

14:09

And so selfish? Our

14:12

families suffer collectively. There's

14:15

a version of this world that you've lived in and

14:17

the version Hultas lived in. There

14:19

are others as well like those for myself,

14:22

my son or Hultas girls. All

14:24

different versions. But in Hultas

14:26

version, she has been given a gift to

14:28

protect and by extension a whole family and

14:30

extended family to protect as well. Our

14:34

gift is not easily maintained. It's

14:36

something we literally sacrifice for. Something

14:39

we don't understand to which our lives

14:41

are intrinsically tied. And

14:44

we're not the only ones. Each

14:46

of those family representatives is scared they might

14:48

make a mistake and hurt those they care

14:50

about. And they're

14:52

terrified that another family may be responsible

14:55

for their recent problems. Do

14:57

you not understand that? Someone

15:00

in there, they could be the one who set this

15:02

in motion. They could be doing

15:04

something that takes our gift from us. From

15:06

Arthna. You say they're

15:08

being selfish but they're just scared. We

15:11

all act in the interest of our own family,

15:13

above all others. Perhaps you should

15:15

be a little bit more scared than this too. I

15:19

can understand it. When

15:21

I think of Arthna, of seeing her

15:23

in the hospital, we are like

15:25

coddled children, thrust ill prepared into a

15:27

hostile world. From

15:30

the start. I should have been

15:32

helping from the start. You're helping now.

15:35

But the... The sanding. The

15:39

madness. The evil of it.

15:41

The people we... The...

15:45

Even without it, we're not exactly a family

15:47

of angels. A company like

15:49

ours, it doesn't reach so far and

15:52

so high without trampling a few people

15:54

and environmental protection regulations under foot. But

15:57

we have goals. Yes. and

16:00

Hilda is very proud of them. But before

16:02

we moved into renewable energy infrastructure

16:04

and data collection, sets your mind

16:06

anything and everything. Our family

16:09

fortune was built on ripped-out code. Fuck,

16:12

we even killed whales in the thousands, just

16:14

a few generations ago. And I love whales!

16:19

All this, I just wanted

16:21

to know that I get it. I wanted to

16:23

do what you think is right. But

16:26

in this case, with what's happening now, now

16:29

is not the time to die on a high horse. I

16:32

never really thought that someone

16:34

at the conference could have done this. Set

16:37

it up, I mean. Whatever it

16:40

is. I

16:43

thought about it. But to

16:45

look at one of them and find out they did it, did

16:48

that to Artna? For

16:51

my family, I'd do

16:53

the same. Glad

16:56

I took that nap. I'm

16:59

exhausted. It's barely

17:01

started. I

17:04

can see why Hilda would not want to come here herself.

17:07

Feels like a punishment. I have some of the

17:09

coffee when we get back. It's good. Strong

17:12

too. I like the way they make it here. I

17:15

think I will. I've

17:18

never seen so many gripple over in the

17:20

same room. They

17:23

all look so different. So

17:26

terrible. So?

17:33

Booked. Much better here than

17:35

this time. Just the sitting

17:37

room, not the bedrooms or bathroom. We'll leave

17:39

it for now. It's deactivated. All

17:42

right. Ready

17:44

to head back into the bed then? Right

17:46

behind you. I'll

18:01

get us

18:04

some of

18:07

the coffee,

18:10

milk, sugar,

18:16

lots. Thank

18:28

you. The delay was that short? Those

18:32

two just entered that from the Naba,

18:34

the Bhutanese family. Their

18:37

flight was postponed by a storm. I

18:39

had thought they would be delayed until later this

18:42

evening or tomorrow, but it appears

18:44

we had nothing to worry about. Oh

18:46

good, I'm glad they got here safely,

18:49

though I don't know much about them. What

18:51

does a family... What does

18:53

a family appear as? Publicly, that

18:56

is. Their family

18:58

business is in hydropower, Naba Hydro.

19:01

That is True Daughter Tasi Wangmo,

19:03

their matriarch's heir. She

19:05

is also a well-published environmental engineer. Have

19:09

you met her before? No, but

19:11

I did board research and preparations I could. Names

19:14

of known attendees were in the folder. You

19:17

could have looked them up. Now

19:19

that we've had our short reprieve and

19:21

our new hallows, we can begin

19:23

again. The Sina Benne

19:25

representatives are already back on the call,

19:27

and our fellows from Bhutan have arrived

19:30

safely. Welcome. Thank

19:33

you and we apologize for our delay. It

19:35

was unexpected, but we're happy to be here.

19:38

Let's jump to what we are all avoiding. What

19:42

each of our families either knows or

19:44

feels they know. All

19:46

the sites are activating. We

19:50

can't work from feelings. We're not here

19:52

to spread rumours like school children. Can

19:54

I? Whatever you want. Dancing

19:58

around the truth is exhausting.

20:00

We must share information. I

20:03

agree with Bao and I'm sure others here

20:05

do as well. I can

20:07

say here on behalf of my family that

20:09

we are worried. We would

20:11

be foolish not to be. And

20:13

in our case, the Swalpud site

20:15

is active. But

20:17

this was expected. It is

20:19

not outside the normal window for our site's

20:22

research and cycle. I

20:24

understand that this is not true for others. Thank

20:27

you, this. Our

20:29

Heilongjiang site activated six days ago.

20:31

And it is far outside our

20:34

time window. We

20:36

have yet to suffer this, but it is coming.

20:39

All our readings and signs point to activation

20:41

within the next week. We

20:43

are in a similar situation. I

20:46

worry to leave my home as our

20:48

site activated just three days ago. It's

20:51

not within the projected activation window.

20:55

Miho, do you want to add

20:57

something? Our

20:59

site is active. It should not

21:01

be happening. We are worried, but when

21:03

you see it... I

21:06

apologize. I worried that poorly. What I mean

21:08

to say is that it is greatly troubling.

21:12

For us, for Sidya, there is

21:14

more. We have sent

21:16

some devoted to the site. They knew the

21:18

role. They have not

21:20

returned. But the activity of

21:22

the site has not receded. Have

21:25

you seen any fluctuations in the radiation,

21:27

heat or luminosity since the transfer? I

21:31

do not know right now, but I can ask

21:33

for information to share if you have specifics I

21:36

can send back to my family, my team, working

21:38

on it back home. Your team?

21:41

All of this started from your family's

21:43

failure to resolve this fall-barred site's activity

21:45

ten years ago. None

21:47

of this upset happened in my

21:50

entire lifetime. But now we

21:52

have nothing but troubles. While

21:54

I do not place any blame on your

21:56

family, we have also concluded that the first

21:58

of the problems now fail. faith in God

22:00

did begin in the period of activation over

22:02

10 years ago. We

22:27

know that. We

22:35

know that the instigating events were

22:37

over a decade ago, but what

22:39

the specific point of origin was

22:42

has yet to be identified. Yet

22:44

to. While Cigna

22:47

and Sigur's convoluted collaboration was all

22:49

due to my choices and my

22:52

actions, it was a

22:54

great opportunity that Cigna afforded my family during a

22:56

difficult time, and we are thankful for that. Since

22:59

the events in Svalbard and Pasagonia 13

23:01

years ago, we have worked tirelessly to

23:03

mitigate any fallouts. I personally

23:05

understand what part I played, and I've worked

23:08

alongside Cigna, Bene and Sigur to attempt to

23:10

make up for my early shortcomings. Niceties

23:13

aside, your family incurred the

23:15

first accidental death of a

23:18

true daughter in generations. Centuries!

23:21

You opened the gates, and now

23:24

we are all paying the price!

23:26

If that was even the instigating

23:28

event. Even I am not sure. And

23:31

as such, I have been attempting to circulate

23:33

important information to the families for years. Yet

23:36

some of you refuse to believe data or

23:38

information unless you discover it by your own

23:40

means. Over

23:42

13 years ago, my half-sister, my

23:44

mother selected true daughter, Eir, died

23:47

in an auto accident. I never

23:49

met her. I feel only the grief I see

23:51

in my mother. But she taught me

23:53

that, even given my sister's turn

23:55

from the family and her disregard for our

23:57

sight, her death meant something.

24:00

Perhaps that was the beginning of these troubles, or

24:03

not. But now these events

24:05

happen monthly, weekly. My

24:08

daughter, Ardna, was hurt in the attack

24:10

on the environmental activists in Berlin. She

24:13

knows nothing of the sites, not

24:16

yet, and cannot work against them,

24:18

and yet her gift failed. Even

24:21

though I work for the Citi company,

24:23

I do not actively participate in the

24:25

upkeep of our sites or

24:27

sacrifices. And yet I have

24:29

still benefited from the gift. I

24:33

know my daughter's accident might have been

24:35

a result of my inaction, and

24:37

that I become too comfortable as a

24:39

true daughter, but not an heir to

24:42

our situation. But how

24:44

can we know? My grandmother,

24:46

once our devoted matriarch, has also

24:48

been injured in an accident, and

24:50

over- This? This? Yes.

24:55

I know I will do anything to

24:57

ensure my children never end up hurt

24:59

again. I know you feel the

25:01

same. We need to

25:03

cooperate. I agree.

25:05

I know I will also

25:08

do anything for my daughters. My

25:11

niece, she fell from a

25:13

tree, broken arm and leg. Never

25:16

have I seen my mother's eyes so

25:18

wide, nor my sister so

25:20

distraught. Late

25:23

last year, two of our true sons

25:25

were burned in an industrial accident. Some

25:28

of you know, most

25:30

probably. One

25:33

died, the other lives with daily

25:35

pain. We have

25:37

suffered, but not lost. I

25:40

am sorry. For

25:43

every family around this table who has

25:45

gone through this- Being

25:47

sad for ourselves helps no one. The

25:50

decision to come together is mutually beneficial.

25:53

Our families have relied on the gifts presented

25:55

to us for generations, far too long, and

25:58

now we see its diminishment as some failing on our own. part

26:00

when we don't know if that's even true.

26:03

No. The luck

26:05

we have enjoyed is falling away and

26:08

worse or not we must decide if it

26:10

is possible that we are being targeted. It

26:24

wasn't me it was S. No

26:26

need to plead I don't care. It wasn't

26:28

me it was S. Fuck!

26:32

What? You're

26:35

not her you're not Ify.

26:38

Fuck! Help me! Keep

26:43

struggling but I don't think the girl

26:45

will care if she

26:47

can even hear you. Adele!

26:49

Adele! It's not

26:51

Ify! Help me! If she knew you

26:54

would think she would help you put

26:56

her life in harm's way. Adele!

27:01

Adele stop her!

27:04

She's...shit! Adele! Adele!

27:07

Don't bother her she's been through

27:10

so much. With

27:12

more to come. My final

27:14

rest is a treasure. Can

27:17

I give you this gift? What

27:19

are you? Whatever gets me

27:21

in the building. Whoever we need

27:23

to get to our goal. What

27:25

the fuck? What? Adele?

27:27

Adele? Get

27:30

it! Help! Help!

27:33

Please man I didn't just let

27:36

me go right? Let me go and I'll

27:39

help you get Adele and Ify or I

27:43

can help Jason and you

27:46

whoever whatever you are I'll

27:48

help just just let me go

27:50

right? I'll be on your side. You

27:54

are going to help. You're going to

27:56

be part of something Lewis. You all are. What? No!

28:08

Let go of me! Bastard! Adele!

28:12

Adele! Do you not want your final moments

28:14

to be peaceful? Come.

28:17

Oh no! Adele!

28:20

Fuck! Girl, get out of here! She

28:24

can't hear you. You

28:27

pay her. It's all dry. Let

28:33

me go, man. Please.

28:36

Please. I'll help you in a different way

28:38

or I can leave. I don't have to be here. I

28:40

can get out of your way. Please!

28:47

Help me! Help me! Where's

28:49

Adele? He's here! He's here! Begun!

28:52

Shoot him! Stay here. Get

28:56

away from me! I knew I shouldn't

28:58

have trusted you, Lewis! You shouldn't trust him,

29:00

you know. Not

29:02

at the end. No

29:10

one is here with you now, Bernie. Help!

29:26

Someone! Please! I'll

29:30

kill you! I'll kill you! No

29:33

time for that now. We'll

29:35

be back. Close the door. Keep

29:38

the warmth in. Come

29:57

on. What?

30:00

What's happening? It

30:03

wasn't... It wasn't happening.

30:15

Anyone? Anyone?

30:19

I'm in Goshawk. I need help. There

30:22

are people, and these

30:24

things, and they've killed people. Ify!

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Ify, are you still there, Ify? Ify,

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please come back. There

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was... You

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got here, but it wasn't you. Please

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come back. Things

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are happening, and I

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don't know what to do. There

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are things digging in the

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lake ice, and the whole lake is glowing. I

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don't know what it means. Lewis

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was taken. The gun

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is broken. I

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want to go home. I

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want me to come back. I

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want to come back. Adele,

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I miss you. I

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miss you. directed

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with sound design by Travis Vengroff,

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with script editing by W.K. Statz,

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associate producer Xian Francois, editing with

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sound design by Travis Vengroff, mixing

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and mastering by Finner Nielsen, and

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executive producers Carol Vengroff, Michael Villegas,

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Dennis Greenhill, and A.J. Punkin. Starring

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Lauren Tucker, Hilder Magnusdolter,

32:19

Marcie Edwards, Michael Delgaudio,

32:21

Kristin Ati-Hameson, Sam Yao,

32:24

Kang La, E.J. Lavery,

32:26

Hinako Matsumoto, Victoria Jimszryz-Schwiely,

32:28

Sabine Novakovic-Wagner, Dane Lenardsen,

32:31

Roxy Santana, Mike Queller,

32:33

Denise Halfyard, and Hem

32:35

Brewster. For access

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and its creators. This

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is a FoolandScholar production. Thank

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you for listening. Welcome

33:17

to Sagas of Sundry Goblin

33:19

Mode. It's a brand new

33:21

fantasy series that uses tabletop

33:23

role-playing games to tell an

33:26

ever-evolving story. Get ready for

33:28

action, adventure, and weird

33:30

little monsters. Set in

33:32

the mysterious world of Sundaros, Goblin

33:35

Mode follows a group of underdogs,

33:37

or should I say underlings,

33:39

working for a dark

33:42

overlord, until they find

33:44

themselves in charge for once.

33:47

Join Game Master Amy Vorpahl

33:49

as she leads players Danielle

33:52

Radford, Dan Casey, and Jason

33:54

Wynn on an adventure unlike

33:57

anything you've experienced before.