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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic001
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I'm going to wear your head like you wear that dog's.
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{calling to arms, frightened}Legionaries - we have a problem!
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC8_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic002
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Who are you?
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I am {GAB-en}Gabban, of {KAI-zar's}Caesar's Legion. I serve my master as the one of his {froo-men-TAR-ee}Frumentarii.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AD1_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic002
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Who are you?
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We Frumentarii are soldiers of a different stripe, capable in battle, but skilled as infiltrators and agents as well.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AD1_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic004
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What "lessons" did you teach here?
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Where to begin? That they are weak, and we are strong? This much was known already.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC2_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic004
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What "lessons" did you teach here?
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But the depths of their moral sickness, their {a beat}dissolution? Nipton serves as the perfect object lesson.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC2_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic004
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What "lessons" did you teach here?
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Where to begin? That you are weak, and we are strong? This much was known already.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC3_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic004
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What "lessons" did you teach here?
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But the depths of your moral sickness, your {a beat}dissolution? Nipton serves as the perfect object lesson.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC3_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic005
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Tell me about Caesar's Legion.
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The Legion is civilization reborn. Our culture is based on virtues such as martial excellence, loyalty, and justice.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC9_4
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic005
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Tell me about Caesar's Legion.
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But you'll learn all there is to know in due time. {Le-GAH-tus La-nee-OOS}Legatus Lanius, Monster of the East, will soon arrive to command {KAI-zar's}Caesar's troops in battle.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC9_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic005
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Tell me about Caesar's Legion.
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The Dam will fall, and the rest of the Profligate west will soon follow.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC9_3
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic011
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Your crimes are unforgivable.
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So you've said.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ACE_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic003
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I'll do as you ask.
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Then I bid you {WAH-lay}"Vale" - until we meet again.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC5_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic019
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What exactly happened here?
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Nipton was a wicked place, debased and corrupt. It served all comers, so long as they paid.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ACB_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic019
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What exactly happened here?
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Profligate troops, Powder Gangers - or men of the Legion. The people here didn't care. It was a town of whores.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ACB_3
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic019
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What exactly happened here?
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For a pittance, the great {WUHL-pace in-CUHL-tah}Vulpes Inculta {in-VAY-gulled}inveigled this town to lead those it had sheltered into a trap.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ACB_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic019
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What exactly happened here?
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Only when it was sprung did they realize they were caught inside it, too. {beat, regret}I only wish {WUHL-pace}Vulpes had lived to see the scheme come to fruition.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ACB_4
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic024
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You captured everyone?
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Yes, and herded them to the center of town. I told them their sins, the foremost being disloyalty.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ACA_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic024
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You captured everyone?
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I told them that when Legionaries are disloyal, some are punished, the others made to watch. And I announced the lottery.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ACA_3
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic024
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You captured everyone?
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Each clutched his ticket, hoping it would set him free. Each did nothing, even when {mocking the term}"loved ones" were dragged away to be killed.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ACA_4
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic025
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I've heard enough.
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I think your eyes will see more than I could ever tell you. Take your time. Enjoy the sights.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ACF_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic025
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I've heard enough.
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{curious}Why, then, do you keep asking?
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AD0_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic027
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You slaughtered innocent civilians?
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{scoffing Ha!}Innocent? Hardly.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ABE_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic027
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You slaughtered innocent civilians?
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Cowardly, though. They outnumbered us, yet not once did they try to resist.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ABE_4
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic027
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You slaughtered innocent civilians?
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They stood and watched as their fellows were butchered, crucified, and burned, one by one.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ABE_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic027
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You slaughtered innocent civilians?
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They stood and hoped their turn would not come. Each cared only for himself.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ABE_3
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic028
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Sounds like they got what was coming to them.
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It has a stark beauty, doesn't it? I'm glad you can appreciate it.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ABF_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic028
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Sounds like they got what was coming to them.
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Now go, and teach the Mojave Outpost what you learned here. There will be more lessons in the days ahead.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ABF_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic028
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Sounds like they got what was coming to them.
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Yes, they did. As will all the rest of you, in due time.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC0_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic028
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Sounds like they got what was coming to them.
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Now go, and teach the Mojave Outpost what you've learned here. There will be more lessons in the days ahead.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC0_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic029
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I admire the purity of the Legion's justice.
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You're unusually bright for a Profligate. Well done.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC6_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic029
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I admire the purity of the Legion's justice.
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Now go, and teach what you've learned here. There will be more lessons in the days ahead.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC6_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic029
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I admire the purity of the Legion's justice.
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It has a stark beauty, doesn't it? I'm glad you can appreciate it.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC7_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic029
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I admire the purity of the Legion's justice.
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Now go, and teach them what you learned here. There will be more lessons in the days ahead.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC7_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic030
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How can I serve the Legion?
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You bear the Mark of {KAI-zar}Caesar. That makes you special.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ADA_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic030
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How can I serve the Legion?
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Do whatever {KAI-zar}Caesar tells you to do. And whenever the opportunity presents, strike at the Profligates. Pile body upon body.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ADA_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic030
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How can I serve the Legion?
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Tell everyone you meet of what you saw here. The Legion can handle the rest.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ADB_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic030
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How can I serve the Legion?
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That said, if you were to strike at the Profligates, butcher them, trouble their operations... this will not go unnoticed.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ADB_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic031
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Your "civilization" sounds like a pack of snarling dogs.
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{scoffing guffaw}Indeed, our hounds demonstrate greater loyalty to each other every day than the wretched inhabitants of this town.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC4_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic032
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Tell me about Caesar.
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What can be said? He's a man of towering intellect, the founder of the Legion, conquerer of 86 tribes.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ACC_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic032
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Tell me about Caesar.
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{KAI-zar}Caesar is the salvation of mankind, his Legion the rebirth of civilization in a benighted age.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ACC_3
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic032
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Tell me about Caesar.
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Don't worry, you'll know him well when you serve him. Or you'll be dead.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164ACC_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic033
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Who is this Legatus you mention?
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{admiring}Legatus Lanius, Monster of the East! Quite a man, if man he be.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC1_1
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic033
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Who is this Legatus you mention?
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{KAI-zar}Caesar prides himself on selecting the right tool to overcome each new obstacle. In Lanius, he found his hammer.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC1_2
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic033
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Who is this Legatus you mention?
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He's never been defeated in battle. 14 tribes have laid down arms at his boots. Another five, rendered extinct.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC1_3
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VNiptonVLegionaryVulpesIncultaTopic033
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Who is this Legatus you mention?
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His latest campaign in the wilds of the Utah has concluded, and he is en route. When he arrives, your doom arrives with him.
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VNipton_VNiptonVLegionaryV_00164AC1_4
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GREETING
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GREETING
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{surprised}Hah! And we were just finishing up here. To think that we might have missed you!
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VNipton_GREETING_00164AD2_1
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GREETING
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GREETING
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If anyone belongs on a cross, it's you! For your crimes against the Legion, you will die!
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VNipton_GREETING_00164AD2_2
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GREETING
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GREETING
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{surprised to meet player here}How interesting! You're the Profligate courier who's been of some assistance to the Legion.
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VNipton_GREETING_00164AD3_1
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GREETING
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GREETING
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{pleased to see the player}Well, well, well! If it isn't the Legion's favorite courier - trekker of the wastes, killer of Mr. House!
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VNipton_GREETING_00164AD4_1
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Well, well, well! What's the Legion's favorite courier doing so far from the Strip? Don't you have a special delivery to give to Mr. House?
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VNipton_GREETING_00164AD5_1
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GREETING
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GREETING
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{pleasantly surprised}Well, well, well! I've heard of you - the courier upon whom mighty {KAI-zar}Caesar has bestowed his Mark!
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VNipton_GREETING_00164AD6_1
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GREETING
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GREETING
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{pleasant}Don't worry, I won't have you lashed to a cross like the rest of these degenerates. It's useful that you happened by.
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VNipton_GREETING_00164AD7_1
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GREETING
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GREETING
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I want you to witness the fate of Nipton, to memorize every detail. And then, when you move on?
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VNipton_GREETING_00164AD7_2
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Well, I'd like you to move west towards the Mojave Outpost, to let the Profligates there know about the little sermon I prepared for them here.
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VNipton_GREETING_00164AD7_3
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Was there more for us to discuss?
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VNipton_GREETING_00164AD8_1
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GREETING
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GREETING
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I was just finishing up making an example of this town, delivering a sermon, if you will.
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VNipton_GREETING_00164AD9_1
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GREETING
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GREETING
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When you move on, head west to the Mojave Outpost and tell the Profligate troops what you found here.
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VNipton_GREETING_00164AD9_2
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