Dialogue file
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CATEGORY
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TOPIC TEXT
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PROMPT
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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You must be the courier folks have been talking about. Word on the radio is that someone wronged you back in Goodsprings.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F50_1
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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The Mojave has a way of burning decent people up, but it sounds like you've done right by the NCR. It's appreciated. Now what can I do for you?
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F50_2
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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I know a bit about you, courier. Heard someone messed you up pretty bad over in Goodsprings. I heard a few other things too. Some good, but not all.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F51_1
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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If you're going to be associating with rangers, you'd best stay on their friendly side. With that out of the way, what can I do for you?
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F51_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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I'm surprised to see you here. Folks with your kind of reputation, I expect to see them cooking in the sand with some {forty four}.44 slugs to keep them company.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F52_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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If the rangers haven't caught up to you yet, they will. Myself excluded, of course. {joking}The only thing I catch up on now is chair time.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F52_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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VCampGolfHanlonRepBranch
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I don't think we've had the pleasure of meeting before. What can I do for you?
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4F_1
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Topic
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}After the death of Chief Hanlon, the power of NCR's Rangers was broken for years.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C4_1
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Their organization, so reliant on the wisdom and guidance of its elder members, became a shadow of what it once was to people across the wasteland.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C4_2
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Defying Chief Hanlon's worst fears, NCR's rangers persevered and distinguished themselves during the second Battle of Hoover Dam.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C5_1
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}The rangers, along with NCR's many troopers, shared the glory of victory.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C5_2
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Hanlon wisely stayed out of the spotlight, crediting General Oliver's leadership for NCR's success.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C5_3
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}After a brief fanfare, Hanlon stepped down as chief and returned to the peace and quiet of his ranch outside of Redding.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C5_4
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}During the attack on Hoover Dam, Chief Hanlon and his rangers threw themselves into the path of the Legion assault, dying to the last man and woman.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C6_1
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}In the aftermath that followed in the NCR, bitter citizens and opportunistic senators were quick to denounce President Kimball and General Oliver.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C6_2
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Hanlon and his fallen rangers were revered for their bravery and sacrifice.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C6_3
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Despite distinguishing themselves during the second Battle of Hoover Dam, the rangers' victory was short-lived due to the Courier's interference.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C7_1
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Chief Hanlon personally directed the evacuation of the rangers to Mojave Outpost as they fell back into NCR territory.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C7_2
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Bitter over the waste of life in the Mojave, Hanlon stepped down from his post.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C7_3
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}After a campaign in which he denounced Oliver's and Kimball's hawkish, imperialist ways, Hanlon was elected as the senator of Redding.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C7_4
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Although they performed admirably during NCR's defense of Hoover Dam, the rangers fell into decline soon after.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C8_1
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrated}With Hanlon's plot against the occupation exposed and Oliver hailed as NCR's new war hero, many rangers were greeted coldly on their return home.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C8_2
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Few openly blamed the rangers for Hanlon's treachery, but public and political support for the organization quickly dwindled.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C8_3
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Topic
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}With Caesar's victory came a small measure of vindication for the rangers' late Chief Hanlon.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C9_1
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Upon the military's return, debate raged within NCR's senate about who was to blame for the loss of Hoover Dam.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C9_2
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Though some in NCR regarded Hanlon as a traitor, many believed he was the only military commander who saw the futility in defending New Vegas.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C9_3
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Although they performed admirably during NCR's defense of Hoover Dam, the rangers fell into decline soon after.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CA_1 VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1C8_1
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}With Hanlon's plot against the occupation exposed and Oliver denounced for losing Hoover Dam, many rangers were greeted coldly on their return home.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CA_2
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Few openly blamed the rangers for Hanlon's treachery, but public and political support for the military as a whole quickly dwindled.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CA_3
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Due to the Courier's intervention, Chief Hanlon abandoned his plan to sabotage the defense of Hoover Dam.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CB_1
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Topic
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}The rangers assisted the troopers admirably during the Legion's ill-fated attack.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CB_2
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Though General Oliver and Chief Hanlon were both praised for their leadership, the chief quietly stepped out of the spotlight.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CB_3
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Topic
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}After a brief fanfare for a life full of accomplishments, Chief Hanlon retired and returned to the peace and quiet of his ranch in Redding.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CB_4
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Due to the Courier's intervention, Chief Hanlon abandoned his plan to sabotage the defense of Hoover Dam.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CC_1 VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CB_1
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}The rangers heroically assisted NCR's troopers in their ill-fated defense against the overwhelming power of Caesar's Legion.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CC_2
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Though many NCR military officers fled the territory soon after the dam was lost, Chief Hanlon remained at Camp Golf to surrender to the Legion.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CC_3
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Out of respect for Hanlon's composure and worth as an adversary, Caesar had him beheaded.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CC_4
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Due to the Courier's intervention, Chief Hanlon abandoned his plan to sabotage the defense of Hoover Dam.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CD_1 VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CB_1
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}The rangers heroically assisted NCR's troopers in their ill-fated defense against the overwhelming power of Caesar's Legion.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CD_2 VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CC_2
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Though many NCR military officers fled the territory soon after the dam was lost, Chief Hanlon remained at Camp Golf to surrender to the Legion.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CD_3
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Despite the late Caesar's respect for Chief Hanlon as an adversary, Legate Lanius had Hanlon crucified along with all of the other rangers.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CD_4
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Topic
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Due to the Courier's intervention, Chief Hanlon abandoned his plan to sabotage the defense of Hoover Dam.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CE_1 VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CB_1
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}The rangers assisted the troopers admirably during the Legion's ill-fated attack.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CE_2 VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CB_2
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Though the Courier snatched victory from NCR, only General Oliver was blamed for the loss of Hoover Dam.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CE_3
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VEndingRangers
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VEndingRangers
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{narrating}Hanlon, exhausted after a lifetime of service to the NCR, stepped down from his position in the rangers and retired to his ranch in Redding.
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VEnding_VEndingRangers_0015C1CE_4
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HanlonConfession
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HanlonConfession
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Rangers, this is the chief. I know I can ramble on sometimes, but I need you to listen close for the next minute or so. I've got some bad news.
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VCampGolfH_HanlonConfessio_001084A4_1
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HanlonConfession
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HanlonConfession
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I messed up. Made a mistake. I thought I could help get us out of here, but... it didn't work out.
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VCampGolfH_HanlonConfessio_001084A4_2
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HanlonConfession
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HanlonConfession
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Rangers get injured all the time. It's part of the job. But if you lose a few fingers, get a bad break, that's it. You step down.
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VCampGolfH_HanlonConfessio_001084A4_3
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HanlonConfession
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HanlonConfession
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We rely on each other too much to let our infirmities become a liability. A ranger knows when it's time. Only I didn't.
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VCampGolfH_HanlonConfessio_001084A4_4
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HanlonConfession
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HanlonConfession
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Somewhere along the way, something broke inside me. I couldn't find us a way out of this desert. I wrestled with it, and it took me down a dark road.
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VCampGolfH_HanlonConfessio_001084A4_5
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HanlonConfession
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HanlonConfession
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I wish I could explain it to you. The old chief's finally at a loss for words.
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VCampGolfH_HanlonConfessio_001084A4_6
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HanlonConfession
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HanlonConfession
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Send me all the Legion you can. I'll be waiting for them.
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VCampGolfH_HanlonConfessio_001084A4_7
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic015
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Let's talk about something else.
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Shoot.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00157B51_1
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic016
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Goodbye.
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Adios.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00157B53_1
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic012
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Tell me about yourself.
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Folks around here call me the chief{han-luhn}, but Hanlon's just fine. The rangers run themselves pretty well, but I try to lend a hand.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2B_1
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic012
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Tell me about yourself.
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Mostly administrative work, helping coordinate intel on the radio. That and keeping an eye on the fires growing across the water.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2B_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic025
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What do you know about Caesar?
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The best of the best, worst of the worst. He came out of NCR, one of the Followers of the Apocalypse.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F36_1
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic025
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What do you know about Caesar?
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Like a lot of the Followers, he went out in the wilderness with a partner to try to help those who needed helping.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F36_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic025
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What do you know about Caesar?
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Not much different from how the rangers used to be, except with books and medicine instead of guns.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F36_3
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic029
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How is NCR doing?
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It's no secret that we've had better campaigns. Holding this whole length of river isn't easy.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F63_1
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic029
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How is NCR doing?
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We're stretched thin and the Long 15 just keeps getting longer. Slow to get supplies. Slower to get reinforcements.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F63_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic029
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How is NCR doing?
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NCR's senate has got funds tied up at the Boneyard and President Kimball ordered our most experienced rangers to chase ghosts down in Baja.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F63_3
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic029
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How is NCR doing?
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Even Caesar knows that General Oliver's coming back to Hoover. Colonel Moore's doing a fine job of running things over at the dam.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F64_1
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic029
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How is NCR doing?
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In her own way, of course, when she's not trying to wrangle my rangers into helping her.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F64_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic029
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How is NCR doing?
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But just keeping that dam secure and operational day to day is enough work for one person, never mind building a defense against the Legion.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F64_3
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic029
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How is NCR doing?
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Mojave Outpost sent word through the stations. The rangers coming up from Baja moved through Dayglow a week ago.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F65_1
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic029
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How is NCR doing?
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Some of the patrol rangers have reported that Oliver's power armor heavy troopers are starting to reinforce the front lines.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F65_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic029
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How is NCR doing?
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Wish they got here a bit earlier, but that's the senate for you.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F65_3
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic030
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What's the Legion been up to?
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Not too long ago, they took Nelson and Searchlight.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5D_1
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic030
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What's the Legion been up to?
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They've got some camps on the eastern shore of the Colorado, and the monstrosity on the hill across the lake - that's for Caesar.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5D_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic030
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What's the Legion been up to?
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Some folks don't believe he's here yet, but you can tell. He's the eye of the storm. It all roils and spins around him.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5D_3
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic030
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What's the Legion been up to?
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You don't have to see the man to see the effect he has.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5D_4
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic030
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What's the Legion been up to?
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Intel says the legate's coming. {lan-ee-us}Lanius. They call him the Monster of the East. If he's half as bad as Graham was, we're in for a heck of a fight.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5E_1
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic030
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What's the Legion been up to?
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With Caesar and a new legate here, the Legion's not going to fall for the same old bag of tricks.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5E_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic030
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What's the Legion been up to?
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Word is that the Legion's old timers have shown up, Caesar's veterans from the Red Okie {sen-tur-ee-ah}Centuria and what was the Painted Rock tribe.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5F_1
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic030
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What's the Legion been up to?
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They're the best of the best and the baddest of the bad. Short of a centurion or {pray-tor-ee-an}praetorian, they don't come any tougher.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5F_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic030
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What's the Legion been up to?
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You come across a pack of them, weigh your options carefully.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5F_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic031
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Tell me about the rangers.
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I could tell you a lot if you had the time, but at my age I'm not sure which of us would get tired first. What do you want to know?
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3E_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic032
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Do you ever stop talking?
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I didn't realize you were in such a hurry.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F56_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic032
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Do you ever stop talking?
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I get so used to sitting in this chair and listening to radio reports, sometimes I forget people are getting ready for a war out there.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F56_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic033
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I'm investigating some intel problems for Technical Sergeant Reyes.
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Interesting that she would wrangle someone else into sorting out the problem.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F35_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic033
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I'm investigating some intel problems for Technical Sergeant Reyes.
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But I suppose you're in the right place. A lot of intel comes through here.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F35_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic033
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I'm investigating some intel problems for Technical Sergeant Reyes.
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This again? All right. What do you want to know?
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00157B52_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic034
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I know you're the one who's been manipulating intelligence data.
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Hold on. If we're going to have this conversation, let's go somewhere more private.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F69_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic034
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I know you're the one who's been manipulating intelligence data.
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{joking a bit}Don't worry. Not much bite left in this old dog.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F69_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic035
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Do you know anything about the problems?
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I don't know Technical Sergeant {ray-ess}Reyes, but coordinating intel can be messy sometimes. Things get mixed up, people get confused.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_001572C4_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic035
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Do you know anything about the problems?
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Heck, I get confused and I've been doing this for a long time now. What he - or she - sees as a problem might be standard operating procedure.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_001572C4_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic035
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Do you know anything about the problems?
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That's not to say Reyes is wrong for being concerned, but it's easy for the sand to get in your eyes out here.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_001572C4_3
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic036
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Can you give me any advice?
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Well... {thinking}the logical thing to do is to check with the patrol rangers and comm officers. Don't be too discouraged if some things don't match up.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F75_1
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic036
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Can you give me any advice?
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Different people see different things, and sometimes the meaning gets twisted, lost in static from person to person.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F75_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic037
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How do you coordinate the intel?
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It's a simple system, when it works. Patrol rangers radio intel to ranger stations.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F38_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic037
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How do you coordinate the intel?
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Comm rangers send the intel up the station chain until it reaches Camp Golf.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F38_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic037
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How do you coordinate the intel?
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Then I or one of the other rangers on duty organize the data, evaluate it, and send information to camps or troopers in the field.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F38_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic038
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Why don't the ranger stations send the intel directly to the troopers?
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Comm rangers might have an incomplete picture of the situation. There's a lot going on out there.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F40_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic038
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Why don't the ranger stations send the intel directly to the troopers?
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Intel needs to be coordinated through Golf so we can verify and advise appropriately.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F40_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic038
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Why don't the ranger stations send the intel directly to the troopers?
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Troopers have enough to deal with. We don't want them questioning their intel.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F40_3
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic039
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But you're inventing your own intelligence reports. I've seen the logs and talked to the rangers.
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{smiling a bit}You have, have you? {Beat, more somber}Misdirection. When you're pinned down, outnumbered, and two days from any help, it's just about the best friend you can have.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F30_1
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic039
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But you're inventing your own intelligence reports. I've seen the logs and talked to the rangers.
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Misdirection's what's saved me all these years. It's what saved us at Hoover Dam. But it's been five years now and {see-zar's}Caesar's right across that lake.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F30_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic039
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But you're inventing your own intelligence reports. I've seen the logs and talked to the rangers.
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He's closer now than he ever was before. {bit angry}I was a young man once. I know what it's like to want to fight for your home, but this isn't it.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F30_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic040
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Why did you do it?
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It's never going to end. This fight with Caesar. People back home don't know what these young men and women are in for.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F61_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic040
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Why did you do it?
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The Legion is the worst enemy we've ever faced, but we can't stop Caesar here, not without getting a lot of good people killed.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F61_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic040
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Why did you do it?
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More than anyone cares to count up. And even if we do stop him, I don't see how we're ever going to be able to pull out.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F61_3
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic041
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Aren't you fighting for the people of New Vegas?
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We're fighting on their behalf, but Mr. House and the families are stringing us up, inch by inch.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F34_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic041
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Aren't you fighting for the people of New Vegas?
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They'll drain us dry while we fight and die over this dam. We offered them sanctuary in NCR territory before, but they won't listen.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F34_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic041
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Aren't you fighting for the people of New Vegas?
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Troopers and rangers have been dying here for more than five years while the families sit pretty behind that... damned wall.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F34_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic042
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How does spreading false intel help anything?
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{exasperated}People back home don't listen. They don't care. Senators, Brahmin barons, folks who are just trying to make it from day to day.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3D_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic042
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How does spreading false intel help anything?
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It's been so many years that people forget about it. Conscription brings in fresh troops to die here every month. Like it's routine.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3D_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic042
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How does spreading false intel help anything?
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{getting more worked up}And even if we hold this dam, what then? Are we going to send the NCR's men and women to die here for another five years? Ten?
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3D_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic042
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How does spreading false intel help anything?
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Patrol the whole length of the Colorado for hundreds of miles? Holding this dam. {pause, downbeat}It'll be the death of us.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3D_4
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic043
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What do you think I should do about this?
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First thing that comes to mind is to turn me in. But that might not be the best play, all things considered.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2C_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic043
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What do you think I should do about this?
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Even if your heart's in the right place, I reckon it might do a lot more harm than good.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2C_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic044
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You're dead.
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Hold on. This is ranger headquarters. There might be a dozen rangers within earshot.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F54_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic044
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You're dead.
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Think twice before you decide to give the old chief a gut full of lead.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F54_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic046
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But what does that accomplish?
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{pause, quieter}Creating fear and instability among the troopers without causing harm, it's the only thing I could think of to shake things up.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F47_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic046
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But what does that accomplish?
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It took some people getting killed to realize I had gone too far. I had to stop.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F47_2
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic047
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Too bad. I'm turning you in.
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Fair enough. You want to do this the right way, go get one of the rangers. Don't worry. I'm not gonna run out on you.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F67_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic048
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What will you do if I don't turn you in?
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Oliver can't stand that rangers got credit for victory at Hoover. Whatever I recommend, he does the opposite. I said I wanted them on the ridge.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2D_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic048
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What will you do if I don't turn you in?
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He put them right on the western part of the dam itself. We don't have enough firepower to hold that spot.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2D_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic048
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What will you do if I don't turn you in?
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If the troopers fall back, and they will, the rangers will advance to cover Oliver's retreat. We lose the dam, Oliver and the senate are ruined.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2D_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic049
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What about you and the rangers?
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Rangers are volunteers. Every man and woman who signs up is willing to die for the NCR, myself included.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6A_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic049
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What about you and the rangers?
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A lot of this is my fault. It's only right that I stand with them.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6A_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic050
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That's crazy.
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Maybe fifty rangers will die on that dam. We lose over a thousand troopers every year. Being here is crazy. Getting out's the only sane thing to do.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F66_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic051
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Caesar's dead. The Legion can't hold itself together for five years, much less ten.
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It's a gamble either way. Even with Caesar gone, we still might not outlast the Legion. I suppose that's a risk I'll have to take.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4A_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic051
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Caesar's dead. The Legion can't hold itself together for five years, much less ten.
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For our sake, I hope you're right. I guess I should thank you for bringing me to my senses. So... thanks.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4A_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic051
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Caesar's dead. The Legion can't hold itself together for five years, much less ten.
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Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to walk out that door and pretend we never had this talk.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4A_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic053
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Caesar's dead. What more do you need?
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{a little angry}The Legion is more than just Caesar! It's got the momentum of thousands of men behind it.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F33_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic053
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Caesar's dead. What more do you need?
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They're not just going to roll off into Arizona if we give them a good shove.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F33_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic055
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You've convinced me. Your secret is safe.
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I don't know if you're working for Caesar or if desperation's made me a heck of a lot more persuasive. Either way, this is the right thing to do.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F55_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic055
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You've convinced me. Your secret is safe.
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Now, I trust we're done discussing this. I'm going to step through that door and pretend like we never had this talk.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F55_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic058
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Doesn't matter. Your time's up, Hanlon.
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Well, you got that right.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_0015888A_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic059
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Fires?
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Legion fires. They burn high wherever the Legion goes.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6D_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic059
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Fires?
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Caesar's a hard man to figure out, but he always wants you to know when more troops are at your front door.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6D_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic060
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Where did he go?
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Out to the Grand Canyon. He met a missionary from Utah, a man by the name of Joshua Graham. Graham helped translate for the Followers and the tribes.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F29_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic060
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Where did he go?
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All three of them got nabbed by the Blackfoots down there, back when they were still at war with every other tribe in the southwest.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F29_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic061
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How did a Follower wind up becoming Caesar?
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Somewhere along the way, he realized he needed to educate the Blackfoots or they were going to get wiped out with the rest of the tribe.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F41_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic061
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How did a Follower wind up becoming Caesar?
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Showed them how to use guns, how to make explosives. Once he taught the Blackfoots a thing or two, they needed him.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F41_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic061
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How did a Follower wind up becoming Caesar?
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And he no longer needed the Followers, NCR, or anyone else. He decided he could remake the tribes of the southwest, whether they wanted it or not.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F41_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic061
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How did a Follower wind up becoming Caesar?
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He became Caesar and Joshua Graham became his legate, his right hand. And that's where Graham stayed until Hoover Dam.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F41_4
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic062
|
What happened to Graham after Hoover Dam?
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Losing the dam was the worst defeat the Legion ever suffered. Graham had been with Caesar since the beginning, but he had to set an example.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F60_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic062
|
What happened to Graham after Hoover Dam?
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The praetorians covered Graham in pitch, lit him on fire, and down into the Grand Canyon he went.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F60_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic063
|
Are the Blackfoots part of the Legion?
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Yes and no. The Blackfoots don't exist anymore, just like any other tribe that gets swallowed by the Legion.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3F_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic063
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Are the Blackfoots part of the Legion?
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Caesar takes the tribal out of the tribe. Scrapes and burns off tattoos, breaks up families, forces mixed breeding so all the old loyalties die away.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3F_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic063
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Are the Blackfoots part of the Legion?
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The only tribe in the Legion is the Legion. Caesar is their chief, father, and god all rolled into one.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3F_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic064
|
So that was the end of Graham?
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It's not that clear cut. You have to understand, Graham was the toughest son of a gun anyone around these parts had ever seen.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F74_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic064
|
So that was the end of Graham?
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Before Hoover, we had five kill reports on Graham from rangers and 1st Recon sharpshooters who tried to take him out.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F74_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic064
|
So that was the end of Graham?
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Some folks think he's still alive, call him the Burned Man.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F74_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic065
|
Why are funds tied up at the Boneyard?
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Senate elections are coming up. Local representatives don't want to push any more funding to the Mojave campaign because it's unpopular.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F62_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic065
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Why are funds tied up at the Boneyard?
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Most of the folks around the Boneyard haven't been to New Vegas and probably never will.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F62_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic065
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Why are funds tied up at the Boneyard?
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All they know is that their money gets sucked away to this desert and their brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters die here.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F62_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic066
|
What's going on in Baja?
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It's complicated. Goes way back. I told President Kimball that we need more rangers here.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F42_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic066
|
What's going on in Baja?
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He accepted that, but took the most experienced ones and sent them south. Patrol rangers are good men and women, but we're about to fight a war.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F42_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic067
|
What about the troopers?
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You've seen it yourself. Some of them don't even have proper service rifles or armor.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6C_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic067
|
What about the troopers?
|
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Our heavy infantry, power armor units, they're back in NCR territory protecting the interests of Brahmin barons against small-time raiders.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6C_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic067
|
What about the troopers?
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Brahmin barons only have one vote at the ballot box, but they have a lot of money to throw around.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6C_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic068
|
Tell me about General Oliver.
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Oh, well... now, you'll have to excuse me. The general and I don't always see eye to eye on things.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F39_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic068
|
Tell me about General Oliver.
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Maybe it's best that I just say that he is a trooper, through and through. The man will not give up an inch for anything, least of all to the Legion.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F39_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic069
|
Colonel Moore's "way"?
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The colonel is an effective commander - one of the best - but she sharpened her claws on the Vipers and the old Jackals.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F31_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic069
|
Colonel Moore's "way"?
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Did four tours against the Brotherhood, too. She used to be ranger until an injury took her out of action. Happens to a lot of us, unfortunately.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F31_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic069
|
Colonel Moore's "way"?
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She's better at making graves than making friends. Bring in Moore and the earth will be razed. Fields will be salted.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F31_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic070
|
Is Moore in charge of all the NCR troopers out here?
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No, and thanks to General Oliver for that. Colonel {shoo}Hsu is at McCarran. Most of the New Vegas troopers are under his command.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F58_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic070
|
Is Moore in charge of all the NCR troopers out here?
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He's more sympathetic to the locals than Moore, but he's got the Fiends to deal with.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F58_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic070
|
Is Moore in charge of all the NCR troopers out here?
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No, and thanks to General Oliver for that. Colonel {shoo}Hsu is at McCarran. Most of the New Vegas troopers are under his command.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F59_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic070
|
Is Moore in charge of all the NCR troopers out here?
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He's more sympathetic to the locals than Moore. Now that the Fiends aren't giving him grief, we should see more troopers assigned to the front lines.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F59_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic070
|
Is Moore in charge of all the NCR troopers out here?
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Good work on that, by the way. Hope you got good bounties out of it.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F59_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic071
|
What do the new rangers mean for NCR?
|
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The Baja rangers can do more advance night scouting and sharpshooting to assist the troopers.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F49_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic071
|
What do the new rangers mean for NCR?
|
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Ranger combat helmets are old Pre-War gear. They have built in low-light optics. Makes a big difference.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F49_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic072
|
Tell me about the heavy troopers.
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They have the best equipment the NCR can get its hands on, power armor salvaged from our war with the Brotherhood.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4B_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic072
|
Tell me about the heavy troopers.
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Techs strip out the joint servos so you don't need special training to wear it.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4B_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic072
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Tell me about the heavy troopers.
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It feels like you're carrying a Brahmin on your back, but it can take a heck of a lot of punishment.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4B_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic073
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Tell me about Nelson.
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Nelson was barely set up. We had a big stretch of unprotected land between Forlorn Hope and Searchlight, and Nelson was the solution.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6F_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic073
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Tell me about Nelson.
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A {deh-can-us}decanus named Dead Sea took the place and caused a lot of damage.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6F_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic074
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What happened at Searchlight?
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Searchlight was worse. One of Caesar's {froo-men-tar-ee}frumentarii must have found something in there, flooded the whole camp with radiation.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4E_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic075
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[Continue]
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By the way, I appreciate what you did for the troopers down there.
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic075
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[Continue]
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Nelson might not be the most strategically important place, but taking Dead Sea out means a lot to them.
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic076
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[Continue]
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I can't say I think the legionaries at Cottonwood deserved the same fate, but what's done is done.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F68_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic076
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[Continue]
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Thanks to you, that's one less pack of slavers for people to worry about.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F68_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic077
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Why do they call Lanius the Monster of the East?
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Oh, the usual reasons. People say he's enormous, carries a big sword, chops peoples' heads off. That's not what makes him a good commander, though.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2F_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic077
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Why do they call Lanius the Monster of the East?
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Folks say he came from a heck of a tough tribe, took Caesar a long time to conquer. It was thanks to Lanius.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2F_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic077
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Why do they call Lanius the Monster of the East?
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But once Caesar broke him, he was born again. He'll go anywhere and do anything to win. Legion says he can smell weakness.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2F_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic077
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Why do they call Lanius the Monster of the East?
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Once he finds out where an army's vulnerable, he'll go to it like a dog for the throat.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2F_4
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic078
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How bad was Graham?
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He was a missionary from Utah who hooked up with Caesar at the Grand Canyon, became his translator.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F44_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic078
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How bad was Graham?
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Graham helped Caesar with the Blackfoots after they got captured together. Up until Hoover Dam, he was Caesar's legate.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F44_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic078
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How bad was Graham?
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You wouldn't think a man of god could turn so brutal. Cruel to his opponents. Did the sort of things that make you sick to talk about.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F44_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic079
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Was Graham a good commander?
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He wasn't a brilliant strategist. Wasn't tactically flexible, either. There was something about him, though. Menace, indestructibility.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6E_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic079
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Was Graham a good commander?
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It made everyone afraid of him. Heck, the praetorians burned Graham four years ago and some of the tribes are still afraid of him.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6E_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic079
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Was Graham a good commander?
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They say the Burned Man still walks the land, blackens the earth wherever he sets foot.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6E_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic080
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What makes the veterans so tough?
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Take a regular legionary and age him ten years. Whatever they lose to age they make up for with experience. Life expectancy isn't long in the Legion.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F57_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic080
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What makes the veterans so tough?
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You live ten years in Caesar's army, you're a force to be reckoned with.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F57_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic081
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Tell me about centurions.
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There's no real equivalent to them in the NCR. Centurions are battle-born, elite officers who earned their rank with blood and sweat.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2E_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic081
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Tell me about centurions.
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They wear special outfits, too, pieced together from the armor of all their defeated enemies. Good commanders, tough opponents.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2E_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic082
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Who are the praetorians?
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Caesar's elite guard. They travel with him wherever he goes. A bit of insurance in case any of his guests get funny ideas.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F43_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic082
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Who are the praetorians?
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They aren't the toughest legionaries, but they're the most devoted to Caesar. They believe in everything the Legion stands for.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F43_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic083
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Have any good stories to tell?
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Suppose it depends on what you think is "good." Most folks want to hear about Hoover Dam and Boulder City, but it's a long story.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5A_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic083
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Have any good stories to tell?
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If you want some tall tales about hunting down slavers or busting up gangs, talk to one of the younger rangers.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5A_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic084
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How long have you been in the rangers?
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Oh, well. I guess it must be coming up on... forty years or so. Back before {eh-leez}Elise was chief, anyway. It was a heck of a lot harder then.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F70_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic084
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How long have you been in the rangers?
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Weren't as many of us to go around. But I think it was a lot easier to tell the good guys from the bad.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F70_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic085
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What do the rangers do?
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Well, there's what we're supposed to be doing and what we're actually doing.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4D_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic085
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What do the rangers do?
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There's a big gap between those two things, about as wide as that lake out there.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4D_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic086
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Why are the rangers here?
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There's a lot of answers to that question, but it started with the Ranger Unification Treaty. We weren't always the only show in town.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3C_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic086
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Why are the rangers here?
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Nevada had its own posse, the Desert Rangers. They fought Caesar even farther east, out in Arizona. Didn't go well for them.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3C_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic086
|
Why are the rangers here?
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Years back, we met with the Desert Rangers at Mojave Outpost and agreed to help them against Caesar if they would join the NCR.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3C_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic087
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Okay, what are you supposed to be doing?
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To protect against all forms of tyranny. As simple as that. Thirty, forty years ago, the wasteland was full of despots.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F53_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic087
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Okay, what are you supposed to be doing?
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Slavers. Raiders. Tough-talking hoodlums with gangs who liked to kick around towns. Back then the NCR military was still young.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F53_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic087
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Okay, what are you supposed to be doing?
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Couldn't cover much ground. It took groups like ours to tip the balance back to the good guys.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F53_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic088
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What are you actually doing?
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Sitting on the shore of Lake Mead, looking east. Listening to a radio. Trying to not get too many people killed.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3B_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic088
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What are you actually doing?
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I'm too old to be slapping leather, but I had hoped for something else. More than this, anyway.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F3B_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic089
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There must be something good the rangers have done that you're proud of.
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[SUCCEEDED] It's kind of a long one, but all right. About twenty, twenty-five years ago, a group of NCR settlers pushed way south into Baja.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F71_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic089
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There must be something good the rangers have done that you're proud of.
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I guess it doesn't seem so far now if you look at a map, but back then, they were out a ways.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F71_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic089
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There must be something good the rangers have done that you're proud of.
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They built this little shanty town around a well in the middle of nowhere. Called it {rat-ul-tayl}Rattletail.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F71_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic090
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Come on. You must have lots of stories.
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[FAILED] I do, but I'm tired of telling them. Time changes how you look at things.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F2A_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic091
|
So what happened at Hoover Dam and Boulder City?
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In big battles, Caesar deploys his legionaries in waves. Recruits up front, prime soldiers behind the recruits, old guard bringing up the rear.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F37_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic091
|
So what happened at Hoover Dam and Boulder City?
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Opponents wear themselves out dealing with the first two waves, if they survive that long. When the veterans step up, there's not much fight left.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F37_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic091
|
So what happened at Hoover Dam and Boulder City?
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Caesar can adapt, though, and when required, he can run any mix of legionaries as skirmishers and still retain order in the ranks.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F37_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic092
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[Continue]
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Word got back to one of our stations that raiders had been attacking the place. I went out with six rangers.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6B_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic092
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[Continue]
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We must have been on the trail for a week before we got to Rattletail. We lost one woman to Night Stalkers and another almost died of dehydration.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6B_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic092
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[Continue]
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When we reach the place, it's six shacks set up around an old well.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F6B_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic093
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[Continue]
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There's over two dozen bodies lying in the dunes way outside of town and five men with {three-oh-eight}.308 rifles crouched behind sand bags.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5B_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic093
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[Continue]
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And these bodies, these people out in the sand, they aren't raiders. Aren't even heavily armed.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5B_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic093
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[Continue]
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They're just people who were trying to get to the only well in fifty miles. I didn't have to talk to the men to see that they did not care one bit.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5B_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic094
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[Continue]
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They had planted an NCR flag over the well and they would not budge until every last one of them was laid out, dead and cold.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F46_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic094
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[Continue]
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So I walked up and told them there was a group of raiders coming, one hundred strong. {laughing a bit}I made up some cockamamie name for them and everything.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F46_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic094
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[Continue]
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The men looked at each other, looked at us, and asked me what we were going to do about it.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F46_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic095
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[Continue]
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I told him we would take them back into NCR territory because we had already lost ten rangers on the way out. Ten rangers, five men with .308 rifles.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F48_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic095
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[Continue]
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Well, that was enough for them. They packed up what they could and we took them back north. Last I heard, they settled somewhere in {ahn-zah}Anza-{boh-reh-goh}Borrego.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F48_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic095
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[Continue]
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Raised Bighorners. Had some tough times, but it worked out okay for them. So there you go. That's my one bit of good.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F48_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic096
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[Continue]
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Joshua Graham, Caesar's old legate, he's wasn't so flexible.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F32_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic096
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[Continue]
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When the Legion attacked Hoover Dam, General Oliver ordered his troopers back to the middle ground just after first contact.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F32_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic096
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[Continue]
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Graham pushed all of the legionaries onto the dam, filling the east side with recruits up front and veterans in the back, by the book.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F32_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic097
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[Continue]
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But once they were in, they were stuck there. Oliver's troopers were entrenched and wouldn't give a foot.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4C_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic097
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[Continue]
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That's when we ordered the rangers and 1st recon sharpshooters to start picking off veteran legion officers from a high ridge west of the dam.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4C_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic097
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[Continue]
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That only lasted about a minute before Graham ordered the back ranks to push through to the front and rush the ridge.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F4C_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic098
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[Continue]
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Caused total chaos among the younger legionaries, and Oliver's troopers fell back to the side walkways and stayed out of the veterans' way.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5C_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic098
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[Continue]
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By the time the veterans got to the ridge, we were already in Boulder City.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5C_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic098
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[Continue]
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They followed us down there, but we were out before they realized what was happening.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F5C_3
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic099
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[Continue]
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We had packed the old city with C4 and dynamite. Crude, but it did the job. Those who didn't die in the blast were in no position to mount a defense.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F45_1
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic099
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[Continue]
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The ones left on the dam didn't know what to do. The troopers routed them. Graham pulled the remaining legionaries back, but the battle was over.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F45_2
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Topic
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VCampGolfHanlon2CHanlonTopic099
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[Continue]
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He went south, back to the Grand Canyon, back to Caesar. And that was the last we saw or heard from Joshua Graham.
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VCampGolfH_VCampGolfHanlon_00156F45_3
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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{serious}I don't believe there's anything left for us to talk about.
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VCampGolfHanlon_GREETING_0015C121_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Go on. Go fetch a ranger and do this right.
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VCampGolfHanlon_GREETING_0015BAC6_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Sorting and manipulating intelligence is what I do. It's what rangers are supposed to do.
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VCampGolfHanlon_GREETING_00156F73_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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{joking a bit}This job isn't all gunfighting and gulping shots of whiskey, no matter what the boys and ladies out there say.
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VCampGolfHanlon_GREETING_00156F73_2
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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I'm occupied at the moment. Come see me when I'm on the balcony.
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VCampGolfHanlon_GREETING_001084A3_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Back west, you don't see too many of these. Lakes, I mean. Natural or man-made. Any kind, really.
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VCampGolfHanlon_GREETING_00156F72_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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We neglected the dams or pumped all the water out a long time ago. Owens, Isabella, the San Luis. Drained the aquifers of everything they had.
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VCampGolfHanlon_GREETING_00156F72_2
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Just a lot of mud and dust now. It's a different feeling, watching the sun come up over the water. Takes some getting used to.
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VCampGolfHanlon_GREETING_00156F72_3
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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But if you're here long enough, it starts to seem normal. That's what a ranger's life is now. Looking east.
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VCampGolfHanlon_GREETING_00156F72_4
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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You've come back to see the chief. Nice of you to humor the radio tender. What can I do for you?
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VCampGolfHanlon_GREETING_001084A5_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Like I said, I won't run out on you, but I can't let my people get dragged through the mud for this.
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VCampGolfHanlon_GREETING_0014F41B_1
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Topic
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GREETING
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GREETING
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You did good and you did it well. Work a ranger would be proud of. I'll handle the rest from here.
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VCampGolfHanlon_GREETING_0014F41B_2
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Combat
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DeathResponse
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DeathResponse
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Man down!
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vDialogueN_DeathResponse_0015724B_1
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Do not record.
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Combat
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Assault
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Assault
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Check your fire!
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vDialogueN_Assault_001750FF_1
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Combat
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Death
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Death
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Gaaah!
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vDialogueN_Death_00175186_1
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death scream
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Combat
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Death
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Death
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Urgh!
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vDialogueN_Death_00175187_1
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death scream
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Combat
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Death
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Death
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Aaaah!
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vDialogueN_Death_00175188_1
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death scream
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Combat
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Flee
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Flee
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Fall back!
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vDialogueN_Flee_0017525D_1
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Do not record.
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Combat
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Hit
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Hit
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Hmph!
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vDialogueN_Hit_00175244_1
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Do not record.
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Combat
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Hit
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Hit
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Ahh!
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vDialogueN_Hit_00175245_1
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getting hit/wounded in combat
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Combat
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Hit
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Hit
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Argh!
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vDialogueN_Hit_00175246_1
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Do not record.
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Combat
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Hit
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Hit
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Oof!
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vDialogueN_Hit_00175247_1
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getting hit/wounded in combat
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Combat
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Hit
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Hit
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Ugh!
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vDialogueN_Hit_0015B6C4_1
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Do not record.
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Combat
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Attack
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Attack
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Get some!
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vDialogueN_Attack_001751EB_1
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Combat
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FireExplosive
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FireExplosive
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Fire in the hole!
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vDialogueN_FireExplosive_00157250_1
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