110,"TEXT_CLSWDK700_02445_GAIRHARD_000_131","While I know our last tea party was by no means a rousing success, I appreciate how willing most of you were to give this idea a second chance."
111,"TEXT_CLSWDK700_02445_GAIRHARD_000_132","It seems some of you felt that certain cultures were disrespected at our last get-together. For that, I apologize."
112,"TEXT_CLSWDK700_02445_GAIRHARD_000_133","Regardless of where you are from, I value and respect every one of you. As you should each other, for we are brothers and sistersinarms─family, if you will."
112,"TEXT_CLSWDK700_02445_GAIRHARD_000_133","Regardless of where you are from, I value and respect every one of you. As you should each other, for we are brothers- and sisters-in-arms─family, if you will."
113,"TEXT_CLSWDK700_02445_GAIRHARD_000_134","I hope that this gathering the craftsmen of the Carpenters' Guild helped me organize will allow you to realize that. Now, for the fun part..."
114,"TEXT_CLSWDK700_02445_GAIRHARD_000_135","What do you think, everyone? Before you is an exact replica of a teahouse in Kugane."
115,"TEXT_CLSWDK700_02445_ARAMIGOSOLDIER02445_000_136","Kugane? As in the Far Eastern port city? Well, I suppose these decorations do have a certain exotic charm..."
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Regardless of where you are from, I value and respect every one of you. As you should each other, for we are brothers and sisters in arms─family, if you will.Regardless of where you are from, I value and respect every one of you. As you should each other, for we are brothers- and sisters-in-arms─family, if you will.
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145,"TEXT_CLSWVR680_02434_KOTOCHO_000_075","The moment I stepped on the stage, all eyes in the audience fell on me. I saw the looks of shocked surprise on their faces, and before I knew it, my mind was blank...my body frozen. If only I had given my training the same attention as my attire, I might have salvaged a performance worthy of the occasion. Oh, what a fool I am!"
146,"TEXT_CLSWVR680_02434_KOTOTSURU_000_076","Finally, you learn...a pity it is too late."
147,"TEXT_CLSWVR680_02434_KOTOTSURU_000_078","That...dress─or whatever you would call it─is a marvel, indeed. But I fear you also made a fatal error of judgment, my girl. The honored guests of the bugyo, nearly to a man, hailed from Radz–at–Han. The sight of a scantily-clad dancing girl is nothing new to them."
147,"TEXT_CLSWVR680_02434_KOTOTSURU_000_078","That...dress─or whatever you would call it─is a marvel, indeed. But I fear you also made a fatal error of judgment, my girl. The honored guests of the bugyo, nearly to a man, hailed from Radz–at–Han. The sight of a scantilyclad dancing girl is nothing new to them."
148,"TEXT_CLSWVR680_02434_KOTOTSURU_000_079","They may have been amused to see the fashions of their homeland on display here in Kugane, but make no mistake─that is not what brought them here. They came to our shores to feast their eyes and ears on traditional Hingan song and dance. Yes, the <Emphasis>tradition</Emphasis> that you are so quick to scorn."
149,"TEXT_CLSWVR680_02434_KOTOTSURU_000_080","But worry not. You will have plenty of time to learn to appreciate it in your second apprenticeship. Watch closely and have the humility to learn from those around you, and mayhap you will reclaim your position on your own merits. I, for one, would welcome that day."
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