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Those crazy Hammers. You know, it wouldn't hurt to have a few dozen heavily-armed fanatics on my side just about now.

The stone cannot know why the chisel cleaves it;

The iron cannot know why the fire scorches it.

When thy life is cleft and scorched, when death and despair leap at thee,

Beat not they breast and curse they fate,

But thank The Builder for the trials that shape thee.

– The Hammer Book of Tenets

Looks like I better get moving, or whatever those things are will waste a perfectly good rescue.

When I get paid for this job, I'm going to retire in style.

So this is the lost city. It's not lost no more.

– Fanatics make unreliable friends.

– I prefer my payment in cash, not liquor.

Builds your roofs of dead wood.

Builds your walls of dead stone.

Builds your dreams of dead thoughts.

Comes crying laughing singing back to life, takes what you steal,

And pulls the skins from your dead bones shrieking.

– Clay tablet in an abandoned Trickster temple

The rent is due, and my landlord is even tougher than the Hammers.

– Me? I'm okay. After all, loli-peta has its own weapons.

– It's not a TV antenna!

– If you get a chance to eat, don't pass it up. A prisoner can't be choosy. You need to get your strength back so you can escape when the opportunity presents itself.

– Don't say anything to tease or anger the person torturing you. If you make him mad, it'll be that much worse for you. You'll need to save your strength.

– Normally, when a soldier is taken prisoner, he should only give up the Big 4. That's name, rank, serial number and date of birth. But you're not any old soldier, Snake. I don't want you to tell them anything. Fortunately, you're strong enough to resist.

– Дальше идём по СКП.

– Что такое СКП?

– «Смотри куда прёшь».

– Опаньки!

– А поконкретнее?

– Calm, yeah, calm. I'm calm. REAL FUCKING calm! I'm calm, Mr. Calm, Mr. Calm, that's me, Mr. Calm.

– It seems impossible to keep secret around here! I would have thought the size of the room would keep the members down.

– Hey, speak up, we can't hear you back here!

– I appreciate your input, but please, fuck off.

– What did he say?

– He said fuck off.

– Hey, what are you still doing here?

– I live here.

– Oh, OK, you can stay.

So here I am, about to try and rescue some guy I've scared half to death. If he wake up through all of this, I'm screwed...

– Heeey, CJ, you never cease to amaze me!

– Heh heh, good lookin, where's Woozie?

– I don't know. He insisted on driving here himself. He could be anywhere.

Huang: We're going to need more firepower to get out of here in once piece.

Mullins: Yeah? I'm open to suggestions.

– Strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own.

– Ах, да, вы можете не волноваться о вашем городе. Сейчас, наша армия занимает город вместо Рабов.

– Какая бесчестная тактика.

– Это зовется политикой.

– Наги, это ты стоишь за всем этим?!

– Хи-хи. Правильно. Так как мне тоже не нравится то, как Галдероб обращается с делами. Вы не думаете что это странно? Сохранить мир удалось, лишь приставив оружие под названием Отоме друг другу к глотке.

– Кто ходит в гости по утрам...

– То тут сто грамм, то там – сто грамм.