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he is dying.he is dying.he is dying.he is dying.he is dying.he is dying.he is dying.he is dying.he is dying.he is dying.

but the truth is... this job is already killing me.

i love this job- which is why it kills me to quit this job-

i will beat this....

i will

beat this....

i will

beat this.

hey- you alright doc?

boss?

i am trying to forget that this is vitaveggie paste,

molded into a pattie shape and served with organic, uncooked vegetables and additional vitamineral

extracts. i am remembering the last time i ate a real

hamburger. i am trying to pretend. (it is not working.)

i am trying to pretend this is a

hamburger.

boss?

lazarus?

i waited for you more

than half an hour.

suit up.

the fever

dirty air clings to my lungs, choking- chest

burning

eyes

the city is gray. mean.

watering

smokey broken sky, falling... i am

fallen

rising up

against me....

cooking....

crippling

each step i take

..and we are out for exercises....

murder

what are the 4 strategies of crimefighting?

uh... interruption,

intimidation...

falling behind

again...huh , kid.

prevention, and...

let's move it...

punk. whew...huh...

...patrol- that's it right?

and why do we

patrol?

YEE-AAAH!YEE-AAAH!YEE-AAAH!YEE-AAAH!YEE-AAAH!YEE-AAAH!YEE-AAAH!YEE-AAAH!YEE-AAAH!YEE-AAAH!

WOOOO!WOOOO!WOOOO!WOOOO!WOOOO!WOOOO!WOOOO!WOOOO!WOOOO!WOOOO!

uh....

patrol is the key to everything we do.

THROUGH PATROL WE... huh... MAINTAIN CONSTANT PRESENCE.

CONSTANT VIGILANCE, CONSTANT AWARENESS

OF THE CITY.

MAN... I LOVE THIS PART....

WE ARE AVAILABLE

TO CITIZENS

uh....

...citizens in need.

WE INTIMIDATE THE CRIMINALS THAT LIE IN WAIT.

... DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

right- yeah i knew it was

something like-

now we jump yeah?

YOUR FOOT SPEED HAS... IMPROVED.

BUT YOU STILL DON'T KNOW HOW TO BREATHE.

YEAH WELL. I'LL WORK ON THAT.

LOSE THE ATTTITUDE.

IF YOU'RE NOT

TEACHABLE, YOU'RE NO GOOD TO ME.

SORRY BOSS... I'M JUST- hey- you alright?

i mean you sound-

bad- maybe we should pack it in early?

my head is clear. my focus

is right. perhaps if your head wasn't planted so

firmly up your piehole you

would see that.

NOW- FOLLOW.

WE PATROL IN A GRID. MAJOR ROADS MAKE UP THE BORDERS. WE WORK FROM OUTSIDE IN.

PLAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE HOT SPOTS- THEY'LL REQUIRE MORE

TIME.

NOW- CASE IN POINT- TELL ME-

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

i'm fine, how are you? oh- great thanks for asking.

teach me to show concern you

grumpy old-

the freakshow!the freakshow!the freakshow!the freakshow!the freakshow!the freakshow!the freakshow!the freakshow!the freakshow!the freakshow!though they have a love

for the juice and like to fight a bit-

a bunch of wannabe superpunks,

obsessed with electricity and

body customization.

mostly harmless to the general population....

rumor on the street is

they've been buying up a lot of high

tech weaponry.

looks like they're

plotting something.

these guys? come on doc- they're a bunch of pony boys.

these guys are justa

bunch'a neo-retro

punks- they just want to look cool.

trouble ain't their mo.

really? been in the game a few months and already

an expert, huh?

every heard of

the "broken

windows" theory,

kid?

-mostly with each

other.

i read a write up about them

in the paragon times.

you know- the sunday magazine-

it's real nice.

sources tell me they're

planning a highjack-

military grade cybernetics.

we're here for a

pre-emptive.

whoa- wait- can we

do that?

they haven't done

anything yet.

"yet" being

the operative

word here.

no, but i imagine

you're gonna tell me.

should i take

notes?

the cops weren't making a

difference. civilians lived

in constant fear.

in the late 80s, crime was out of control in new

york city. things had reached the breaking point.

the city leaders started doing

research- looking for something- anything

to turn the tide.

they referred to the results of their

research as the "broken windows" theory.

you see- criminal behavior is typically a

learned behavior.

the same kids breaking windows and stealing lunch money at age 10

turn into the next generation of drug

dealers and gangsters.

that is- unless someone takes action from the very beginning.

the city fathers

figured if they started

strictly enforcing lesser

infractions....

things like broken

windows and jaywalking...

they might have a shot at

curtailing tomorrow's

criminals before they get too far

gone.

you see kid- organized society cannot tolerate

anarchy.

it's the most contagious

social disease their is.

standards- laws- rules- lead to peace, harmony and

righteousness.

no right-minded person wants to make a hell out

of earth.

but these... punks....

they destabalize our entire

civilization with their actions.

and they'd say they

did it for fun....

...or because society made them what they

are.

...or to look cool....

bollucks.

you know what the bottom line

is here kid?

in this world there's just good guys

and bad guys.

and as good guys we've got to crush any and all rebellion- no matter how

tiny the seed.

or the whole world goes

to hell.

but doc- i mean come on- how can we punish them for

something they haven't done?

disturbing the peace.

trespassing.

unlawful assembly. the law has been broken. i see reason enough

to act, broken windows though

they may be.

dude-

nevermind. sit this one out.

ffft. you haven't the

vision to see what's right before your

eyes.

i want to fight.

yeah, somehow i think that's why we

came out in the first place.

so you could satisfy an itch.

children....

is that what this life is about? a

hunger for violence?

satisfied on the

streets?

justified by a

mask?

father pain!father pain!father pain!father pain!father pain!father pain!father pain!father pain!father pain!father pain!

hot lead rockets through my veins, filling me with power.

the reds hit right on time.

my mouth taste like liquid chrome. breath of fire. tongue like dry leather.

i transform- the beast reborn again, the disease of my body forgotten....

...maybe i... this isn't right....

here is your

ahhh. forget it dude.

get out of your head....

...and into the fight.

mind if i play

through?

come to your senses

finally?

i drop two yellows.

brain brain brain brain sharpens. sharpens. sharpens. sharpens.

i see clearly now through the fog of war....

senses mutate-

transforming

all becomes as light- my mind is a focused laser- all seeing, all consuming....

so it seems.

yar done made the worse

mistake'a yars life!

sorry boy. i don't speak

redneck.

map the battlefield

in your mind.note the

position of your enemies, obstructions,

useful objects.

but i hear tell a good

beating is universal.

use your senses to

constantly update this map in your

mind.

think first-

then move.

are we back in class again?

i thought this was just a

free-for-all.

silly me.

we are always in

class.

in battle boy, there can be no

such thing.

now- fall back to me-

comin' comin'.

remember- controlled movements.

quickly reevaluate the battlefield.

on it.

got it.

roll with the punches.

and don't forget to breathe.

you ever get tired of

telling me what to do?

c'mon big boy-

fall down.

that's one

more down boss.

don't worry

cheese....

i hain't forgotten bought ya.

noted.

whew!

the blues spark like lightning, steeling my resolve.

i sense the kid behind me-

pulling further away.....

he's coming into his own....

...at last...

the pain in my chest dulls into a low numb.

needles in my fingertips....

feel a little dizzy?

nauseated?

maybe you should

lie down.

yo doc- that's one

more-

don't you turn your back on me

young man....

aaaaargh!!!aaaaargh!!!aaaaargh!!!aaaaargh!!!aaaaargh!!!aaaaargh!!!aaaaargh!!!aaaaargh!!!aaaaargh!!!aaaaargh!!!

i hit another red quickly- for the final push-

my heart stutters a beat. brain freezes, too much this time. too much.

busy now kid.

gonna fry you like chicken

hero!

kentucky fried fascist, coming up-

oooo...it's spicy!

guess there's a first time for

everything.

lazarus....

you never showed. i was

all alone.

you made a mistake

leatherman....

we freaks ain't goin'

out like that!

never did a mask before man.

uhhhh.....

last thing i see

before it all goes

black...

he's learned my moves in half the time....

and already he uses them twice as well....

the kid has found his rhythm....

he will honor my mask and my name.

the parting words well up in my throat....

the last gasp of an old man... the sum of my life....

the final offering....it will be fitting to die here- on the field... in the arms of my successor....

yar stay

backa mar-

dude- i have no

idea...

what you're

talking about.

what is that-

esperanto?

agony.i can't fight this anymore.

pain.body failing.

mind cracked and broken.misery.

my enemies surround me.

finished.

completed.

surrendered.

barbed by memories....

they want my life.

and tonight....

tonight i am willing to give it to them.

doc?

hey doc- you see

that man?

not bad for the young rook,

riiiight?

diiiiieeeeee!!!diiiiieeeeee!!!diiiiieeeeee!!!diiiiieeeeee!!!diiiiieeeeee!!!diiiiieeeeee!!!diiiiieeeeee!!!diiiiieeeeee!!!diiiiieeeeee!!!diiiiieeeeee!!!

no.

not yet.

cecilia.

you missed sucka-

murder. yeah. let's do this.

gimmie that

scalp!!

i made a mistake once.

i let down

someone i loved.

i was supposed to

be somewhere....

hooo...

and i was late.

...and i lost her. forever.

ugnh!

and i swore a promise to never be late again.

all that moment i kept thinking-

praying that you would come

around the corner just in time to save the

day....

i wasn't strong enough to fight him on

my own.

but you never came.

so i will not stop.

i will not surrender.

i will fight until the

last breath comes.

my life is an offering. a

penance.

it is all i have to

give.

my life is a shield. i am a protector.

i am getting too old for this.

my last shot just barely puts him down.

if not for my... inspirations... i'd have been gone long ago.

it is the memory that keeps me in this game.

it is the memory which spurs me on.

the circle must not be broken.

it's my duty to her- to the memory of all that have been lost.

you good?

boss?

i will beat this.

i will beat this.

maybe you will get

me one day.

but not today.

not today.

cil?

where are you, girl?

we out?

i should tell him the truth- i know it.

the burden of this secret weighs down my heart.

but i can't- not yet- not until he is fully prepared.

tell him.this fist is merely

flesh. it is temporary.

do you see this kid?

this flesh is temporary. but that

mask- and the meaning of it- that can be something

eternal in this world.

can't you just listen to me

without arguing for once, boy?!

i'm...

c'mon doc- don't talk like that

man- look at you-

you got plenty of mileage left in-

heeeey boss- not

bad tonight, right?

we really showed

those punks what was up,

yeah?

it will waste away and rot- like all flesh.

you worried about that sparkplug

getting a few shots in?

whoa- doc- what's with the bum trip

man?

...i'm growing old, ray.

one day- you will wear my

mask and carry my name.

you must take this work of ours

seriously. you must learn

everything you can from me in the time we have.

can you accept this

responsibility?

well- i mean-

yeah.

then start acting like

it.stop

trifling...stop arguing... stop resisting me....

surrender. and become the man you are meant

to be.

he is impetuous.

brash and arrogant.

strong willed and selfish.

but one day- he will be a good soldier.

i only pray that day comes sooner, rather than later.

before i am finally out of time....

do your meditation.

hit the showers.

go to bed.

...thus concludes today's lesson.

tomorrow is another day- with

lessons of its' own.

i'll find you, babe.

i swear it. i'll find you.

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i swear it cil-

i'll find you.

i'm afraid it's too late

for that, young man.

none can return from

where she has been taken.

you- who are you? you took my

wife? tell me where

she is right now or so help me-

and it was not i that took your

beloved, lazarus

boilermaker.

she is...lost to you.

my name is

but- i can give you the tools to become

the man you are meant to be. and i

can help you to take revenge on those who have stolen your beloved.

this is your invitation- i

will only make it once-

do you accept?

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get lost. i don't want your help.