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TYPE B · PART 1

The Captain’s Conversation

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Front matterDraft PrologueDraft Archivist’s NoteDraft Arrested Silence (Higa Bonta - 比嘉ボンタ)Draft Brothers in the BattlefieldDraft Archivist's Dictated Note: Review of field footage obtained from a helmet-mounter camera (presumably Shade’s)Draft Shade - DisappearanceDraft ScorchDraft Burned on the Beach (Bonta)Draft Sun’s ReasonsDraft Chinese MassageDraft Archivist's Note #2Draft Node 1Draft Ferry DriftDraft Zamami Infiltration - Village of VoicesDraft American AnalystDraft Cenotaph for the War Dead Who Wish for World PeaceDraft [CIPHER PUPPETS LOG - ENTRY #847]Draft **[Recovered Evidence Log - Digital Media]**Draft Boss Battle: CipherDraft # **Shade's Journal - Node 1 Encounter**Draft Node 2Draft Data DesiresDraft Brothers ErasedDraft CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT - DARE PROGRAM HISTORICAL ARCHIVEDraft Dr. ZELDA TORRES - DOCUMENT 2: PERSONAL MEMO**Draft ARCHIVIST FINAL NOTE**Draft Scorched SearchDraft Scorch to Shade CommunicationDraft The Ember LabDraft The Captain’s ConversationDraft [CASE FILE TRANSCRIPT - SUBJECT: SUN / SUBJECT: ZELDA]Draft [ARCHIVIST INTERPRETATION - FINAL]Draft Post Scorch AttackDraft Vs. Cinder (Shade’s Account)Draft Front matterDraft To Iheya - Shade POVDraft Archivist’s NoteDraft Bonta finds a cultDraft Arrival on IheyaDraft Bonta reunited with Meio, but…Draft Living hive betrayal: Shade POVDraft The Cult Channels the Monster to Destroy the 3rd NodeDraft RECOVERED DOCUMENT 847-G: Audio/Visual FragmentDraft [FROM THE BURNED SCRAPS OF NOTE] — SCORCH POV (COMBINED REVISION)Draft FILE 3.1: SUN BREAKS THE WORLDDraft FILE 3.2: THE BREATH BEFOREDraft FILE 3.3: THE ISOTOPE OF MEMORYDraft CHAPTER 1: THE FIREWALKERDraft Ch 2 Deep WaterDraft Ch.3 The Frequency (REVISED)Draft CH 4. The CrossingDraft Ch. 5 Jinhua Investigates CadenceDraft Zima and Scorch (Zima: POV)Draft Chapter 5: The ConvergenceDraft # Chapter 6: The MonumentDraft # Interlude / Chapter 7: The WallDraft # Chapter 8: Flotilla DestructionDraft Ch 9. Scorch vs. SunDraft Front matterDraft Node 5 - Jinhua Ma InterludeDraft # Chapter 1: The Mountain Hideaway (Timeera Koi POV)Draft Ch 2. Prisoner of Record (Sun’s perspective)Draft Ch. 3 Special Meeting - Intercepted IntelligenceDraft Ch 4. Captain Kita - Isolation from the log of Captain KitaDraft Ch. 5 Evasion to the Node (Shade’s journal)Draft Ch. 6 Trap (Shade’s journal)Draft CH. 7 An honorable end - (Secretary Sato POV)Draft CH. 8 - Sun on Spot (Scorch POV)Draft CH. 9 The Collar (Sun’s POV)Draft CH. 10 Jinhua - AM MusingsDraft Ch. 11 (Shade POV)Draft CH 12. Saved from the Waves (Scorch POV)Draft CH. 13 - Intercepted Intel from U.S. Pacific CommandDraft CH. 14 Statement from the Chura no Umi (Okashi POV)Draft Ch. 15 Facing the Father (Sun POV)Draft CH 16. Vanishing Sun (Sun’s POV)Draft CH 17 - Rivalry of the Chura no Umi (Jinhua POV)Draft CH 18. OKARI's Early Years (Jinhua POV)Draft CH 19. The Duel that Never Was (Rimay Shimabukuro POV)Draft Ch. 20 Romantic Succession (Rimay Shimabukuro POV)Draft Ch 21 Rising Sun (Okari POV)Draft Ch. 22 Beginning of the EndDraft Ch 23. Scorchin’ Sun (Scorch POV)Draft Ch. 24 Forward Deployment (Shade POV)Draft Ch. 25 Zane’s Visit (Jinhua POV)Draft Ch. 26 Kita’s Philosophy (Shade POV)Draft Ch. 27 The Last Raid (Shade POV)Draft Ch. 28 Brothers Reunited (Timeera POV)Draft Ch. 29 The Father (Sun POV)Draft Ch 30 Jinhua’s Last Interlude (Jinhua POV)Draft CH. 31 Final Battle - Part 1 (Shade POV)Draft CH 32. Final Battle Part 2 (Shade POV)Draft CH 33 Jinhua's Final NoteDraft Opening documentsDraft EXHIBIT 001 — DAWN INCURSION & INITIAL VISUAL CONTACTDraft EXHIBIT 002 — “RYU” ACTIVATION AND EXTRACTIONDraft EXHIBIT 003 — UNCREWED HEAVY AIRCRAFTDraft EXHIBIT 004 — INTELLIGENCE CABLE #01 -Draft EXHIBIT 005 — NIGHT OF EXTRACTIONDraft EXHIBIT 006 — POST EXTRACTIONDraft EXHIBIT 007 — AGENT 532-2025 DOSSIERDraft EXHIBIT 008 — “PARADISE LONG”Draft EXHIBIT 009 — WITNESS STATEMENTDraft EXHIBIT 010 — DOCUMENT REVIEWDraft EXHIBIT 011 — WITNESS STATEMENTDraft EXHIBIT 012 — DOCUMENT REVIEWDraft EXHIBIT 013 — INTELLIGENCE CABLE #02 -Draft EXHIBIT 014 — DOCUMENT REVIEW -Draft EXHIBIT 015 — DOCUMENT REVIEWDraft EXHIBIT 016 — DOCUMENT REVIEWDraft EXHIBIT 017 — DOCUMENT REVIEWDraft EXHIBIT 018 — DOCUMENT REVIEWDraft EXHIBIT 019 — DOCUMENT REVIEWDraft EXHIBIT 020 — DOCUMENT REVIEWDraft Exhibit 021 - SUPPLEMENTAL FIELD RECORDING #JK-2035-06-14-BDraft EXHIBIT 022 — DOCUMENT REVIEWDraft EXHIBIT 023 — DOCUMENT REVIEWDraft EXHIBIT 024 — MEDICAL REPORTDraft EXHIBIT 025 — A MEETING OF BROTHERSDraft EXHIBIT 026 — Phase SevenDraft EXHIBIT 027 — The Plan and the SurgeonDraft EXHIBIT 028 — A Flightless Bird on A MissionDraft EXHIBIT 029 — Emergency surgeryDraft Exhibit 030 - Boat Observation (Unknown Perspective)Draft Exhibit 031 - YonaguniDraft Exhibit 032 - Yonaguni NodeDraft Exhibit 033 - Combat Log Against Death Mecha (Unknown perspective)Draft Exhibit 034 - Kuina's ChoiceDraft Exhibit 035 - Marine Biologist Secrets - Part 1Draft Exhibit 036 - Marine Biologist Secrets - Part 2Draft Exhibit 037 - “Where does the Ocean End?” LyricsDraft Exhibit 038 - A Crown of ThornsDraft Exhibit 039 - A Crown of Thorns - Part 2Draft Exhibit 040 - Ishigaki Inn’s GranddaughterDraft Exhibit 041 - Maj T.’s Ishigaki BriefDraft Exhibit 042 - A Strange CommunicationDraft Exhibit 043 - To the Ishigaki NodeDraft Exhibit 044 - Running through the TunnelDraft Exhibit 045 - Ishigaki Node - Part 1Draft Exhibit 046 - Ishigaki Node - Part 2Draft Exhibit 047 - Ishigaki Node - Part 3Draft Exhibit 048 - Ishigaki Node - Part 4Draft Exhibit 049 - Waking up in the Ishigaki InnDraft Exhibit 050 - At the Ishigaki Inn - Part 1Draft Exhibit 051 - At the Ishigaki Inn - YukiDraft Exhibit 052 - At the Ishigaki Inn - Whale Shark and Orca BrothersDraft Exhibit 053 - At the Ishigaki Inn - RoseDraft Exhibit 054 - At the Ishigaki Inn - SharlaDraft Exhibit 055 - At the Ishigaki Inn - RyuDraft Exhibit 056 - La casa de GutiérrezDraft Exhibit 057 - La casa de Gutiérrez - Late NightDraft Exhibit 058 - La casa de Gutiérrez - Mission AssignedDraft Exhibit 059 - Topographical Perspective - Iejima FlyoverDraft Exhibit 060 - Proceeding to IejimaDraft Exhibit 061 - Major T’s Emergency BriefingDraft Exhibit 062 - Battle of Green Beach 伊江島Draft Exhibit 063 - Searching the Occupied IslandDraft Exhibit 064 - Encounter (Reunion) with Sharla ニャティヤ洞Draft Exhibit 065 - Island LegendDraft Exhibit 066 - Encounter With WeiDraft Exhibit 067 - Sharla and Li in the SchoolDraft Exhibit 068 - Mysterious IntelDraft Exhibit 069 - Twin WinDraft

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