<TextBlock 1 w:40 h:2>
Bart
"I guess that's it."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 2 w:50 h:4>
Bart
"Oh yeah? <Delay 30>
So looks like we've got a
real fanatic here, huh!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 3 w:46 h:4>
Bart
"What's an old man like
you doing in a place 
like this?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 4 w:40 h:3>
Bart
"A collector, huh?
Sounds interesting."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 5 w:52 h:4>
Bart
"The things on this shelf,
are they some of the stuff
you have found?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 6 w:44 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"You mean the fossils?
They're one of the 
things I collect.<New>
Feel free to have a
look at them."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 7 w:54 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"Around here you can dig up
ancient machines along with
human and animal fossils. <New>
Notice anything particular
on these shelves? They go
from oldest on the left,
to newest on the right."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 8 w:50 h:3>
Bart
"Are you an archaeologist
or something, old man?<New>
I don't quite see what
you're talking about.<New>
They just look like a
bunch of old bones to me.
Fei, what do you think?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 9 w:48 h:4>
Fei
"...Let me see.<Delay 30>
First, there are no
human bones up to here.<New>
Then, from here on over
to the right, something
is slightly different...
I guess."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 10 w:52 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"Yes, from a certain point
in time, human fossils
suddenly no longer appear.<New>
That point is roughly
10,000 years ago."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 11 w:44 h:2>
Bart
"What does that mean?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 12 w:48 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"Don't ask me.
I don't know for sure...<New>
But my guess is, there
were no humans on this
planet before then.<Delay 30>
At least it appears so."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 13 w:44 h:4>
Bart
"How could that be?
What about all that
talk about evolution?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 14 w:48 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"You mean the theory of
evolution as taught by
the 'Ethos', right?<New>
You can't trust that!
Rather, I believe in the
old legends and myths."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 15 w:18 h:3>
Fei
"Legends?
Myths?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 16 w:36 h:3>
Ol' man Bal
"Haven't you heard
of this story...?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 17 w:54 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"They say that humans and
god lived together in a
paradise in the sky.<New>
With god's protection,
there was no fear of death
and natural disasters were
entirely unknown.<New>
Then one day, the humans
ate a forbidden fruit
which gave them incredible
wisdom.<New>
But god drove mankind from
the paradise for their sin.<New>
Bitter at having been
driven out of paradise,
humans used the wisdom they
had gained to make giants.<New>
With these giants, they
planned to challenge god
himself. But god poured
his wrath down on them.<New>
All who defied god were
destroyed. 
But god himself did not
escape unharmed.<New>
Taking paradise with him,
the wounded god buried
himself deep beneath the
ocean to sleep for eons.<New>
Before going to sleep, god
used his remaining power to
create right-hearted humans
to live on this planet.<New>
These people are said to
be...<Delay 30>our ancestors."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 18 w:44 h:3>
Ol' man Bal
"Well, anyway, I'll
stop my rambling now."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 19 w:36 h:3>
Fei
"By the way, does 
this cave have..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 20 w:52 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"An exit?<New>
There is an exit in the
excavation site beyond the
sand barrier. You can get
outside through there."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 21 w:48 h:4>
Bart
"Sand barrier? You mean
that huge wall you can
see from your entrance?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 22 w:50 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"Yes, that's it.
On the other side is an
old Aveh excavation site.<New>
They built the wall when
Aveh was excavating here
to keep the sand from
falling in from above.<New>
But they've stopped work
there now."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 23 w:48 h:3>
Fei
"So, how do we open such
a huge thing like that?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 24 w:32 h:4>
Bart
"If it's a wall,
you can probably
break it down."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 25 w:50 h:3>
Ol' man Bal
"Hold your horses
there young'uns.<New>
No matter how good a Gear
you have, you'll never
break that wall down.<New>
It's much too strong.<Delay 30>
So...
let's make a deal." <Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 26 w:18 h:2>
Bart
"A deal?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 27 w:46 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"The wall was closed
due to the reaction of
the 'Sand Sensors'.<New>
Thanks to that, now I
can't get through to
the other side either.<New>
Maybe it happened when
you two fell in here.
Were you boys fighting
up there or something?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 28 w:40 h:3>
Fei
"You seem to be able
to tell everything!<New>
Anyway, so what can
we do about it?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 29 w:54 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"It's very simple.
You just have to turn off
the Sand Sensor switches.<New>
Doing that will keep the
barrier from closing again.<Delay 30>
While you two are doing
that, I'll open it up."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 30 w:32 h:2>
Fei
"Right, got it."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 31 w:52 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"The sensors are in two
places. You should see
their flashing red lights.<New>
Well, good luck then." <Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 32 w:32 h:2>
Fei
"Let's go Bart."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 33 w:54 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"Oh, before you go...<New>
I can share some parts
and fuel with you.<Delay 20>
Just talk to me whenever
you need something, right."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 34 w:54 h:4>
Bart
"Thanks, old man.<Delay 20>
Well, we'll go and finish
our part of the deal then!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 35 w:42 h:2>
Fei
"Well done, old man!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 36 w:38 h:2>
Ol' man Bal
"Our deal is done."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 37 w:38 h:4>
Bart
"Hey, old man.
There's one thing I
want to ask you."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 38 w:26 h:2>
Ol' man Bal
"What is it?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 39 w:52 h:4>
Bart
"I've heard somewhere on
this planet is a Gear far
superior to all others.<New>
I've heard that it was
called 'the god Gear' and
was made in ancient times
but hidden away somewhere.<New>
Do you know anything
about it?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 40 w:54 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"A man-made god, created
with the wisdom of god!<New>
Such a Gear would have the
power of a thousand Gears.
In a wave of its arm, it
could destroy whole cities.<New>
Its battle cries would
thunder in the heavens.<New>
You must be speaking of
the 'Omnigear'."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 41 w:52 h:4>
Bart
"You know of it? <New>
Then perhaps it was what
you were speaking about in
that tale you told us of
the battle with god..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 42 w:50 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"Goodness gracious,
you too, boy?<New>
Those stories were made
to inspire man's soul.
But they're just legends.
They don't really exist."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 43 w:44 h:3>
Ol' man Bal
"Anyway, allow me take
a look at your Gears.<New>
It'll only take a
little while, so
wait here please."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 44 w:38 h:3>
Bart
"Hey, wait!<Delay 30>
Arhh, he's gone..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 45 w:54 h:4>
Fei
"Hey Bart. Do you think the
Gear in that story's buried
in the ground somewhere?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 46 w:34 h:3>
Bart
"I think that's
what I've heard."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 47 w:52 h:3>
Fei
"Could one of the Gears we
are using possibly be it?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 48 w:40 h:4>
Bart
"Yeah, right!
What are the chances
of that happening?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 49 w:6 h:2>
Fei
"?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 50 w:50 h:4>
Bart
"The Gears that are
excavated lately...<New>
...are usually only a
few hundred years old.
Nowhere nearly as old as
the Gear in that legend."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 51 w:38 h:3>
Fei
"Then why were they
in the ground...?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 52 w:44 h:4>
Bart
"I don't know.
There are no records.<Delay 30> 
Except..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 53 w:28 h:2>
Fei
"Except what?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 54 w:54 h:4>
Bart
"There must be some truth
in the tales that they were
buried after a great war...<New>
The bullet wounds covering
most of the Gear's armor
would appear to confirm
that."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 55 w:48 h:4>
Fei
"You mean that there are
no records from the last
several hundred years?<New>
How about before that?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 56 w:50 h:4>
Bart
"None from either period.<New>
The 'Ethos' controls
all the records from
that time period.<New>
Maybe they have some very
ancient records too...<New>
All we know about our
history is from the
little pieces that we
find for ourselves."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 57 w:48 h:3>
Bart
"Anyway Fei, what do you
make of the old man?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 58 w:44 h:2>
Fei
"What do you mean...?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 59 w:46 h:4>
Bart
"Why would such an old 
man live all alone in
this abandoned cave?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 60 w:46 h:4>
Fei
"I don't know.<Delay 30> Probably
digging for ancient
Gears or something?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 61 w:42 h:3>
Bart
"Right!
So you think so too?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 62 w:54 h:3>
Fei
"Hey!
I just said that as a joke.<New>
Don't take all that stuff 
seriously. They're only
legends, you know."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 63 w:40 h:3>
Bart
"No...that old man 
is up to something!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 64 w:36 h:2>
Ol' man Bal
"This can't be..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 65 w:8 h:2>
Fei
"??"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 66 w:48 h:2>
Bart
"What's wrong, old man?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 67 w:40 h:2>
Ol' man Bal
"Is this your Gear?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 68 w:22 h:3>
Fei
"Well, 
sort of..."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 69 w:46 h:2>
Ol' man Bal
"Where did you get it?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 70 w:48 h:2>
Fei
"I'm just borrowing it."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 71 w:20 h:1>
This is...<Opcode 2 30><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 72 w:46 h:2>
the<Delay 5> host<Delay 5> for<Delay 5> the<Delay 5> spirit<Delay 5>
of<Delay 5> the<Delay 5> slayer<Delay 5> of<Delay 30> god<Delay 30>...<Opcode 2 30><Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 73 w:46 h:3>
Fei
"Wait a moment! 
What did you just say?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 74 w:48 h:3>
Ol' man Bal
"Nothing.
I didn't say anything!!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 75 w:52 h:3>
Fei
"No! I heard you!
You said, slayer of god...<New>
That's what you said,
isn't it old man!!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 76 w:52 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"Your Gears are fixed.
You have no more
business here.<New>
This is a bad time for me.
Be on your way!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 77 w:52 h:3>
Fei
"Be on our way...?
Listen here, old man...!!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 78 w:48 h:4>
Fei
"You mean, you can tell
what's wrong just by the
sound of its footsteps?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 79 w:3 h:1>
a<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 80 w:44 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"I told you to leave!"
    Tell us some more
    Sell us Gear parts<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 81 w:54 h:3>
Ol' man Bal
"I have nothing more to say
to you, so just leave."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 82 w:54 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"When Calamity beats you,
I'll just get these parts
back anyway...<New>
If you don't mind that then
I'll sell them to you...!"
    For Gear
    For characters<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 83 w:40 h:3>
Ol' man Bal
"First, try changing
the engine."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 84 w:52 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"Now hurry and shut off
the Sand Sensors.<New>
Or do you have something
else you want to ask?"<New>
    Where are the sensors?
    About Gear functions
    Got any parts to sell?
    Nothing<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 85 w:50 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"Hmm, which do you want?"
    For Gear use
    For character use<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 86 w:52 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"You seem to have shut off
the 'Sand Sensor' on the
ledge in the Great Hall...<New>
But there's another 'Sand
Sensor' on the road from
which you can see the
waterfalls.<New>
It's on a rock ledge,
northwest of where my
repair robot stands.<New>
Anything else you want?"
    Explain Gear functions
    Got any parts to sell?
    Nothing<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 87 w:48 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"Hmm, what do you want?"
    Parts for Gears
    Character items<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 88 w:54 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"You seem to have shut
off the Sand Sensor in
Waterfall Grotto. <New>
But there's still one more,
above the big boulder in
the Great Hall. I think
you've seen it already.<New>
Anything else?"
    Explain Gear functions
    Got any parts to sell?
    Nothing<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 89 w:48 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"Hmm, what do you want?"
    Parts for Gears
    Character items<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 90 w:50 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"Oh, good timing.
I was just about to open
up the sand barrier now."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 91 w:48 h:3>
"It's been a while since
I last serviced a Gear.
This should be fun."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 92 w:54 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"A Gear's strength changes
with the parts equipped and
how the pilot handles it.<New>
First, let's talk about
the Engine.<New>
With a good Engine your
Attack Power and fuel 
capacity go up.<New>
HP depends on the Frame
and Defense Ability on
the Armor equipped.<New>
Here's a tip for when your
fuel is low: use 'Charge'
to replenish it a little
as you defend yourself.<New>
When you are fighting a
strong enemy, use 'Booster'
to increase your mobility
and power.<New>
If you use Booster too
much though, your fuel
will run out.<New>
So think carefully and
try to find your own
style of fighting."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 93 w:46 h:3>
Ol' man Bal
"First, changing the
engine is a good idea."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 94 w:44 h:4>
It's been a long time
since my last visitor.
What happened? Did you
fall from the surface?<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 95 w:50 h:3>
I see...
That's too bad. <New>
I can tell from the sound
that you both ride good
Gears...<New>
But the legs seem to be
playing up a bit.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 96 w:48 h:4>
Ha ha ha.
It's easy to know what's
wrong with Gears by the
sounds they make.<New>
My guess is that one
of them needs a new
hydromechanic pipe
in its joints.<New>
It's making a
nasty sound.
It must be hard to
walk with too.<New>
Oh, by the way, the
name's Balthazar,
but you can call me
Ol' man Bal.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 97 w:54 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"I guess you can call me a
'fossicker' or a 'collector
of things'.<New>
There is much to be found
lying around in this here
stalactite cavern."<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 98 w:50 h:4>
Bart
"Hey, Fei! This is a
surprise! There's someone
living in this place!"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 99 w:52 h:4>
Hmm, it's been a while,
but I thought I could hear
the sound of Gears.
I assume they are yours?<New>
Well anyway, come on back
in here and make yourself
at home.<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 100 w:48 h:3>
Fei
"I don't know where they
are. Can you tell me?"<Close><End of Block>
<TextBlock 101 w:54 h:4>
Ol' man Bal
"One is up on the rock
ledge above the boulder
in the 'Great Hall'.<New>
You can find it by climbing
the 'Terrace Stones' out
there and heading into the
passage on northwest wall.<New>
The other sensor is on
the road from which you
can see the waterfalls.<New>
You can get to it by going
northwest from the place
where the Gear is standing.
It is on a rock ledge.<New>
You can tell that it is a
Sand Sensor by its square
shape and the flashing red
light it emits."<Close><Close><End of Block>
