translation by Tora

BLAME! Vol.1 Chapters1-7

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LOG1: The Net's Offspring
Boy: A person?
Killy: Get in there.
Silicon: (All these 'people' are Silicon life forms, hence the name): Hey. (OHY) I haven't seen anyone for a long time. Where did you come from? I thought I saw another from a distance. I guess it was my imagination.
Killy: Oi (Hey).
Silicon: Yeah? (Killy shoots the guy)
boy: Killy, I bet he wanted my cell.
(the still alive remains of the Silicon Killy shot is speaking with 2 more Silicons)
Silicon: Thanks, you were fast.
feamleSilicon: So you found 'it'?
Silicon: Yeah, I'm sure he had a pure structure. The little one.
femaleSilicon: Who's the other?
Silicon: I couldn't scan him. Hey, save my memory.
(the maleSilicon#3 that hasn't spoken at all grabs the first shot up guy and chucks him over the edge to fall very very far down and go smush on another walkway.)

LOG2: Memories of Earth

Girl: (talking in the com.) Ok, I got it from Killy. I'll be back soon.
Girl: (cont.) Uh-huh. Notthing irregular in #10 and #11 chromosome. Prepare for the recording.
Girl: (to Killy) Above the 3000th floors, we found a community where the system is still alive.
Girl: (cont.) But we don't know if people are there.
Girl: (cont.) But check it out.
KILLY: (reading) "Around the time the cold and dark Land became bright, a shadow of a man went up the hill."
KILLY: (cont.) What's the Land?
Girl: What's that? HARD COPY? It's pretty old. Can I take it with me?
Girl: (looking up) It's getting dark.(cont.) I can take you to the next level.

LOG3: Techno-Nomads

(In this conversation, the previous translator confused the Kanji for seven (Shici) with the nomad's name. They're not on the 7th floor/structure.)
(Also, the 'Beholders' should have been translated in 'those who Watch' or the Watchers.)
NOMAD 1: Shicizo isn't here yet?
NOMAD 2: He's far behind.
NOMAD 1: Shicizo, the Watchers are comming! After you hear this, turn the reciever off.
NOMAD 1: (radio) zzzzz... Shicizo.. zzz.. respond ..zzzz
NOMAD 3 (Shicizo): (on the ladder) What? I can't hear you!
NOMAD 1: Shit! The Watchers are here!
NOMAD 2: Yone! Stop transmitting, the Watchers pick it up!
Yone: What the fuck?!
NOMAD 2: The Watcher vanished from my tracker!
NOMAD 1: Yone, where are you going?
Yone: I'm gonna check what happened.
NOMAD 1: HEY! Wait!
NOMAD 1: SHIT!!
Yone: A Watcher?
NOMAD 1: It's dead!
Yone: What happened?
NOMAD 1: Bro. Come here!
Yone: What is it?
NOMAD 1: What a mess...
NOMAD 1: Everyone'll be surprised.
Yone: (Here the translater got the word 'Tsueruta' confused with a person's name. It's actually the name of a suit or shelter that they wear.)No one has ever seen a human out of shelter before.
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NOMAD: Who's that? He was outside?
NOMAD 2: Yeah, he's got a big gash on his forehead. Take care of him quick!
Yone: (ot, to Killy) So you revived?
Yone: (cont.) I'm surprised there were survivors in this except us. KILLY: Is there anyone here with terminal DNA?
Yone: Huh?
KILLY: Is there anyone who can access the Net?
Yone: The net..?
KILLY: ...
Yone: What's your name?
KILLY: Killy.
NOMAD 1: Boy...whatta catch (refering to Killy)
Yone: Aseko! Close the middle gate!! I'll lead everyone out!!
NOMAD: LET'S GET MOVING PEOPLE!!
Yone: You better leave, more Watchers are bound to come.
KILLY: Do you know where they come from?
NOMAD 1: Hey! Did anyone see Yone?!
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Yone: That.
Yone: What're you doing? They'll see you!

ex-log

(I really don't know what he's saying here...this is the only place that confused us.)
KILLY: (eating) (SANKI)
KILLY: (SAKU)
ok.... previous translation was noted as being just weird. these are simple eating noises

LOG4: The Authorities

KILLY: (to the child) Do people live around here?
KILLY (cont.) I need some food.
CHILD: There's a village near the 40th floor.
CHILD: But I have some food.
KILLY: Thanks.
KILLY: I've got.....
GIRL: Don't move!
GIRL: Like I thought, he's an ordinary human.
v BOY: But we can't assume he has nothing to do with the authorities. Let's kill him.
GIRL: (to Killy) Gime me your gun.
MAN: Where are you from?
KILLY: Down. More than 5000 floors.
BOY: He's wrong, there isn't such a far off place.
MAN: So your just going up?
KILLY: I'm looking for DNA with unchanged molecules.
MAN: There will be no people up from here. It was like that until here, right?
MAN: Gimmie his stuff.
MAN: I don't care where you go, just don't stay around here.

LOG5: Escape

GIRL: That guy was our last neuro engineer.
GIRL: Do you want a cell sample?
GIRL: There's a better way...
GIRL: There's a family generation or DNA recorded here. I could make a copy for you.
KILLY: And....?
GIRL: There's a gathering of my friends near here. When we get there you can make as many copies as you want.
KILLY: What happened here?
GIRL: Here, here, see for yourself.
GIRL: You don't have any viruses, do you?
RECORD: We GOT 'EM! Hesin, come here, Tohi is still alive! Grandma, come QUICK!
RECORD: SHIT! What was that? BLAM BLAM (gunshot fire)
KILLY: Who were 'they'?
GIRL: They? Are you talking about the authorities? (previous trans used the word Goveners. The Kanji is translated into a control factor, so we're both right, we just gave 'em different names.)
KILLY: What are the authorities?
GIRL: The authorities..... Are the authorities..... They've been our enemy for as long as I can remember.
GIRL: You don't know about them?
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GIRL: I'm sure there's still some 'Cleaners' around. I can't find where we are on my system.
GIRL: It's insane to try to destroy them. If you see them, you Run.
GIRL: These are old building machines. It's said the authorities are re-using all the old technology. But we've forgotten how to read it.
GIRL: (Looking at a dead soldier) Shit, he didn't make it.
GIRL: It's quite a weapon you have. Nevermind, it doesn't matter.
KILLY: Is it near?
KILLY: Hey...
(The Girl is dead.)

LOG6: Silicon souls

BORG: I know you.
BORG 2: You killed one of our people.
BORG: Eh? You got another DNA record, huh? Oh, the other one was just a sample.
KILLY: Did you know the authorities where going to attack here?
KILLY: ...
BORG: Actually, we were just passing by.
BORG: The authorities didn't attack us anyway.
BORG: They don't give a shit about human beings. Their minds are too complex for us Cyborgs to understand anyway.
KILLY: By the way, I found a place that was growing your babies. I BLEW IT UP.
BORG: So that was you.....
KILLY: (smiles)
BORG: (To Borg 2) Don't get hit by his gun.
BORG: Did you find the record? (fighting ensues)

LOG7: the builders

MAN: AAAHHHH!!
MAN: You DO EXIST!
MAN: Wait! Don't go!
MAN: Yaki wants to meet you! And everybody else too!
MAN. I'm Kumoi, I was traveling with Yaki. She said we had to do it. What's your name?
KILLY: Killy.
KUMOI: It wa shard to find a place that the Builders don't come. They always destroy our food processors. Yaki said this area is increasing, so the Builders are active.
KILLY: Kumoi.
KUMOI: Yeah?
KILLY: Why isn't there a wall here?
KILLY: Were are you from?
KUMOI: Yakima.
KUMOI: Here! You can see it from here.
KUMOI: Yakima was where I was born. It's on the other side of this bridge. It's far, so you can't really see it.
KUMOI: We were waiting for you for a long time.
KUMOI: Yaki came with me from Yakima. She's lived a long time, so she's starting to break up.
KUMOI: When we'd journey onward, Yaki got a little sick.
KUMOI: This is Yaki!
KUMOI: Yaki, this is the Curer Killy! He's come at last!
KILLY: I'm not a Curer.
KUMOI: WAIT! Are you hungry?
KUMOI: Help yourself! Yaki told me how make it. She knows everything.
KILLY: Have you ever seen letters in your eyes?
KUMOI: Me? I don't think so.
(Rumble Rumble) <<
KUMOI: Stop! GO AWAY!
KUMOI: Did you stop the Builder? What's that?
KILLY: I got it off a guy in a similar situation. I don't know how it's made up though.
KUMOI: Hey! There's another Builder I want you to stop!
KUMOI: Qucik! It's that big one!
KUMOI: That Builder was far off before. If you don't stop it, this place'll be 'Remade'.
KILLY: (Pointing) Not that, this.
KUMOI: IT STOPPED!!!
KUMOI: YA HOO! It Stopped! It Stopped!! (Running off) (Then flying right back in a bloody heap)
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KILLY: You bastard! (He kills the Borg that next to killed Kumoi)
KILLY: Don't worry, the Curer's here.
KUMOI: There isn't such a Curer, don't lie to me.
KUMOI: I knew it, I don't care anymore.
(Killy strats across the immense bridge)
End of Volume 1


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