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According to the fundamental cosmology of the Vathara!Avatar!verse, \'\'\'everyone has to \
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According to the fundamental cosmology of the Vathara!Avatar!verse, \\\'\\\'\\\'everyone has to \\\"choose\\\" a master.\\\'\\\'\\\' \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'ONLY SLAVEKEEPERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TRULY FREE.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
This is important. According to a few throwaway lines in Chapter 43; \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'HUMANS ARE NOT NATIVE TO THE AVATARVERSE.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
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->You can trace a town\\\'s growth in the earth. Below streets are centuries of trails, and below houses old farms, and below even that traces of fish-drying posts, or nut storage pits, or... spirits, any number of things. But Ba Sing Se... the city is old. Very, very old. The most ancient parts of the city are caverns deep within the earth itself, and in those caves-\\\" He had to hesitate. \\\"Understand, we are earthbenders, and much may have been reshaped over the millennia. But I believe I know the signs of such work. And if what I saw in those caverns was accurate - Ba Sing Se did not begin as a settlement. It began as a city, a tremendous city, all at once.
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The only thing I can think of? It\\\'s that Ozai\\\'s attempt to exterminate humanity is simply nature taking its course. The world is not \\\"broken\\\" any more than an electric chair, a guillotine, or a noose. That implies that it wasn\\\'t supposed to kill in the first place. Chapter 32;
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->\\\"Healers are human. Humans change what-will-be. There is imbalance.\\\"
->Katara stared into shimmering blue, and shivered. \\\"Spirits want us to suffer? To die?\\\"
->\\\"Imbalance must be corrected.\\\" Yue\\\'s fingers interlaced with hers. \\\"There is... disagreement.\\\"
->Katara swallowed, feeling her world tremble. \\\"But... there\\\'s a spirit who wants healers to die.\\\"
->\\\"Yes.\\\"
->\\\"Then stop it!\\\"
->\\\"The imbalance is.\\\" Yue looked down. \\\"If humans were no more, it might not be.\\\" Unearthly blue met human. \\\"Some believe humans are part of the balance. My brother. Myself. Some others.\\\"
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To spirits, freedom is anathema. Their natures are like computer programs; commands executed in sequence upon being triggered, without disruption or interruption. \\\"Freedom\\\" to a spirit is like misstrokes in the code - lethal. They have to be protected from it with iron-clad laws which torture and kill the disobedient without mercy or remorse.
Humans need freedom or we die by inches. I think it\\\'s even more important than communities. Without the ability to make personal choices and unprotested introspection, we lose the ability to develop as people. Without freedom we die as surely as a bullet to the head. It\\\'s just slower.
My guess? A few spirits can tolerate humans because humans are of use to them. But what just about everyone doesn\\\'t seem to understand that the majority are not neutral - they are \\\'\\\'malevolent\\\'\\\'. Zuko thinks that he only has the Face Stealer leading a few hostile spirits, an army led by his insane father, and a retarded Avatar to deal with.
Zuko was supposed to help the Avatar unhesitatingly as a demonstration of human acceptance of spiritual laws. He has refused time and again, and ultimately declared the Avatar Spirit his \\\'\\\'enemy\\\'\\\'. \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'HE DID NOT SPECIFY THAT THE SHUNNING WAS LIMITED TO AANG.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
And that means that whatever truce there is between humans and spirits is most likely \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'OVER.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
I think that is actually about to happen is more like the alien invasion in \\\'\\\'Film/TheDarkestHour\\\'\\\'. Even without the Fire Nation committing synchronized genocide, \\\'\\\'we are about to watch countless people die at the hands of bloodthirsty spirits.\\\'\\\'
This is important. According to a few throwaway lines in Chapter 43; \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'HUMANS ARE NOT NATIVE TO THE AVATARVERSE.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
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->You can trace a town\\\'s growth in the earth. Below streets are centuries of trails, and below houses old farms, and below even that traces of fish-drying posts, or nut storage pits, or... spirits, any number of things. But Ba Sing Se... the city is old. Very, very old. The most ancient parts of the city are caverns deep within the earth itself, and in those caves-\\\" He had to hesitate. \\\"Understand, we are earthbenders, and much may have been reshaped over the millennia. But I believe I know the signs of such work. And if what I saw in those caverns was accurate - Ba Sing Se did not begin as a settlement. It began as a city, a tremendous city, all at once.
----
The only thing I can think of? It\\\'s that Ozai\\\'s attempt to exterminate humanity is simply nature taking its course. The world is not \\\"broken\\\" any more than an electric chair, a guillotine, or a noose. That implies that it wasn\\\'t supposed to kill in the first place. Chapter 32;
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->\\\"Healers are human. Humans change what-will-be. There is imbalance.\\\"
->Katara stared into shimmering blue, and shivered. \\\"Spirits want us to suffer? To die?\\\"
->\\\"Imbalance must be corrected.\\\" Yue\\\'s fingers interlaced with hers. \\\"There is... disagreement.\\\"
->Katara swallowed, feeling her world tremble. \\\"But... there\\\'s a spirit who wants healers to die.\\\"
->\\\"Yes.\\\"
->\\\"Then stop it!\\\"
->\\\"The imbalance is.\\\" Yue looked down. \\\"If humans were no more, it might not be.\\\" Unearthly blue met human. \\\"Some believe humans are part of the balance. My brother. Myself. Some others.\\\"
----
To spirits, freedom is anathema. Their natures are like computer programs; commands executed in sequence upon being triggered, without disruption or interruption. \\\"Freedom\\\" to a spirit is like misstrokes in the code - lethal. They have to be protected from it with iron-clad laws which torture and kill the disobedient without mercy or remorse.
Humans need freedom or we die by inches. I think it\\\'s even more important than communities. Without the ability to make personal choices and unprotested introspection, we lose the ability to develop as people. Without freedom we die as surely as a bullet to the head. It\\\'s just slower.
My guess? A few spirits can tolerate humans because humans are of use to them. But what just about everyone doesn\\\'t seem to understand that the majority are not neutral - they are \\\'\\\'malevolent\\\'\\\'. Zuko thinks that he only has the Face Stealer leading a few hostile spirits, an army led by his insane father, and a retarded Avatar to deal with.
Zuko was supposed to help the Avatar unhesitatingly as a demonstration of human acceptance of spiritual laws. He has refused time and again, and ultimately declared the Avatar Spirit his \\\'\\\'enemy\\\'\\\'. \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'HE DID NOT SPECIFY THAT THE SHUNNING WAS LIMITED TO AANG.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
And that means that whatever truce there is between humans and spirits is most likely \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'OVER.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
I think that is actually about to happen is more like the alien invasion in \\\'\\\'Film/TheDarkestHour\\\'\\\'. Even without the Fire Nation committing synchronized genocide, \\\'\\\'we are about to watch countless people die at the hands of bloodthirsty spirits.\\\'\\\'
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According to the fundamental cosmology of the Vathara!Avatar!verse, \'\'\'everyone has to \
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According to the fundamental cosmology of the Vathara!Avatar!verse, \\\'\\\'\\\'everyone has to \\\"choose\\\" a master.\\\'\\\'\\\' \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'ONLY SLAVEKEEPERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TRULY FREE.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
This is important. According to a few throwaway lines in Chapter 43; \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'HUMANS ARE NOT NATIVE TO THE AVATARVERSE.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
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->You can trace a town\\\'s growth in the earth. Below streets are centuries of trails, and below houses old farms, and below even that traces of fish-drying posts, or nut storage pits, or... spirits, any number of things. But Ba Sing Se... the city is old. Very, very old. The most ancient parts of the city are caverns deep within the earth itself, and in those caves-\\\" He had to hesitate. \\\"Understand, we are earthbenders, and much may have been reshaped over the millennia. But I believe I know the signs of such work. And if what I saw in those caverns was accurate - Ba Sing Se did not begin as a settlement. It began as a city, a tremendous city, all at once.
----
The only thing I can think of? It\\\'s that Ozai\\\'s attempt to exterminate humanity is simply nature taking its course. The world is not \\\"broken\\\" any more than an electric chair. That implies that it wasn\\\'t supposed to kill the occupant in the first place. Chapter 32;
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->\\\"Healers are human. Humans change what-will-be. There is imbalance.\\\"
->Katara stared into shimmering blue, and shivered. \\\"Spirits want us to suffer? To die?\\\"
->\\\"Imbalance must be corrected.\\\" Yue\\\'s fingers interlaced with hers. \\\"There is... disagreement.\\\"
->Katara swallowed, feeling her world tremble. \\\"But... there\\\'s a spirit who wants healers to die.\\\"
->\\\"Yes.\\\"
->\\\"Then stop it!\\\"
->\\\"The imbalance is.\\\" Yue looked down. \\\"If humans were no more, it might not be.\\\" Unearthly blue met human. \\\"Some believe humans are part of the balance. My brother. Myself. Some others.\\\"
----
To spirits, freedom is anathema. Their natures are like computer programs; commands executed in sequence upon being triggered, without disruption or interruption. \\\"Freedom\\\" to a spirit is like misstrokes in the code - lethal. They have to be protected from it with iron-clad laws which torture and kill the disobedient without mercy or remorse.
Humans need freedom or we die by inches. I think it\\\'s even more important than communities. Without the ability to make personal choices and unprotested introspection, we lose the ability to develop as people. Without freedom we die as surely as a bullet to the head. It\\\'s just slower.
My guess? A few spirits can tolerate humans because humans are of use to them. But what just about everyone doesn\\\'t seem to understand that the majority are not neutral - they are \\\'\\\'malevolent\\\'\\\'. Zuko thinks that he only has the Face Stealer leading a few hostile spirits, an army led by his insane father, and a retarded Avatar to deal with.
Zuko was supposed to help the Avatar unhesitatingly as a demonstration of human acceptance of spiritual laws. He has refused time and again, and ultimately declared the Avatar Spirit his \\\'\\\'enemy\\\'\\\'. \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'HE DID NOT SPECIFY THAT THE SHUNNING WAS LIMITED TO AANG.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
And that means that whatever truce there is between humans and spirits is most likely \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'OVER.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
I think that is actually about to happen is more like the alien invasion in \\\'\\\'Film/TheDarkestHour\\\'\\\'. Even without the Fire Nation committing synchronized genocide, \\\'\\\'we are about to watch countless people die at the hands of bloodthirsty spirits.\\\'\\\'
This is important. According to a few throwaway lines in Chapter 43; \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'HUMANS ARE NOT NATIVE TO THE AVATARVERSE.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
----
->You can trace a town\\\'s growth in the earth. Below streets are centuries of trails, and below houses old farms, and below even that traces of fish-drying posts, or nut storage pits, or... spirits, any number of things. But Ba Sing Se... the city is old. Very, very old. The most ancient parts of the city are caverns deep within the earth itself, and in those caves-\\\" He had to hesitate. \\\"Understand, we are earthbenders, and much may have been reshaped over the millennia. But I believe I know the signs of such work. And if what I saw in those caverns was accurate - Ba Sing Se did not begin as a settlement. It began as a city, a tremendous city, all at once.
----
The only thing I can think of? It\\\'s that Ozai\\\'s attempt to exterminate humanity is simply nature taking its course. The world is not \\\"broken\\\" any more than an electric chair. That implies that it wasn\\\'t supposed to kill the occupant in the first place. Chapter 32;
----
->\\\"Healers are human. Humans change what-will-be. There is imbalance.\\\"
->Katara stared into shimmering blue, and shivered. \\\"Spirits want us to suffer? To die?\\\"
->\\\"Imbalance must be corrected.\\\" Yue\\\'s fingers interlaced with hers. \\\"There is... disagreement.\\\"
->Katara swallowed, feeling her world tremble. \\\"But... there\\\'s a spirit who wants healers to die.\\\"
->\\\"Yes.\\\"
->\\\"Then stop it!\\\"
->\\\"The imbalance is.\\\" Yue looked down. \\\"If humans were no more, it might not be.\\\" Unearthly blue met human. \\\"Some believe humans are part of the balance. My brother. Myself. Some others.\\\"
----
To spirits, freedom is anathema. Their natures are like computer programs; commands executed in sequence upon being triggered, without disruption or interruption. \\\"Freedom\\\" to a spirit is like misstrokes in the code - lethal. They have to be protected from it with iron-clad laws which torture and kill the disobedient without mercy or remorse.
Humans need freedom or we die by inches. I think it\\\'s even more important than communities. Without the ability to make personal choices and unprotested introspection, we lose the ability to develop as people. Without freedom we die as surely as a bullet to the head. It\\\'s just slower.
My guess? A few spirits can tolerate humans because humans are of use to them. But what just about everyone doesn\\\'t seem to understand that the majority are not neutral - they are \\\'\\\'malevolent\\\'\\\'. Zuko thinks that he only has the Face Stealer leading a few hostile spirits, an army led by his insane father, and a retarded Avatar to deal with.
Zuko was supposed to help the Avatar unhesitatingly as a demonstration of human acceptance of spiritual laws. He has refused time and again, and ultimately declared the Avatar Spirit his \\\'\\\'enemy\\\'\\\'. \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'HE DID NOT SPECIFY THAT THE SHUNNING WAS LIMITED TO AANG.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
And that means that whatever truce there is between humans and spirits is most likely \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'OVER.\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'
I think that is actually about to happen is more like the alien invasion in \\\'\\\'Film/TheDarkestHour\\\'\\\'. Even without the Fire Nation committing synchronized genocide, \\\'\\\'we are about to watch countless people die at the hands of bloodthirsty spirits.\\\'\\\'
