Lucas Worwag has contributed a new translation from the Spoken Polish. It follows in its entirety...
ASH: If you want to get into Class A ASH: work a little more in Class C and B. GAME MASTER: What cunning. GM: You haven't changed a bit, Ash. ASH: Gimme one clip for the Dragunov,|two clips for the PPK. GM: Of course you realize that you will advance GM: if you gain but two, three points. GM: Of course you also realize that as of the next level|you will be bound by time limits. ASH: I want the rest of the points in cash. GM: Playing alone you risk much more|than you have ever risked before. GM: Are you sure you still don't want| to form your own team? SUPERVISOR LADY: Good game, Ash. ASH: Good boy. ASH: Yes. ASH: Yes. ASH: That's a good boy. GUY 1: Ash has her own strategy. GUY 1: She'll win for sure. GUY 2: But this guy is faster, GUY 2: almost perfect. ASH: Outta my way! GAME MASTER: Ash. GM: All the circuits are busy. GM: Even you have to wait your turn. ASH: In that case I withdraw my entry. GM: But why? ASH: I have a request. GM: I cannot grant the wishes|of individual players. GM: All must get a fair chance. GM: You do understand? ASH: I need information about a bishop, ASH: the one who just entered Class A. ASH: Naturally you know much more than one can|learn from the computer in the hall. GM: Why is this so important to you? ASH: He's taunting me. GM: But you don't want anything to do|with the other players. GM: Isn't that why you play alone? STUNNER: Hey! STUNNER: So it is you. STUNNER: You look great. STUNNER: I hear rumors about which|I would rather not have known, but STUNNER: seeing as I used to be in Wizard|I overhear this and that. STUNNER: You should give that stuff a rest. STUNNER: I show up at one hub or another and|end up having to listen to stories which, STUNNER: to tell you the truth,|I really wish I hadn't heard. STUNNER: They say that an extraordinarily|talented player has appeared, STUNNER: who plays solo, and that it's a woman. STUNNER: I thought that maybe|it was you and I was right. ASH: Did you check? STUNNER: What exactly? ASH: From where I entered Avalon? STUNNER: Nah, I found out by accident. STUNNER: I think it's obvious that we had to meet, STUNNER: since it looks like we'll|end up on the same team. STUNNER: It's good being a fighter,|'cause you can play solo. STUNNER: I'm a scout. My job is|to survey the terrain and STUNNER: to eliminate traps. STUNNER: I clear the road for the team. STUNNER: I'm the pilot and the guide. STUNNER: I have to play in a team. ASH: Any team would do great with|an excellent pilot like you, Stunner. STUNNER: You finally called me what|you used to in the good ol' days. STUNNER: No wonder the other former members of|the Wizard team are still bitter. STUNNER: Since you are too. STUNNER: But ever belonging to that team does|not help my career, quite the opposite STUNNER: it makes it harder. STUNNER: You see Wizard was... ASH: I don't want to hear it! STUNNER: You're right. STUNNER: It's in the past. ASH: I'm sorry, but I don't have time|for a stroll down memory lane. STUNNER: Ash... ASH: No need to thank me. STUNNER: No, that's not it. STUNNER: Have you heard about Murphy? STUNNER: I see that, STUNNER: probably not. STUNNER: If you won't finish that, I will. STUNNER: He fought solo, too. STUNNER: And STUNNER: he never came back. STUNNER: Even you had to have heard about this. STUNNER: About the figure hidden in Class A. STUNNER: Supposedly within this class|resides a mysterious neutral being, STUNNER: a silent little girl with sad eyes. STUNNER: Some think that she is the result|of a glitch in the game's software, and STUNNER: they call her the Ghost. STUNNER: But it's not important what she is, STUNNER: what's important is that all who pursue|her never make it back. STUNNER: That is why it is best to give up|chasing after something so dangerous. STUNNER: I'm sure that the news of this phenomenon|have reached even you, STUNNER: even though you are cut off from all|sources of information. STUNNER: I heard about this, special type of Class A. STUNNER: This secret highest level of Class A,|is called Special A. STUNNER: There is no way back from it, and it's dangerous, STUNNER: but you can earn a hell of a lot of points. STUNNER: It's said that the Ghost is|the only gate to Class SA. STUNNER: That's why a player who's reached a high enough|experience level and wants to enter this class, STUNNER: begins the chase after the Ghost. STUNNER: Just like Murphy. MURPHY: Stunner! MURPHY: To the right! MURPHY: Divert the chopper's attention! MURPHY: Copper, Cuisinart, Masher MURPHY: to the left and keep firing! STUNNER: I have few bullets left! STUNNER: We're finished, Murphy! STUNNER: We gotta reset! VOICE 1: Stunner dragged us into this shit! MURPHY: Everybody shut up! MURPHY: The Wizard crew does not call reset! MURPHY: Ash! Ash! ASH: Your data of Avalon? ASH: Come on. ASH: Come on, come on, come on. ASH: Come on! ASH: Come on. GAME MASTER: Today the line for Class A is overloaded. GM: There will be lag. ASH: Have you heard of the nine sisters? GM: Of Morgan Le Fay? ASH: Morgan Le Fay? GM: Yes. GM: Of the goddesses who ruled|over the legendary island, Avalon. GM: There were nine of them. GM: They carried the wounded King Arthur to|the edge of the world on a black boat. GM: All the way to Avalon. GM: Morgan, the sorceress, Queen of Northern Gaul. GM: Queen of no man's land. GM: Lady of the lake. GM: Patroness of King Arthur. ASH: In the North of Europe there is|another story like that. ASH: Its hero is the castaway, Odin. ASH: Who, with the last ounce of his strength,|swam ashore the most distant island of the world. ASH: Morgan, the sorceress, helped him.|She offered him her golden ring. ASH: Which bore the promise of eternal youth. GM: So then Odin didn't even|notice when Morgan, GM: put a royal crown on his head. ASH: And thanks to that enchanted crown,|Odin had forgotten not only about his country, ASH: but about the entire world. ASH: Log me in. JILL: Wait! JILL: Don't Shoot! JILL: I'm Jill of the Nine Sisters JILL: It is a great honor to meet the famous Ash. NINE SISTERS TEAM MEMBER 1: Welcome, Ash. 9STM1: You too will end up with the Nine Sisters. ASH: What do you want? ASH: I doubt that I should be|able to get information for free. 9STM1: Is that so? 9STM1: Then we can get right to it. 9STM1: Many people would want to buy|information about your equipment. ASH: There is a rule against the sale of|information about equipment. 9STM1: There are many ways|to earn a living in Avalon. ASH: Tell me what you know about SA. 9STM1: You're kidding? 9STM1: I only know rumors. 9STM1: What it really is 9STM1: can know only someone 9STM1: who belongs to the real Nine Sisters. ASH: Does that mean that besides you|there are other teams with the same name? 9STM1: I don't know. 9STM1: But anything is possible. JILL: Murphy! 9STM2: Oh crap! 9STM2: A time lag! ASH: Reset! ASH: I'm sorry, I made a mess of your room. GAME MASTER: Don't worry about it. GM: Happens to everyone. STUNNER: Ash? STUNNER: You don't look so good. STUNNER: Is that due to a reset? STUNNER: Don't be mad. STUNNER: I thought that maybe you'd be interested in|how you can find the Ghost and enter Class SA. STUNNER: Maybe we could eat something? STUNNER: I hadn't eaten anything good in a while. STUNNER: I heard from someone from a team STUNNER: some of whose players have been unreturned STUNNER: that a bishop takes part in every fight. STUNNER: He's the one who never returns from the game, STUNNER: and is the special characteristic of every team. ASH: The bishop? STUNNER: Yes. STUNNER: Every team that's ever found the Ghost had a bishop. ASH: So, not the bishop but|his class is the condition? STUNNER: Not only that. STUNNER: Many teams tried using a|fake bishop to destroy the Ghost, STUNNER: and become famous. STUNNER: That was their biggest mistake. ASH: Maybe it depends on his level. STUNNER: Exactly. STUNNER: The ground rule for the bishop|to be able to enter Class SA STUNNER: is that he has to be at least level 12. STUNNER: So? STUNNER: Do you want to switch classes STUNNER: and become a bishop? STUNNER: You do want to get into SA? ASH: I don't have to play in a team. STUNNER: Murphy also played solo and was... ASH: A bishop who reached the 12 level. STUNNER: And you? STUNNER: What level are you 12, 13? STUNNER: Anyway, for you it doesn't matter. STUNNER: You'd have to double your experience points. STUNNER: But learning from Murphy's|example you know that STUNNER: getting promoted to|bishop status takes a while. STUNNER: To become a bishop you|need lots of money and time. STUNNER: And besides STUNNER: you'd need the support of a team. ASH: I don't have time for a change in class. STUNNER: In that case you need to find a bishop. STUNNER: It'll be difficult for you to find one|because you belonged to team Wizard. STUNNER: High level bishops are hard|to come by as it is. STUNNER: Ash. STUNNER: It won't be easy for you to enter Class SA. STUNNER: Unless Murphy was still around. STUNNER: Thanks. STUNNER: I'll see you later. ASH: How did you know I lived here? BISHOP: One always gets what one desires. BISHOP: And you, supposedly need me. BISHOP: Real meat, BISHOP: real vegetables, BISHOP: rice. BISHOP: Your dog is very lucky. BISHOP: Not even people get|to eat things like that. BISHOP: Real alcohol, BISHOP: cigarettes. BISHOP: You'll never see things|like this on a monitor. BISHOP: All this thanks to Avalon. BISHOP: The privilege of the solo player. BISHOP: For the best the game is a goal,|not a source of income. BISHOP: I've checked you out, Ash. ASH: You talked to Stunner? BISHOP: The ability to analyze data BISHOP: is one of the most important|skills of a bishop. BISHOP: You belonged to the|best team, Wizard. BISHOP: There are urban legends about it. BISHOP: About its breakup. BISHOP: People say different things. BISHOP: But to this day no one|knows exactly why it happened. BISHOP: Some say that direct responsibility|can be attributed to a single player, BISHOP: who in a certain battle did not|obey the commander's orders, BISHOP: called for a reset, BISHOP: and disappeared. MURPHY: Ash! Can you hear me? MURPHY: Get on the roof and aim for the cockpit! MURPHY: Come in! MURPHY: Ash, can you hear me? MURPHY: Ash! BISHOP: The problem is not that the team fell apart due|to one of its member's disappearance from the field of battle. BISHOP: It happens quite often in Class A. BISHOP: The problem is that it caused the|collapse of the Wizard team. ASH: I want you to form a new team.|A six-member team, including me. ASH: I need three fighters, a good|scout and, if possible, ASH: a mage. BISHOP: Is that all? You don't want|to know anything about me? ASH: Will you tell me if I ask? BISHOP: I will. BISHOP: But only within Avalon. BISHOP: Tomorrow at midnight, enter Avalon. BISHOP: Meet me at the flak tower in Field-class A. SUPERVISOR LADY: We're closing in a minute. ASH: I'm meeting someone in Avalon at midnight. ASH: I'm going to try to get into Class SA. SL: There is no proof that Class|SA actually exists in Avalon. SL: Avalon is just a game.|Regardless of how realistic it is. SL: But SA doesn't fit the|definition of a game. SL: You can't call a program|which has no end a game. SL: And that's why this program is so enigmatic.|It's still Avalon but not quite. ASH: Who are you? SL: I was offered to|serve as a bishop once. SL: But now I only serve as|the program's supervisor, SL: not a player. ASH: Who is the bishop? SL: There's no sense in trying to|figure him out, he's a man from nowhere. SL: It just means that he can access Avalon|from his own terminal and doesn't use a hub. ASH: Is that possible? SL: Theoretically, yes. SL: But in reality it requires very advanced|equipment and unimaginable amounts of money. SL: Seriously, Ash. SL: I wouldn't have anything to do|with that guy if I were you. ASH: I must. SL: Why? ASH: Murphy's in SA. SL: And that's the real reason? SL: Use room 9.|The game master is waiting for you. ASH: Thank you. GAME MASTER: The entry point is marked. GM: But I don't want you to enter SA. ASH: I'm sorry. GM: A good game master doesn't|interfere with the players' business. ASH: I would like to ask one last question. ASH: Did you get to where you|are through a terminal? ASH: Or are you a part of the code and have|taken on the shape of a human? GM: There is no way to know that. ASH: You're right. ASH: Let me in. ASH: Thank you for putting the team together. BISHOP: I would've created it even|if you hadn't asked me to. BISHOP: Would you like to learn something about me? ASH: The Nine Sisters. Leaders of Avalon.|You're one of them. ASH: Is it true that you wrote this program? BISHOP: I'm a bishop. A mere heir of the apostles. BISHOP: Someone else is the author. ASH: Even if that's true, you're still|always on the other side. BISHOP: Would you like to join me? ASH: I don't need these people. BISHOP: I'm not proposing that you join our team. BISHOP: They were never people, only parameters. BISHOP: Ash, there's no use in contemplating|which is the better game. BISHOP: The one which appears|to be easy, but in reality is not, BISHOP: or the one which appears to be hard,|but in reality does not cause many problems. BISHOP: We find the delicate balance|between these two games. BISHOP: Constantly set a higher standard for them. BISHOP: And try to maintain it. BISHOP: That is our job. BISHOP: Well, BISHOP: everyone is here. BISHOP: It's time to go. STUNNER: I'm happy that we'll be able|to play on the same team once again. STUNNER: The coast within the 100m|radius is clear. It's too quiet. BISHOP: Ash, get upstairs. BISHOP: Mikanik, Ivan, Brody, forward. STUNNER: This is bad. STUNNER: This is bad! It's a citadel! STUNNER: It could not be worse! BISHOP: Calm down. BISHOP: It's the most powerful enemy in Class A. BISHOP: But it's got its weak points. BISHOP: Fight, get closer to it, and its|cannon will lose its advantage. BISHOP: Ash, let the players in the|front slow down the tank. BISHOP: You go around the back|and shoot out the engine. STUNNER: The bishop wants to sacrifice these three in the front! ASH: They're not real! They're digital decoys! ASH: Forget about them! BISHOP: Hurry up. The time is almost up. STUNNER: Where's the Ghost? ASH: Stunner! STUNNER: I screwed up again. STUNNER: I will not get another chance like this. ASH: Again? STUNNER: You saw it too, right? STUNNER: You can only get the Ghost in the brief|moment when it takes on a realistic human form. STUNNER: If you're successful, the girl|turns into an entrance to SA. STUNNER: Say hi to Murphy for me. STUNNER: It's not your fault that team Wizard disbanded. STUNNER: It's what I wanted to tell him. STUNNER: I am the one responsible. STUNNER: I too lost control of myself. STUNNER: I brought the team to a similar place, and BISHOP: Ash. BISHOP: Get moving. BISHOP: The Ghost will not wait for you forever. BISHOP: Just as I thought. Only you were|able to make it through the gate. ASH: To Class SA? BISHOP: We call it Class Real. BISHOP: It took lots of data and very|sophisticated equipment to create it. BISHOP: In many respects it is a class|which still needs some testing. ASH: In many respects? BISHOP: There is only one way to finish this game. BISHOP: You must kill those who|have remained here forever. BISHOP: All your data and the equipment|you had before you crossed the gate BISHOP: were deposited. BISHOP: Now you may only carry|one pistol and one clip. BISHOP: In this class the neutral|characters are very uninhibited. BISHOP: The moment they are|harmed, the game is over. BISHOP: There are no time limits. BISHOP: But you can get out of here. BISHOP: Only after you've completed the mission. BISHOP: If you return in one piece.|I'll let you join my team. BISHOP: Any questions? ASH: Why did you bring me here? BISHOP: Because no one else dreamed of it. BISHOP: Only you. BISHOP: If you don't have any more|questions, let's begin. BISHOP: Look behind you. POSTER: National Philharmonic: Avalon BISHOP: That's where you will find your target. BISHOP: Good luck, Ash. MURPHY: Why did you come here? MURPHY: Because I'm here? ASH: Even if so, what's so bad about that? MURPHY: Only you know why team Wizard broke apart. ASH: That's why I didn't care when they|blamed me for it. ASH: And since then I only fought solo. MURPHY: Then why did you want to meet? ASH: Stunner said you were lost, but you|simply never returned to the real world. ASH: He said that you wanted to win Avalon, but|the proud members of team Wizard stood in your way. ASH: Of course no one ever thought|of disbanding the team back then. ASH: It was winning battles one after another. ASH: It was unbeatable. ASH: That's why you had to find an excuse. ASH: So you could spread rumors of its downfall. ASH: Is this what you wanted? ASH: You wanted to abandon your friends? ASH: And to turn into a deadweight sentenced|to lie in a hospital bed for the rest of your life? MURPHY: Of course you understand|what Class Real means? MURPHY: Am I right? MURPHY: The world is what we think it is, get it? MURPHY: Is it wrong if I think this place is real? ASH: You're just telling yourself|that and you remain here. ASH: So maybe you're running away? MURPHY: I don't want to talk about this, okay? MURPHY: Tell me, what is your natural hair color? MURPHY: Huh? MURPHY: Whatever happened to your distinguishing mark? MURPHY: Your pretty silver highlight. MURPHY: Have you ever been shot by a real gun? MURPHY: You wouldn't want to feel|that kind of pain, would you? ASH: We really don't have an alternative? MURPHY: One of us has to die. MURPHY: The one who lives will see|if the body disappears. MURPHY: Those are the rules of the game. MURPHY: Ash. MURPHY: Don't let appearances fool you. MURPHY: This is your class. MURPHY: Your world.