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It is time!
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In the 33rd Year of Ponpoko,...
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...the day to commence
Operation Poltergeist finally arrived.
:07:47
It was a light cloudy day with
no winds, 130 Celsius, and 65% humidity:
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An ideal day for poltergeists.
:08:30
Tanuki specialized in ghost and goblin
transformations since ancient times.
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The tanuki learned to utilize
not only their own KI energy,...
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...but also to draw and
amplify energy from fire, electricity,...
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...levitation, flight and
other sources of energy in nature.
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And then they learned how
to store it and use it when needed.
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Under the direction of
the three Elders from Shikoku,...
:08:55
...they began a training program
that was unbelievably taxing.