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+ [[A silhouette of a phoenix is seen rising over a fiery background.]]

+ Vincent (narrating): The burning is unbearable.  I have never known pain
like it before, not even when I died at Hojo's hands.  Phoenix is unlike
any other summon.

+ [[Closeup of Cloud's face.]]

+ Vincent (narrating): To my knowledge, only Cloud had attempted it once
before.

+ Vincent (narrating): "It's not the same," he told us.  "The Phoenix... it
gives you life, but it takes something away each time, too.  I don't like
using it, it just feels wrong."

+ Vincent (narrating): Cloud, master of understatement.

+ Vincent (narrating): It is doubly painful because I did not call it
willingly - Yuffie's materia chain drew it from me like poison from a wound.

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