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ๆฐ่ณชใฎๅ ท็พ |
The Embodiments of Spirit |
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ๅนฝ้ |
Phantoms |
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ไธปใชๅฑ้บๅบฆ๏ผใไฝ |
Main danger level: Low |
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้ญ้้ ปๅบฆ๏ผใ้ซ |
Frequency of encounter: High |
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ๅคๆงๆง๏ผใ้ซ |
Variety: High |
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ไธปใช้ญ้ๅ ดๆ๏ผใใฉใใงใ |
Main place of activity: Anywhere |
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ไธปใช้ญ้ๆ้๏ผใใใคใงใ |
Main time of activity: Anytime |
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็นๅพด |
Features |
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ๅๆค็ฉใฎๆฐ่ณชใใฎใใฎใฎๆญฃไฝใ |
It's the true nature of animal or plant spirits. |
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่ฆใ็ฉใ่ใใ็ฉใ่งฆใใ็ฉใๅณใใฃใ็ฉใ่ใๆนใซๅคๆใใใ่ฌใใฐๆๆงๅคๆๅจใฎๆงใชๅญๅจใงใใใ |
Able to convert what they see, hear, touch or taste into thoughts, it can be said that they're like an emotional converter. |
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่ไฝใๆใใใๅงฟใฏไธๅฎใง็ฉบๆฐใฎๆงใชใใฎใงใใใ |
Having no physical body and specific form, they're similar to air. |
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ไฝๅฆใงใ้ใๆใใไบใๅบๆฅใๅฝขใใใฎๆๆใซใใ่ชๅจใซๅคๅใใใ |
They can go anywhere through any obstacle, and they can change their shape at will. |
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ๆญป่ ใใฎใใฎใฎๅ ท็พใงใใไบก้ใจๅ้ใใใใใใใๅนฝ้ใฏๅฟ ใใใๆญป่ ใฎ้ใจใฏ้ใใชใใ |
They're often mixed up with ghosts, which are embodiments of deceased people, but phantoms are not necessarily spirits of the deceased. |
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ๅนฝ้ใฎใพใพ็ใพใใใใฎใพใพๆถใใฆใใ่ ใๅฑ ใใ |
Some are even born as phantoms, and remain so until they dissipate into nothing. |
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ไบก้ใจใฏ็ฐใชใใๆญป่ ใใ่คๆฐใฎๅนฝ้ใ็ใพใใไบใใใใ |
Also, unlike ghosts, one deceased body may spawn several phantoms. |
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ใใฎๆง่ณชใฏๅฆ็ฒพใซ่ฟใใๅฆ็ฒพใ่ช็ถใฎๅ ท็พใชใใๅนฝ้ใฏๆฐ่ณชใฎๅ ท็พใงใใใ |
Their characteristics are rather closer to those of fairies; like how fairies are the embodiment of nature, phantoms are the embodiment of spirit. |
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็ๆฏๅ ดๆ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใฏใๅนปๆณ้ทใฎใใใใๆใ |
They live (*1) pretty much anywhere in Gensokyo. |
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้จใใใๅ ดๆใซใฏ้จใใใใฎใๅฅฝใใชๅนฝ้ใใ้ฐๆฐใชๅ ดๆใซใฏ้ฐๆฐใชใฎใๅฅฝใใชๅนฝ้ใใๆธฉๆณใซใฏๆธฉๆณๅฅฝใใชๅนฝ้ใ้ใพใใฎใงใใใ |
Phantoms that prefer a noisy atmosphere gather in noisy places; the same goes for gloomy places, or even the hot springs. |
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ๆดปๅๆ้ใฏๅคใฎๆนใๅคใใ |
Their time of activity is usually at night. |
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ๅนฝ้ใฏๆถใใใๆถใใชใใใฎใชใฎใชใฎใ็ดฐใใงๅญๅจใใฆใใ่ ใๅคใใๆฅๅ ใฎไธใงใฏๆดปๅใใซใใใใใ ใจๆใใใใ |
It's assumed that because many of their existences are on the verge of dissipating, it makes it difficult for them to act under sunlight. |
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ใพใใๅนฝ้ใฎไฝๆธฉใฏ้ๅธธใซไฝใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
Also, their body temperature is very low (*2). |
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ไธๆใซ่งฆใใใจใๆชใใฆๅๅทใ่ฒ ใ็ใใใใใ |
If you carelessly touch one, you may even be frostbitten. |
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้ใซใใฎๅทใใใไธๆใๅฉ็จใใใฎใใ่่ฉฆใใงใใใ |
However, this coldness can be utilized for one's benefit; for example, as a test of courage. |
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ๅนฝ้ใ้ใพใใใใชๅ ดๆใ้ใๆใใ่่ฉฆใใฏใๅคใฎๆใๅคใซไธๆใฎๆธ ๆถผๆใไธใใฆใใใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
Going through a place where many phantoms would gather, a test of courage is a good way to feel a breeze on a hot summer night (*3). |
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่ขซๅฎณๅ ๅฎน |
Potential Damages |
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ๅนฝ้ใฎๆใใฏใ่ฟใใซๅฑ ใใใฎใฎ็ฒพ็ฅใซๅฝฑ้ฟใๅใผใไบใงใใใ |
The most threatening feature a phantom possesses is the ability to affect the minds of people around it. |
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้ฝๆฐใชๅนฝ้ใ่ฟใใซๆฒขๅฑฑใใใฐใใใคใฎ้ใซใ่ชๅใ้ฝๆฐใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใ |
If you're surrounded by jolly phantoms, you'd eventually feel jolly. |
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ๅๅฏพใซใ้ฐๆฐใช้ใๅคใใใๅ ดๆใงใฏใ้ฌฑใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใ |
For glum phantoms, vice versa. |
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ไพใใฐใ่ชๆฎบใฎๅๆใจๅผใฐใใๅ ดๆใฏใ้ฐๆฐใช้ใ้ใพใๅ ดๆใฎไบใๆใใฆใใใฎใ ใ |
For example, the places famous for suicides are often the places inhabited by glum phantoms. |
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ๅผทใ็ฒพ็ฅๅใๆใกๅใใใฆใใชใไบบ้ใใๅผทๅใชๅนฝ้ใจๅบไผใใจ็ฒพ็ฅใ็ ดๅฃใใใไบใใใใ |
Those without enough mental strength might even get their mind crushed, if they happen to face a powerful phantom. |
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ใพใใๆธฉๅบฆใไฝใใใใ็ดใซๅฒใพใ็ถใใใฐๅๅทใซใชใไบใใใใ |
Also, due to their low temperature, sustained contact may cause frostbite. |
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ๅฏพๅฆๆณ |
Way of Dealing With |
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ๅนฝ้ใจๅบไผใใชใใใใซใใไบใฏใปใผไธๅฏ่ฝใชใฎใงใๅบไผใฃใฆใๅฝฑ้ฟใๅใใชใใใใซใใใใใชใใ |
Avoiding an encounter with phantoms is next to impossible, so all you can do is be unaffected upon contact. |
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ไธ่ฌ็ใซใๅนฝ้ใฏ่ใๅใๅญๅจใงใใใ |
Generally, phantoms are pale and fragile existences. |
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ๆญฃๅธธใชไบบ้ใงใใใฐๆฐๅน็จๅบฆใฎๅนฝ้ใซๅฒใพใใๆใงไฝใจใใชใใ ใใใ |
Even average humans should be fine if it's only a couple of them. |
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ใใ ใ็ฒพ็ฅใๅผฑใฃใฆใใ็ถๆ ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใงๅนฝ้ใซๅฒใพใใใจๅฑ้บใงใใใ |
However, it's a different story if that person is mentally weakened for some reason (*4). |
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ๅฏพๅฆๆณใฏใๅฟใๅผทใๆใคไบใจๅนฝ้ใๆใใชใไบใใใชใใ |
Keeping confidence in yourself and having no fear is the way to deal with them. |
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ใใ ใใๅนฝ้ใๅคง้ใซๆบใพใฃใฆใใๅ ดๆ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใซใฏ้ข็ฝๅๅใง่ฟใฅใใชใๆนใ่ฏใใ ใใใ |
It must be noted that you shouldn't go to phantoms' gathering places (*5) out of curiosity. |
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็ฒพ็ฅใ็ ดๅฃใใใฆใใพใใใใใใชใใ |
It may result in your mind being shattered. |
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ใใใใใใชใฃใฆใใพใฃใใๅฐ้ๅฎถ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใซใ็ฅใใใฆ่ฒฐใไปใชใใ |
If that happens, there's no other way but to seek an exorcism from a professional (*6). |
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ๅๅฏพใซใใใใจๅนฝ้ใซๆใใใฆๆงๆ ผใ็ฏๆญฃใใๆนๆณใ็ ็ฉถใใใฆใใใ |
On the other hand, there's research going on about the possibility of correcting one's personality by means of phantom possession. |
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ใใฎๆ่กใไฝฟใไบใงใ่ชๆฎบๅฟ้ก่ ใๆใใจใฉใพใใใใใ้่ๅซใใๅ ๆใใใๅบๆฅใใจ่จใใใฆใใใ |
This technology is expected to stop someone from suiciding or get someone to overcome their dislike of vegetables. |
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ๅนฝ้ใๆ็ฒใใๆๆฎตใ็ขบ็ซๅบๆฅใใฐใใปใผๅฎ็จๆฎต้ใซใพใงๆใฃใฆ่กใใๆงใงใใใ |
Apparently it's almost ready to be put into practical use, once a method of capturing phantoms has been established. |
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ไบบ้ใฎ่ฑใใช็ฒพ็ฅ็คพไผใฎๆชๆฅใฏใๅนฝ้ใซๆใใฃใฆใใใจ่จใฃใฆใ้่จใงใฏใชใใ |
It's not far-fetched to say that the future of human mentality rests on the phantoms' shoulders. |
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๏ผ๏ผใ็ๆฏใจ่จใฃใฆ่ฏใใฎใไธๆใ |
1: I'm not sure if they're quite "living". |
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๏ผ๏ผใๅฟใจใฏๅทใใ็ฉใงใใใ |
2: Spirits tend to be cold. |
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๏ผ๏ผใๅฌใฎๅนฝ้ใฏๅซๅฟใใใใ |
3: Thus phantoms are despised in winter. |
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๏ผ๏ผใๅฆ็ฒพใฎๆชๆฏใซๅผใฃๆใใฃใๆใจใใ |
4: Like when you have just been tricked by fairies. |
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๏ผ๏ผใๅขๅ ดใจใใใใๅนฝ้ใฉใคใใ้ใใฆใใใ |
5: Graveyards, etc. Phantoms often hold a live show in there. |
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๏ผ๏ผใๅทซๅฅณใฏ้ ผใใซใชใใชใใโฆโฆใ |
6: But the shrine maiden is not really dependable... |
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