After Kunihito tells Kuniko about the numerous strange markings in the land around Atlas, Nagiko and Tarsian offer disturbing insight into the construction of the city - and the gruesome rituals undertaken to keep it standing.
We thought if we built Atlas in the center,
thereby connecting the earth and the sky,
Wenn wir in deren Zentrum Atlas errichten
und die Erde mit dem Himmel verbinden würden,
En construisant Atlas au centre
pour relier la terre au ciel,