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%:-,,,,,,, MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE, ,,,,,,,-:%
:-,,,,,,,, ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ,,,,,,,,-:
-,,,,,,,,, FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ,,,,,,,,,-
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%:-,,,,,,, OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ,,,,,,,-:%
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%:-,,,,,,, SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT ,,,,,,,-:%
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