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Most traditional ghost stories feature rather hapless protagonists, who have nasty things happen to them.


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And then, as if written by the hand of a bad novelist, an incredible thing happened.



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That's usually how they start, the young ones. Meaningless waffle.



Then again, Solomon was human. And that meant he was flawed (Go on, take a look at yourself in the mirror. A good long look, if you can bear it. See? Flawed's putting it mildly, isn't it?)

Then again, Solomon was human. And that meant he was flawed (Go on, take a look at yourself in the mirror. A good long look, if you can bear it. See? Flawed's putting it mildly, isn't it?)



One magician demanded I show him an image of the love of his life. I rustled up a mirror.

One magician demanded I show him an image of the love of his life. I rustled up a mirror.



That's usuаllу hоw thеу start, thе young оnеs. Meaningless waffle.

That's usuаllу hоw thеу start, thе young оnеs. Meaningless waffle.



The Amulet of Samarkand. It was Simon Lovelace's. Now it is yours. Soon it will be Simon Lovelace's again. Take it and enjoy the consequences.

The Amulet of Samarkand. It was Simon Lovelace's. Now it is yours. Soon it will be Simon Lovelace's again. Take it and enjoy the consequences.



Can you define "plan" as "a loose sequence of manifestly inadequate observations and conjectures, held together by panic, indecision, and ignorance"? If so, it was a very good plan.

Can you define "plan" as "a loose sequence of manifestly inadequate observations and conjectures, held together by panic, indecision, and ignorance"? If so, it was a very good plan.



That's a gesture of endearment in some cultures. Some hug, some kiss, some set each other on fire in small patches of woodland

That's a gesture of endearment in some cultures. Some hug, some kiss, some set each other on fire in small patches of woodland



When I write something that would have made me laugh as a 10-year-old, or would have scared me or would have excited me, I know I'm onto something.

When I write something that would have made me laugh as a 10-year-old, or would have scared me or would have excited me, I know I'm onto something.



Haven't you done enough for a lifetime? Think about it - two power - crazed magicians killed, a hundred power - crazed magicians saved.

Haven't you done enough for a lifetime? Think about it - two power - crazed magicians killed, a hundred power - crazed magicians saved.





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