"The second principle of magic: things which have once been in contact with each other continue to act on each other at a distance after the physical contact has been severed."

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"The second principle of magic: things which have once been in contact with each other continue to act on each other at a distance after the physical contact has been severed."

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"The second principle of magic: things which have once been in contact with each other continue to act on each other at a distance after the physical contact has been severed."

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