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"No thanks," you tell Merlyn. "Maybe sometime when I'm feeling braver. For now I'll just suffer with the headache."

Merlyn shrugs. "OKay," she says. "But I expect you're going to be encountering a lot of magic in the near future, most of it much more dramatic than a healing spell."

"Let's get on with it," complains Deke, pounding the fumball into his palm. "Let's get started. When do I get to fight something?"

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