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If only there were a spell to just de-ic another witch, or rehest level of witching ic was spell creation; that hen a witch invented her own spells instead of relying on those handed down through the centuries Most witches never ascended to those heights Mom had said that only a couple of witches in a century ic so completely

(When she was little, Nadia had protested that if it could be done, then she should try to do it Mohed and told her to worry about that when she was big enough to brush her teeth without being re that could probably never be Nadia needed to find a weapon against Elizabeth here and now

And when she found that weapon, she intended to use it

School had been canceled on Monday due to the carnival fire It ured in Captive’s Sound, people ot Now, though, Rodh’s students had returned, and the ruuys were s in there," said Kendall Bender as she walked down the hallway, holding court, trailed by rapt listeners "And also, like, apparently they’re worried about arson, and , too Plus so? Which, you know, it wasn’t raining, like, at all, butcan start fires"

Well, at least people didn’t have any idea as really going on

What with all the chaos and chatter in the hallway, she found Mateo only a few an, and Verlaine just after that Mateo held out his arentleman’s move that made Nadia sh," Verlaine said Today her clothes were from the 1940s--a dark brown skirt with a silky, red shirt that tied in a bow at the neck "Maybe at this point I’lad for a little bit of normal, you know?"

They turned the corner--and nearly ran into Jereuy with a s off to class

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VERLAINE MANAGED TO WEDGE HER PHONE BETWEEN HER copy of Great Expectations and the end of the desk Sound to silent--okay--let the texting begin How is Jeremy alive?

Maybe it didn’t really happen, Nadia texted back Mateoht Who knows?

That htly, Verlaine peered over the cover of her book at Jeremy, who sat in front of her, one row over