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You can't run out of something you apparently can't use. No prison is inescapable. If you're familiar with Krypton lore, you'll recall the Phantom Zone; it was inescapable too.
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Unity, love, and friendship saved the day. Lodda, Porvus, and the Oracle couldn't fully trust each other and work together in a meaningful way. Lodda was a narrow-minded fool. His plans would never have worked. They were based on too many flawed conceptions. The idea he would try to leave this system with only accumulated magic is one of them. There are still some unknowns. The ship was heavily damaged, but the Oracle still exists. Lodda is exiled to a prison of his own making, but he has an eternity to forge an escape. Anything is possible. There is the possibility of new adventures in the future and I hope we'll see them in time. This one was marvelous.
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You might be surprised how popular it would be.
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I wonder if it's available as an e-book?
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Light, dark, fire, water, earth, lightning. The only natural force which seems missing in this family is air. I knew Wren would take Wyn's escapade well. It was so devious. Now comes the time to rebuild and reform. They didn't do so well last time. Hopefully, those lessons create something more stable. At least until the next trial.
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merino - Word of the Day - Thu Jul 27, 2023
drpaladin commented on Myr's blog entry in Writing World
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No, if the plan is to wage war on the other side of the gateway, they'd need limitless power and Lodda seemed willing to go through and let the gateway be closed. A generator is the only answer. Remember Jamie was stunned by the number of magicons and he's been to the source.
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Earth is only a figure of speech, besides they were on the moon. I don’t believe this is our Earth.
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The oracle has built a magicon generator, which is why Lodda is willing to go through the gateway on his crazy crusade. I don't trust Lodda or the oracle. With the gateway activating and ship moving, they need to begin destroying something.
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I think his next purchase should be a sword.
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He's learned the why, but he's yet to be able to use this knowledge in a meaningful way.
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nosewheel - Word of the Day - Wed Jul 25, 2023
drpaladin commented on Myr's blog entry in Writing World
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Let's see if they can impress Valrinda with their gratitude.
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nosewheel - Word of the Day - Wed Jul 25, 2023
drpaladin commented on Myr's blog entry in Writing World
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nosewheel - Word of the Day - Wed Jul 25, 2023
drpaladin commented on Myr's blog entry in Writing World
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I hope the ore wisps appreciate Beckett having empathy and concern for their well being. It could serve to forge a true bond between them.
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You may attempt to hide, but you will be translocated back to your point of origin.
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nosewheel - Word of the Day - Wed Jul 25, 2023
drpaladin commented on Myr's blog entry in Writing World
I thought this was what you use on a tablet when your hands are busy. -
I doubt Valrinda would appreciate the comparison to a human teen girl. After this attack, I'm wondering how many more possible dangers Valrinda has neglected to mention.
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I don't believe Lodda would be eager to engage in full battle on the ship unless he's forced to. Too much would be damaged.
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Even the clever lens will require time to process all it has seen. The others who came from the gate were wrong to see magic as a great threat as it seems a unique anomaly in this universe and confined to this system. There is more to Porvus than we thought, but he still can't be trusted. We should soon see the capabilities of Lodda. I hope any nasty surprises are manageable.
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It's a given the two oracles should have differing agendas. The turning point was when the city oracle began making demands and these master idiots didn't ask it why or simply refuse and turn it off.
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It occurred to me while Devin was teaching Mac we are often looking without seeing in depth what we are observing. This motion exercise could have been easier if videoed and played back in slow motion. I can see how unnatural all these movements would be for humans. I don't plan trying galloping. I can already imagine trying to explain how I fractured a limb while on all fours.
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The irony and comeuppance here is deep. Porvus and Lodda placing mental controls on others to follow their will only to b egin blindly obeying the demands of a machine is a hoot. For Lodda himself to fall under thrall of the oracle on the ring adds a cherry on top of the whipped cream. The master plotters have become mere pawns in the chess game of a machine. The priority here is for this world to remain isolated and safe. Traveling away from this world, while adventurous, would be folly. The oracle on the ring had to be under the control of the enemies of this world and now directs the damaged one. Porvus is hardly open. We still don't know how the enemy was destroyed or where the weapon which did it is at.
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The clip with Pesci and the great Fred Gwynne is one I remember every time I see the word youth. It's hard to wrap my head around why Fred's grave is unmarked. No one seems to know a reason.
