How To Use Magic In A Sentence
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The Staff of Volans has a limited supply of magic energy. Roll a dice after each spell is cast.
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There is a tradition of magickal practice in my family but sadly it fell into abeyance a couple of generations back.
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You may be trying to invoke the ‘echos from the supernal world’ but they're everywhere and where-ever people say they're doing magic there's a bit of truth there.
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Here in India, especially in relatively small cities like Dehra Doon, it feels like half magic a lot of the time and the only way to live through the muddles is to be determined to find them funny.
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Hassan in frequently going to sleep in one town, to awake in another far distant, but without the benighted Oriental's surprise at the transfer, the afrit who performed this prodigy being a steam-engine, and the magician it obeyed the human mind.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873
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The demons that had magicked me here had put some other spell on me, also.
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In fact, little by little the term necromancy lost its strict meaning and was applied to all forms of black art, becoming closely associated with alchemy, witchcraft, and magic.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
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It appeared to be opaque glass, but it exuded the pungent fetor of magick.
Sparks
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No magic numbers, fancy formulas or special percentages of carbs, fats and proteins are necessary to reap the benefits of a smart lower-carb diet.
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Whose miniaturized and siliconized and transistorized little bits of magic lie at the very heart of your defensive systems?
The Edge of Madness
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The magic of the elves is a twilight thing, the sound of distant silver horns, a fairy gold that turns to dust by noonday, and it is meant to chide the pride of foolish mortal men.
MIND MELD: Today's SF Authors Define Science Fiction (Part 2)
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`'Yes,'" Pitt said, smiling like a magician about to bedazzle an audience.
INCA GOLD
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It was simply a relationship I had with a friend who was an experienced magician, regular chats and conversation with someone who was a good friend.
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The magic slowly begins to work, and the princess starts to come to life again.
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Still, on watching the movie a good couple of decades since I last read the book, as much as I found it enjoyable enough, I couldn’t help but start to think through just what Lewis is saying here, in allegorical terms, just how it all turns on the idea that, by the rules of Deep Magic, Edmund must die.
Thoughts on Narnia
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Wizard Apprentice Nicodemus had thought to be the prophesied Halcyon, but is afflicted with cacography, which stuns his growth as a magician.
REVIEW: Spellwright by Blake Charlton
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Finally, the actual meal-ender: a tender, subtle Chinese snow pear deep-fried in a beignet-like crust. Magic.
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We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. J. K. Rowling
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The next step was to get a big red magic marker.
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More and more men were transformed by the mutating power of the great clouds of Chaos magic drifting from the poles.
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The celibate may choose to use prayer for the release of energy during gnosis and the sex magician uses the act of intercourse as a conduit.
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Indeed, literature is full of fabulations wherein the world of a rat or dog is opened up magically to our vision.
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In spite of all this, there is something about Shakespeare and something about performance without walls; in combination, they make magic.
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ThinkProgressPromotesSocialism, care to tell me where this magical hospital that writes off chemo is so I can call and verify this?
Think Progress » Democrats Need To Pass A Comprehensive Health Care Bill
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And that, my friends, is what I call magical thinking.
Archive 2008-10-01
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It's a magical scene, impossible to choreograph, and yet Mr. Gardner captures such instances again and again.
Rocking and Rolling in the Wild, Wild East
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They are wonderful reminders of the enduring mystery and magic that is childhood itself.
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The best way of getting pulses down my gullet is with dhal, in which split peas are completely melted, boiled with curry powder, garlic, chili, and then topped off with cumin seeds and garlic fried to a crisp which both add that magical aroma.
Pinto beans, three ways | Homesick Texan
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Behind our chalet, which my daughter christened the Magic House, rose our very own mountain, at least 50 metres high.
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He must have been very drunk, for at last the heavy sleep gripped him with the suddenness of a magic spell, and the last word lengthened itself into an interminable, noisy, in-drawn snore.
Youth And Two Other Stories
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Abdallah, and there is none in my day more magical than I; yet do I not make use of gramarye save upon constraint.
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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Although the work in the compiler is not finished, Wiz also takes time to create some new spells to help common folk to deal with magical threats.
Reflective Surface - The Wizardry Compiled
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They should offer stunning reflections of sky and clouds by day and look most magical at night.
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Magical moments that will send shivers down your spine.
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I wish I could magic us away to a warm beach.
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This is a magical world of railway tracks that lead nowhere and rope swings that are played like a harp by the wind.
Times, Sunday Times
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Lorekeep, the great city of necromantic magic, lies in ruins.
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There has been no inspiring team talk or special magic moment or meeting with a guru.
The Sun
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And to my great surprise, I discovered that snow here is often a more magical experience.
Times, Sunday Times
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His stunt mimics magician David Blaine's attempt to survive 72 days in a glass box above London but Michael decided he would use the idea to raise cash for charity.
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He becomes less a magician and more and more not only an illusionist of increasing power, but one bent on tormenting his audience rather than entertaining them.
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This hypothesis, to say no more, will fit well all the facts -- for instance, the universality of the belief in evil spirits and any evidence adducible for actual influence on men, whether in the records of demonic possession and magic in the past or in the phenomena of modern Spiritism.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery
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They believed the only reason development was not working was the lack of professional input: if we provided this, poverty would magically vanish.
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And when it comes to commercials, There're always those damn 'fatties' that can't seem to lose their weight without this or that new magical drug or diet.
Josh Shahryar: Dear Marie Claire and Media: Fat People Are People, Too
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Even worse, thanks to the meddling Tarnian magicker, that bloody boy now owned a living sigil!
Conqueror's Moon
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A five-pointed star, the pentagram or pentacle, sometimes has magical and occult associations.
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This naturally resulted in a magical duel, which Crowley eventually won.
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There is no magic formula that will transform sorrow into happiness.
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Illuminati may have learnt something of "venefic magic" and the use of certain natural substances from Jewish Cabalists; at the same time Jews appear to have been only in rare cases admitted to the Order.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements
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It is not about playing it out from the back and weaving magical patterns on the way up the pitch.
The Sun
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Trust is the magic ingredient in our relationship.
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This is why I tend to be an advocate for joining groups - not only magical ‘working’ groups but going along to pagan moots and the like too.
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It's a powerful magical tool, a moonstone sigil named Concealer, able to render a man invisible.
IRONCROWN MOON: PART TWO OF THE BOREAL MOON TALE
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The magic word Literacy campaigns push back the boundaries of ignorance and give people more chance of controlling their own destiny.
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each rune had its own magical significance
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She's got a magic touch with babies.
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Suffice to say there are alot of newscorp newspapers round the world that wouldn't mind some digg automagic.
Archive 2006-10-01
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In fact you appear to have to be very advanced in magical theory in order to understand most of the obscure written references about it.
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Why not let a piece of fine British craftsmanship become the magic lamp that conjures up memories of this jubilee?
Times, Sunday Times
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That is a shame, because the cold snap brought a magical winter scene of frosty nights under starry skies.
Times, Sunday Times
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In the following video clip you can watch her demolish the Queen of the Night's aria "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" from Mozart's The Magic Flute.
George Heymont: Dose Damn Damsels in Dis Dress
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There is no magic cure and rehab itself gives no guarantees.
The Sun
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In a year as magical as this one, impressive bucks are scattered throughout the state, but those animals won't be easy to see just now.
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He came in and put his magic high gloss on it.
The Sun
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Conviction is everything in wishing. If you don't believe in your own power to make your wish come true, your wish will fly away, never to be seen again. But which leads to the most important point of all. If you're wishing for something possible, then it may be possible for you to do whatever you need to make it come true. The ultimate magic is not wishing, but doing.
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As if by magic, Guinevere looked up, and met Lancelot's gaze head-on.
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Given their unusual appearance and extraordinary biology, it is not surprising that Asians have credited sea horses with magical powers.
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Makino's singing highlight may appear on "Magic Mountain," where her sweet, elfin melodies tell a tale of time on a mountain, stricken with loneliness.
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Being a scientist in a western society, the researcher is unlikely to think that music or magic have much influence.
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The magic square is square in shape.
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Actually it's called a monstrance and it contains a consecrated communion wafer (the big size that only priests get to eat), which by now has magically become the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the form of bread. (there was a time when people chopped each other's heads off over a disagreement about whether it contained any blood) "the abuse took place in the 1970s; the police were informed and acted" - Jack Valero
RichardDawkins.net : The Latest Updates
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In fact, that ungraciousness was what led to the birth of this young magician.
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Commonly, sorcerers might carry a magic implement to store power in, so the recitation of a whole spell wouldn't be necessary.
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The fresh tale follows the familiar style of the original - the eponymous hero magically transported from a suburban fancy-dress shop to a new world.
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There was even a magician performing some wonderful tricks, unfortunately he had done a disappearing act by the time I turned up.
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You never see animals going through the absurd and often horrible fooleries of magic and religion. Only man behaves with such gratuitous folly. It is the price he has to pay for being intelligent but not, as yet, quite intelligent enough. Aldous Huxley
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The skills jockeys employ to get horses to win races are largely visible and obvious - despite many attempts at mystification by a racing culture addicted to magic and superstition.
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Knowing the names of these beings gave the magician power to act against them.
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At the very least you know that GRRM will be there and if you ply him with drinks and plunk his magic twanger, you just might be able to wrestle some info out of him.
Day 3: Filming at Doune Castle
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Tune in today and you’ll see how these results change the Magic Map that’s what we like to call our snazzy Electoral Map internally.
Morning Buzz: Showdown in Nashville
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Classical music, 14-18sNational Youth Orchestra, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on 7 August by Sasha Millwood, 18The magical and mysterious quality imbued to the Dukas never came at the expense of the clarity of the virtuosic lines.
Guardian young arts critic competition: 2010 winning entries
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The enthusiasts' tactics include presenting science as theatre, magic tricks and fantasy.
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Brazil's football team was heralded as the magicians of football.
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Ashmole was fascinated by magic, alchemy and astrology, and befriended many astrologers regardless of political allegiance.
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Before beginning his journey, he enthralled the sizable gathering, which had assembled at the starting point, with his magic.
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Like a magician waving his magic wand, McGrath took on the guise of Merlin as he wove his magic, enrapturing his team-mates, opponents and adoring masses.
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Just the name ‘Magic Boy’ conjures up images of a powerful young sorcerer who can raise the dead and rain hellfire down on his enemies.
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The 20-year-old was on stage performing a magic show when the ship ran aground.
Costa Concordia: British passengers tell of escape
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A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. Colin Powell
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There was something really magical about it.
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Is it true that the magician's assistants have all the fun, though?
Times, Sunday Times
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First, at corner exits, it pulls like hell, like it has deployed some magical torque spinnaker.
BMW 1M: Miniature, Mighty and Miles of Fun
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Here we like to believe that our products are magic elixirs, almost like a gift the doctor is dispensing to the patient for coming to see him.
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You can work most of the magic the day before, prepping the ingredients and assembling the dish, alternating bread, vegetables or meat and cheese "strata" is Latin for "layers" before pouring in the milk and eggs that will mortar it all together.
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There are some who can perform magic tricks while others cannot even shuffle a deck of cards.
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Lesser priests and priestesses serve the shrines of fetishes, minor spirits, and focus on cures and magic charms.
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What magic might he have worked had he lived into the age of electricity and aviation?
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But this belongs to days of the magic circle choosing the most clubbable old boy.
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In Africa, the songs of crickets are said to have magic powers.
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It is a fond hope that there is a magical number at which all those people hostile to immigration will suddenly change the habit of a lifetime.
Times, Sunday Times
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Her sprawling, comic epic about multi-ethnic Britain, which uncovers a wonderland of magic realism in the London subtopias of Cricklewood Broadway and Willesden, beat a strong shortlist of four other books, all by American writers.
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Eyes that sparkled with all the mystery and magic of the dream lit up a face of breathtaking beauty.
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Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.
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I was left a little uninspired with his overall display although his flicks were magical.
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Priests and Priestesses alike don't need runes to cast magic.
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Hasn't magick and spiritualism always been around, under the guises of many religions and beliefs?
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If you wanted one magic moment with which to sum up the championships, you would look no further than Eunice Barber and the last-round jump that took her to long jump gold.
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The first smiths could change rocks into metal, purify as well as shape gold and copper and iron - most potent magic.
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The magic spell touched Toulon too.
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The grin vanished like magic, her whole body stiffening in antipathy as her eyes locked with fathomless brown ones.
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Over the eons, they grew smaller and eventually became known as the Sidhe or fairy folk, but even today they continue to inhabit and protect wooded glens and fields, streams, and bogs, still practicing their magic rituals.
News for Richmond Times-Dispatch
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“Rumors of a magic iPod and seven years of agelessness?”
Brush of Darkness
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The Magic of America, a typescript of over 1,400 pages with approximately 650 accompanying illustrations, was written and compiled by Marion Mahony Griffin (1871-1961), architect, designer, delineator, and artist.
The Magic Of America Now Online
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The children's eyes goggled as the magician pulled a rabbit out of the empty hat.
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The shaman automatically receives D6 extra magic cards to use during that magic phase.
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No one could fail to be charmed by the magic of this beautiful city.
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Now it must be recognized that not all involvement of magicians in parapsychology has proven useful; there have been minor disasters in this regard.
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It infected them with some of the magic of a lost age.
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They are mostly out of luck, Mr. Lees said, because the company isn't spending much time developing applications that will do all this "automagic" stuff on other phone platforms.
Bits
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A grove of crotons became a magical jungle where snakes and other exotic creatures lurked, waiting to pounce.
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Until we came across this red robed magician, we didn't even know about real magic.
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Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties18), suitable for use in the most sacred19) rituals of birth, marriage and death.
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Sheep graze, rabbits burrow, the young were out, you will see a giant triangular box (probably little owl) and nearby another magic dewpond.
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That is the price of using the crystal ball, or any magic item; you pay with your energy.
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The trio's third movement is a scherzo, full of fleeting and magical tunes very reminiscent of the Midsummer's Night Dream overture, a piece that Mendelssohn wrote when he was just 17.
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Enzymes, bacteria, acids and other strange brews have been offered as magic bullets for obstinate algae.
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Where?" cried I, looking all round me in the surprise of the moment, as if I had expected to see the title magically inscribed for us on the walls of the room.
After Dark
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Once more the Dagda touched his harp, but very, very softly. And now a music stole forth as soft as dreams, and as sweet as joy: it was the magic Music of Sleep.
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There's no magic formula for a perfect marriage.
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So they created stage shows filled with magic tricks and mayhem, tied them to films about werewolves and zombies and took them out on tour, playing local theaters and auditoriums, promising a thousand and one frights.
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I'm not pretending that the switch is going to be all magic, that the first day in the studio not as a dancer is going to be easy.
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Twirling his new, Charter-Magicked mustache, he quickened his pace.
LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
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I will say only now that they did prevent it, they did stop the Storms and have made it so that they will not reecho at some later time, and that the result of this was to change all the magic as we knew it.
Owlflight
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Maliseet, which open with the obtaining of a gold-dropping horse from an old man because of kindness, the loss of it at an inn at the bands of a rascally landlord, and the recovery of the animal through the generous use of a magic cudgel.
Filipino Popular Tales
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It's not a cure-all, it's not an end-all, it's not a magic potion, but it is a good dietary supplement.
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When she gets a night-time visit from a tiny magical creature it seems as though her luck will change.
Times, Sunday Times
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She shared none of his growing absorption in politics but was attuned to him in the world of magic.
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Now Jim Romanovich, of Associated Television International, plans to work his magic on the hot internet sudser The Bay.
Exclusive: Online Soap The Bay Looking For a TV Home
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The only aggressive magick I've done was directed towards a right cow in the last place I worked.
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She drew in a deep breath at the magical sight of the city below.
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The theme of the artist and his almost magical powers is one that exercised him greatly throughout his career.
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And even though nowhere in Buddhist scripture is there any mention of any kind of ghosts or animism, a strong belief in magic still remains.
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It is a magical place of escape and refreshment.
Times, Sunday Times
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I know women who are still wearing his broad-shouldered, narrow-hipped black satin trouser suits from 12 years ago or his magical little black dresses, with an inner bodicing that narrowed the waist and emphasized the breasts.
The Wrong Sort of Black?
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It isn't always obvious who is supporting whom; the women grapple with their partners' bodies in ways we are used to the men doing with women -- and the grappling isn't obscured by all the prettifying tricks of classical ballet, part of whose magic is in the illusion of ease.
Larissa Archer: Lines Ballet's Resin Breaks Down Ballet's Conventions
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There were scars from burns, from stabs, slashes, and from his own magic.
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Along with the spells, charms, incantations, and potion recipes, there were manuals, instructions, factoids, magical messages, and even stories.
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It is a popular field of collecting, pleasant to behold and with a spice of magic about it.
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The sword was far too heavy, so Raven took a saber and imbued it with magical strength and abilities.
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Wizards, fairies, elves, trolls and gnomes everywhere fell as the magical bird made its final pass over the land, taking with it the power it had once possessed.
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Some of the sadhus were distinctly scary - like the Aghoris with their bells and boar tusks and magic mantras, who insulted their amused but decorous Nepalese audience.
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This title cutely captures the magic of the movies while doing justice to the fun of Lego.
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She explains the origin of influential ancient scripts, such as Uncial and Insular Majuscule, magical terms that evoke the scent of candlewax and of sulfurous disputes over the proper date of Easter.
Handwriting Is on the Wall
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He could probably sort out most of the Lesser Dead with Charter Magic alone.
LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
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The bust remained a bust, and no amount of money magic could restart the boom.
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The propriety of his magical lady's injunction not to read can only be equalled by his candid acknowledgment of his independence of the trammels of spelling, although, to use his own elegant phrase, "'twas his neckverse at
Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1
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They have drawn out the magical circle simply to trap the adventurers, when they saw them approaching the area.
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Am I then a child of miracle and magic?
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Even the magic word processor can not solve the problem of afterthoughts, which are likely to alter a complete structure.
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Champagne was served on the roof terrace and a magician provided entertainment.
Times, Sunday Times
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His commissions ranged from old-style Royal Mail post trolleys to baskets for horse-drawn carts and props for magicians and ice shows.
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They are endowed rather with the magic arts than with the power of the divine name.
Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginning to 1715
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For younger visitors, swashbuckling pirates will be hand to entertain, along with magicians, face paintings, musicians and much more.
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An illusionist has had to abandon plans to climax his UK tour at Epsom Playhouse because staff are apparently fed up with the repeated failure of magic acts.
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Or, perhaps, the bard received inspiration by drinking magic water from the fountain called Hippocrene, or the skaldic mead which dripped from the moon.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
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If you want to learn about magic, chances are you weren't the first in your family line to have that calling.
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B. G.) which graced the board with its plastic forms, suggestive of the most pleasing objects, -- the spiral ringlets pendent from the brow of beauty, -- the magic circlet, which is the pledge of plighted affection, -- the indissoluble knot, which typifies the union of hearts, which organs were also largely represented; this exceptional delicacy would at any other time have claimed his special notice.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867.
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One performance that always draws a crowd is sinten, in which magicians exhibit their powers.
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At university, I was an active member of a society for magicians.
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People found guilty of practising black magic were hanged.
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Excitement and awe of wonderful, magical things pulsing through me as I pushed through the crowd standing in front of Simpson's and Eaton's.
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One built-in tool of XML Spy that felt like actual magic was its automatic DTD/schema generation.
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I couldn't resist a magical, exotic pale pink patisserie creation that almost defies description.
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For here is the genius of the Welsh fabulists in 21 compact episodes; where intense silliness, moral rigour, cavalier experiments and unforgettable tunes meet and make magic.
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The nobler arts of magic, astrology, alchymy, necromancy, &c., were equally in vogue in this age with that of the infernal art proper.
The Superstitions of Witchcraft
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Organisers are promising a magical weekend of ice sculptures and outdoor entertainment, ironically with a sprinkling of snow guaranteed.
The Sun
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There is something magical about the pure exchange of love between parent and child.
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Flash I was saddled with 'Hologram' for a while, in respect of my annoying habit of disappearing instantly on a run ashore and reappearing magically in camp tucked up in bed minus speech, faculties and an workable digestive system teuchter. it means country folk.
Army Rumour Service
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Lirael thought she could possibly do better herself, though she wasn't particularly adept at working magic on inanimate objects.
LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
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The usual rule regarding magic items is that only one item of a specific type can be included.
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There was something magical about those vague voices talking about the night.
Times, Sunday Times
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In fact, the only reason the Magic come up as the team of choice among free agents is because it has money to spend.
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There was a magical quality to it.
Times, Sunday Times
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Miracle is an odd mix of mentalist magic and self-help tips.
Times, Sunday Times
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His magic boost faded and his strength was back to normal.
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This seems to contradict your rational explanation of magic from your previous posts.
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Modified skills: Sieze Nimbus , Magic Power and Mana Force - max skill lvl increased to 10.
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The case was so surrealistic that the novelist Francisco Goldman decided to abandon the magic of fiction and tell this "baroque story of perhaps perverse human passions" in journalistic form in The Art of Political Murder.
John Feffer: Not-So-Magical Realism
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The "Pigeon in Crispy Pastille" in the Moroccan restaurant is a delicate patty of tender shredded pigeon in crispy layers of millefeuille, an edible work of art, while the "Orange Salad" dessert offers magical orbs of orange ambrosia that burst in your mouth like citrus caviar.
Being a Paying Guest of the King
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The extra bonus with the Magician card is the S3 chip which is a dedicated graphics processor.
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After having almost killed him, a group of bullies is tormented by a Nerd who uses black magic to get back at them.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat
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Maybe there was some kind of emanation from it -'A magical aura?
THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE
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Mathayus plans to journey to Egypt to get a mystical weapon to help him defeat the evil Sargon, but quickly learns that he must get a different magic gewgaw, the sword of Damocles, in order to kill his foe.
DVD Review: Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (Blu-ray)
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She recalled his hauteur and studious coldness towards herself, his air of deep understanding and mastery, his magic look of wizardly youth, his eloquence, his immense self-possession, his mysterious connection with Cleopatra's indisposition and recovery.
Too Old for Dolls A Novel
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Overall Disadvantages:Takes most damage, usually dies the most, hard to escape an enemy, hard to take down large groups of mobs, weak vs ranged mobs, lower magical ability.
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The FA Cup still has its magic but a wand needed to be waved to conjure it up.
The Sun
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Like hundreds of others, I have found that taking milk thistle seems to have an almost magical effect on digestion.
Times, Sunday Times
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But sometimes it can be a rude awakening for students who think of spirituality as a palliative, a pill, or a magic healer of emotional ills.
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But was that gossamer-like illusion, lying upon the far horizon, the magic of nicotian, or the vague presence of distant heights?
Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader
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The audience listened intently, strolled among the plants, watched the dozy fish, sipped tea, snoozed, read books: it was quite magical.