Perhaps he'd want me to conjure up an illusion. That might be fun: there was bound to be a way of misinterpreting his request and upsetting him†. †One magician demanded I show him an image of the love of his life. I rustled up a mirror. (Jonathan Stroud)

Perhaps he'd want me to conjure up an illusion. That might be fun: there was bound to be a way of misinterpreting his request and upsetting him†. †One magician demanded I show him an image of the love of his life. I rustled up a mirror.

Jonathan Stroud

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