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I am a witch and I am very good at what I do. My spells are the finest that money can buy, though I must confess they cost rather more than you may imagine. The reason is because it takes years and years of practice to perfect such things; even now I cannot always guarantee success. But I am very good with the spells that work best—the ones that make people fall in love or become addicted to a certain kind of food. I know which herbs grow best where and how long to steep them for, which spells to give to a young boy when he grows older than me, so his hair will never turn grey. And yet there are times when even my magic cannot help me; I must rely on other kinds of magic instead.

For instance, there was a list of facts that a young man tried to memorize, and yet no spells of mine could help him. That knowledge was entirely resistant to magic. That list went ...