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11 Quickly you intone the words of the Old Kingdom
\r\8a battle spell -
\ 5éShield
\ 5é - and circle your right hand
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12 behind your head. The spell materialises barely a
\r\8a second before a speeding crossbow bolt hits it and is
\r\8a deflected away from your back. Its buckled tip trails
\r\8a a line of sparks as it skims across the flagstones
\r\8a and embeds itself in the courtyard wall.
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