Shredding WindsInstantShredding Winds deals 7 damage to target creature with flying. "Enemies of the wood! Your presence here is a slap in Nylea's face. Do not be surprised if she slaps back." |
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Spark JoltInstantSpark Jolt deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Acolytes of Purphoros hammer the world until they see the sparks of change. |
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Steam AuguryInstantReveal the top five cards of your library and separate them into two piles. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put that pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. Keranos is a fickle god, delivering punishment as readily as prophecy. |
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Stymied HopesInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) When a god's will is against you, the day never ends well. |
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Swan SongInstantCounter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller puts a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield. "The most enlightened mages create beauty from violence." |
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Titan's StrengthInstantTarget creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
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Triton TacticsInstantUp to two target creatures each get +0/+3 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. At this turn's next end of combat, tap each creature that was blocked by one of those creatures this turn and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
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Voyage's EndInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Philosophers say those lost at sea ascended to a more perfect realm. Sailors say they drowned. |
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Warriors' LessonInstantUntil end of turn, up to two target creatures you control each gain "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card." "Let each challenge make you a better warrior." |
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Altar's ReapInstantAs an additional cost to cast Altar's Reap, sacrifice a creature. "The demons don't care if we mutter niceties and act out ceremonies. Just kill him." |
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Brave the ElementsInstantChoose a color. White creatures you control gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn. (They can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything of that color.) "Trust me, your lost fingers and toes are nothing compared to the lost treasures of Sejiri." |
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Celestial FlareInstantTarget player sacrifices an attacking or blocking creature. "You were defeated the moment you declared your aggression."-Gideon Jura |
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Chandra's OutrageInstantChandra's Outrage deals 4 damage to target creature and 2 damage to that creature's controller. Chandra never believed in using her "inside voice." |
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CongregateInstantTarget player gains 2 life for each creature on the battlefield. "In the gathering there is strength for all who founder, renewal for all who languish, love for all who sing." |
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DisperseInstantReturn target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Most casualties of the power struggle between vedalken and Neurok didn't die on the field of battle; they merely disappeared. |
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Doom BladeInstantDestroy target nonblack creature.
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Essence ScatterInstantCounter target creature spell. "What you attempt to pull from the Æther, I can spread onto the wind." |
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FogInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. "I fear no army or beast, but only the morning fog. Our assault can survive everything else." |
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FortifyInstantChoose one - Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn; or creatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn. "Where metal is tainted and wood is scarce, we are best armed by faith." |
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Frost BreathInstantTap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controller's next untap step. If you have to be stuck somewhere for a while, it's better to be stuck there with a friend. |
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Grim ReturnInstantChoose target creature card in a graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Put that card onto the battlefield under your control. The necromancer's touch strips away memory and loyalty, and only strength and malice remain. |
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NegateInstantCounter target noncreature spell. Masters of the arcane savor a delicious irony. Their study of deep and complex arcana leads to such a simple end: the ability to say merely yes or no. |
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OpportunityInstantTarget player draws four cards. Little things like morals shouldn't hinder one's ambition. |
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Pay No HeedInstantPrevent all damage a source of your choice would deal this turn. "Inhale life. Exhale pain." |
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PlummetInstantDestroy target creature with flying. "Let nothing own the skies but the wind." |
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QuickenInstantThe next sorcery card you cast this turn can be cast as though it had flash. (It can be cast any time you could cast an instant.) A skilled Izzet chronarch can carry out an epic vendetta between the fall of one hourglass grain and the next. |
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Ranger's GuileInstantTarget creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) In the remote corners of Kessig, protection is found in secret powers unknown to the Church of Avacyn. |
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Savage SummoningInstantSavage Summoning can't be countered.
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ShockInstantShock deals 2 damage to target creature or player. "The beauty of it is they never see it coming. Ever." |
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Show of ValorInstantTarget creature gets +2/+4 until end of turn. "Duty, honor, and valor are either in your heart or they are not. You will never know for certain until you are tested." |
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SilenceInstantYour opponents can't cast spells this turn. (Spells cast before this resolves are unaffected.) "Take a quiet moment to reflect on your sins." |
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SmeltInstantDestroy target artifact. "Looks like that wasn't darksteel after all." |
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Spell BlastInstantCounter target spell with converted mana cost X. (For example, if that spell's mana cost is , X is 5.)
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Thunder StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Lightning reflexes, thunderous might. |
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Vile RebirthInstantExile target creature card from a graveyard. Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield. "‘Here lies our beloved Gartu, the gentlest of all men.' Ooh, I love irony." |
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Volcanic GeyserInstantVolcanic Geyser deals X damage to target creature or player. "The mountain's fire surges beneath your feet, demanding release. Can you not feel it?" |
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Wild RicochetInstantYou may choose new targets for target instant or sorcery spell. Then copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. "I knew that trick long before your great-grandmother's great-grandmother was born." |
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WindstormInstantWindstorm deals X damage to each creature with flying. "We don't like interlopers and thieves cluttering our skies." |
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Wring FleshInstantTarget creature gets -3/-1 until end of turn. "Don't blame me. You're the one walking around with skin." |
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Advent of the WurmInstantPut a 5/5 green Wurm creature token with trample onto the battlefield. The consciousness of Mat'Selesnya does not always spread in peaceful ways. |
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Away (Far/Away)InstantTarget player sacrifices a creature.
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Burn (Turn/Burn)InstantBurn deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
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Crypt IncursionInstantExile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You gain 3 life for each card exiled this way. The Golgari maze-runner Varolz hungers to prove his fortitude in battle, and his trail of victims feeds other hungers. |
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DragonshiftInstantUntil end of turn, target creature you control becomes a 4/4 blue and red Dragon, loses all abilities, and gains flying.
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Far (Far/Away)InstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand.
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Fatal FumesInstantTarget creature gets -4/-2 until end of turn. Travelers in the undercity dread the horrors and assassins of the Dimir, but nearly as many die from more mundane hazards. |
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Loss (Profit/Loss)InstantCreatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.
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Mending TouchInstantRegenerate target creature. "The gift of life must be freely given. Anything less would diminish us all." |
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MindstaticInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . "It's always satisfying to stymie the best efforts of a rival, but the reactions of the Gruul are particularly amusing." |
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Mutant's PreyInstantTarget creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it fights target creature an opponent controls. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.) Every street corner is a hunting ground, every citizen potential prey. |
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Plasm CaptureInstantCounter target spell. At the beginning of your next precombat main phase, add X mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. "Everything serves a purpose. Even you." |
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Profit (Profit/Loss)InstantCreatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
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Protect (Protect/Serve)InstantTarget creature gets +2/+4 until end of turn.
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Punish the EnemyInstantPunish the Enemy deals 3 damage to target player and 3 damage to target creature. "When justice descends, the servant will burn with the master." |
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PutrefyInstantDestroy target artifact or creature. It can't be regenerated. "All matter, animate or not, rots when exposed to time. We merely speed up the process." |
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Ready (Ready/Willing)InstantCreatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. Untap each creature you control.
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Render SilentInstantCounter target spell. Its controller can't cast spells this turn. "We have confiscated your spells as evidence. Once we conclude our investigation, you may petition to have them returned." |
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Renounce the GuildsInstantEach player sacrifices a multicolored permanent. "Scores will die in the name of peace. That is what you call compromise?" |
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Restore the PeaceInstantReturn each creature that dealt damage this turn to its owner's hand. "You can always count on the Azorius to ruin a party." |
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Riot ControlInstantYou gain 1 life for each creature your opponents control. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn. "Ravnicans need order. If they don't have it, we shall bring it to them." |
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Serve (Protect/Serve)InstantTarget creature gets -6/-0 until end of turn.
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ShowstopperInstantUntil end of turn, creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to target creature an opponent controls." The audience quickly realized a few things: it wasn't a magic trick, there wasn't candy in there, and they'd need new clothes. |
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Tear (Wear/Tear)InstantDestroy target enchantment.
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Turn (Turn/Burn)InstantTarget creature loses all abilities and becomes a 0/1 red Weird until end of turn.
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Warleader's HelixInstantWarleader's Helix deals 4 damage to target creature or player and you gain 4 life. "There is no time to remedy our enemies' ignorance. Blast it out of them." |
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Warped PhysiqueInstantTarget creature gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand. The Gruul seek unbounded strength. The Dimir deliver cruel irony. |
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Weapon SurgeInstantTarget creature you control gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
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Wear (Wear/Tear)InstantDestroy target artifact.
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Willing (Ready/Willing)InstantCreatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.
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Aerial ManeuverInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying and first strike until end of turn. "When you put all of yourself into an attack, without fear or hesitation, in that instant you may attain greatness."
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Arrows of JusticeInstantArrows of Justice deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. Archers from the Horizon Military Academy hone their skills by targeting pickpockets blocks away. |
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Aurelia's FuryInstantAurelia's Fury deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures and/or players. Tap each creature dealt damage this way. Players dealt damage this way can't cast noncreature spells this turn.
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ÆtherizeInstantReturn all attacking creatures to their owner's hand. "You can come back once you've learned some manners-and figured out how to reconstitute your physical forms." |
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Beckon ApparitionInstantExile target card from a graveyard. Put a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield. When a graveyard is full, the gwyllions rattle the tombs and unleash the spirits into the sky. |
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Biomass MutationInstantCreatures you control become X/X until end of turn. "A regression to ancient forms? A glimpse of future evolutions? Or a fleeting alteration of the present?"
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BioshiftInstantMove any number of +1/+1 counters from target creature onto another target creature with the same controller. "It's all right if you change your mind. There's always a chance we can rearrange parts later."
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Boros CharmInstantChoose one - Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player; or permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn; or target creature gains double strike until end of turn. "Practice compassion and mercy. But know when they must end."
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Burst of StrengthInstantPut a +1/+1 counter on target creature and untap it. "Our fight is not about territory or revenge. It is about freedom, plain and simple."
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Devour FleshInstantTarget player sacrifices a creature, then gains life equal to that creature's toughness. His twisted mind concluded that if he was what he ate, and he wanted to stay human, . . . |
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Dimir CharmInstantChoose one - Counter target sorcery spell; or destroy target creature with power 2 or less; or look at the top three cards of target player's library, then put one back and the rest into that player's graveyard. "Dangerous to recognize. Deadly not to."
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Executioner's SwingInstantTarget creature that dealt damage this turn gets -5/-5 until end of turn. "The contract specified an appendage for a missed payment. Read the fine print: the head is an appendage." |
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Furious ResistanceInstantTarget blocking creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. "At least the Gateless rebels have ideals. Rakdos just mocks, defiles, and kills all we hold dear."
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GridlockInstantTap X target nonland permanents. "One tiny peg pulled from a single wagon wheel, and an entire district grinds to a halt."
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Grisly SpectacleInstantDestroy target nonartifact creature. Its controller puts a number of cards equal to that creature's power from the top of his or her library into his or her graveyard. "Watch people flock to a murder scene. Then tell me we're not all a little sick in the head."
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Gruul CharmInstantChoose one - Creatures without flying can't block this turn; or gain control of all permanents you own; or Gruul Charm deals 3 damage to each creature with flying. "Not Gruul? Then die!"
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HindervinesInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures with no +1/+1 counters on them. "Woodlands and laws. Both grow faster than the Azorius's ability to manage them."
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Homing LightningInstantHoming Lightning deals 4 damage to target creature and each other creature with the same name as that creature. "I see countless worlds. What makes them think I can't find them in just one?"
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HydroformInstantTarget land becomes a 3/3 Elemental creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land. "While the sea may be our home, the sky is our destiny."
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Killing GlareInstantDestroy target creature with power X or less. A casual glance into a dark corner may be your last. |
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Martial GloryInstantTarget creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. "Yes, Boros tactics are unparalleled. But when your comrades are dying around you, inner strength must carry the day."
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Massive RaidInstantMassive Raid deals damage to target creature or player equal to the number of creatures you control. "The Boros lack vision. Give them a convenient scapegoat and they'll be blind to the true threats."
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Mystic GenesisInstantCounter target spell. Put an X/X green Ooze creature token onto the battlefield, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. "The Simic can grow anything out of a puddle of sludge. I just hope they never join forces with the Golgari."
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NaturalizeInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. "When your cities and trinkets crumble, only nature will remain." |
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Orzhov CharmInstantChoose one - Return target creature you control and all Auras you control attached to it to their owner's hand; or destroy target creature and you lose life equal to its toughness; or return target creature card with converted mana cost 1 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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Pit FightInstantTarget creature you control fights another target creature. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.) "All the coins in Ravnica can't save his soul now."
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Predator's RapportInstantChoose target creature you control. You gain life equal to that creature's power plus its toughness. "Other guilds say the Gruul are savages, no better than the beasts we live with. I say we've found friends who won't stab us in the back."
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Psychic StrikeInstantCounter target spell. Its controller puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard. Until more information could be gleaned about Niv-Mizzet's intentions, Lazav took every opportunity to stall his experiments. |
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Rapid HybridizationInstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller puts a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token onto the battlefield. "We've merged your life essence with that of several creatures at once. You're welcome."
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Scatter ArcInstantCounter target noncreature spell. "Should your chosen emissary be able to fluctuate triharmonic pentodes, however unlikely, I shall shunt excess negavolt radicals." |
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Shattering BlowInstantExile target artifact. "Aurelia seems too eager to solve her problems by delivering them to oblivion."
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