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spell base is a basic spell idea from which one may weave variants
dependent upon one's knowledge and talent. There is a classic spell base
called, simply, "Pain." Alone, it does little; causes an itch. A little
additional skill, and it can cause great discomfort. With the knowledge
base that comes from being a full mage, one can use it to kill with some
effort, although it is an uncomfortable way to die and there are more
efficient ways to kill someone magically, like "Sleep" and a slitting of
throats.
I was surprised to find that nobody had ever thought to create a base
for "Pleasure." Bases are very simple to use, but hard to construct. I
was determined to figure out the base for pleasure. I took notes
obsessively. And, to be honest, when it was discovered among the man-
shaped males of the Megassi what I was, a few were willing to help my
experiments.
The other major thrust of my research was to be able to construct a
method for visualizing that which shapes a being. I reasoned, and found
confirmation, that all things that live grow into their shape by some
unseen mechanism. I was dete
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