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have ever existed—”
    “Cool,” Will said. 
    The voice stopped.
    “Hello?”
    “Are you finished with your interruption?” the book asked.
    “Geez. Sorry.”
    The book continued, skipping past the introduction. “Section One: The History of the Magi Faith Arts...” 
    The book cleared its throat. 
    “When Pugian was first created the King of All set up the systems all of Baru is governed by to this day. One of those systems is called Al’Dun— Al’Dunim—  Al’Dun`amis .” The book had trouble pronouncing the last word. It did it’s best (which was far from correct), then said, “Today we simply call it  The Arts of the Magi Faith . The early history of our world, including the first instances of Magic, from the first song ever sung and the first cloak ever worn, are recorded in the single volume, The  Collected History of Bar u.”
    The narrator paused. Will heard pages flipping.
    “Section Two,” the book said after the pages stopped. “The Proper Use of Magi—”
    “Wait, that’s all?” Will asked. “Section one looks a lot bigger than that.”
    “We don’t have that much time,  now do we ?” said the book matter of factly. “Now, as I was saying...”
    Will mockingly mimicked the  now as I was saying  part.
    “Section Two: The Proper Use of Magic.
    “The most important rule for the Magi is that power should only be used to right wrongs that haven’t happened yet. The urge to change the past can cause a Magi to loose his mind, and using magic for selfish gain at the cost of others is nothing more than setting a trap for yourself.”
    Here, another voice, more high pitched than the first (if that was even possible), began speaking, and a balding man’s torso (except with a head) appeared - complete with a name tag that read  Lord Patrooni .
    “The greatest enemy is often yourself,” Lord Patrooni said. “And, one should always know his enemy well enough to know the motive for his enemies actions.”
    Lord Patrooni faded into the blue, looking quite proud he was being quoted. The grouchy voice returned. 
    “The danger of using magic in wrong motivation is immense because of its strong ability to corrupt.”
    At this point scenes (like a movie) began to show in the fog. These were not read, but re-enacted by not so good actors. Each story featured a Magi, or Dragon, or Princess that decided to use magic for their own purposes. Every single one ended with bad things happening to innocent people and even worse things happening to the one who misused magic. Some of the stories were hard to watch.
    Once the actors bowed out and disappeared Will heard a small commotion coming from within the book.
    “Yes, yes, I understand that, but I think it better if I take it from here,” a different voice said.
    There was a small protest, but then the first voice agreed. “If that is what you think is best Professor.”
    “I do.”
    “Section three is titled, ‘The Carrier,’” the new voice said. This voice made Will sit up and pay closer attention. It was older, with a British accent, and sounded more gentle and dignified (much unlike the previous story teller who had sounded like his nose was stopped up and stuck up in the air).
    “As you read stories of magic you will find it is always kept in a staff, or wand, or ring, or other inanimate object. This is for the world’s protection. If a magi turns evil the authorities must have a way to take his power away. Therefore, magi are powerless apart from their carriers.
    “The carrier cannot be a person, as that would be much too dangerous. It cannot be an animal, because that can turn cruel and the death of the animal would end the magic. Instead, it must be some object the person cares much for. Therefore, the only types of objects able to be used are ones which hold memories the magi wants to keep."
    The new narrator stopped.
    “Do you have any questions William?” he asked.
    “No, sir—I mean Professor,” Will