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"The Elements Combined"

The book closed with a snap. Tossing it to the side on a stack of three others, the magician's brow furrowed. The four accounts he had read all pointed to the flaws inherent in trying to bring the unreal into being. Using single elemental forces clearly did not work beyond a certain point. After all, why bother to construct your perfect partner if he would not survive beyond the first touch. A elemental master performed each of the prior castings. Surely, if it could be done, they would have succeeded.

His eyes grew unfocused as he chased down a random thought. Hands idly played with the books before him, spreading them out and rearranging. The elusive though came to heel and the magician's eyes widened and snapped back to the books before him. Earth, water, air and fire lay in a row before him. His mind raced through complicated calculations and spells.

The magician shot to his feet in exaltation. It could work! If he used all of the elements, he might just have his wish: the perfect partner. He raced from his library down to his storeroom. The supplies he needed were all there, miraculously. His arms waved and pouches, vials, bundles and pots flew from the shelves as he ran outside. The various containers followed him, a beelike swarm.

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