"I would say that I would do something about that but using magic to make people miserable is always a bad idea," Adam said, grinning at her. "It usually backfires and you end up worse off than you were before you started."
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"I would say that I would do something about that but using magic to make people miserable is always a bad idea," Adam said, grinning at her. "It usually backfires and you end up worse off than you were before you started."