I do shodo magic, Dali said. ...

I do shodo magic, Dali said. I curse through calligraphy. I have to write the curse out on a piece of paper and I can’t move while I do it. One smudge, and I might kill the lot of us. Oh good. But don’t worry. Dali waved her arms. It’s so precise, it usually doesn’t work at all. Better and better.
I do shodo magic, Dali said. I curse through calligraphy. I have to write the curse out on a piece of paper and I can’t move while I do it. One smudge, and I might kill the lot of us. Oh good. But don’t worry. Dali waved her arms. It’s so precise, it usually doesn’t work at all. Better and better.
 Ilona Andrews

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