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Conjuring? Will, let's be realistic here, okay? Your basic spells are usually only about 50-50.
— Buffy ‧ Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Faced with a suggestion to conjure, the speaker responds with a deadpan reality check. Calling ordinary spells only about even odds turns magic into a coin toss, gently deflating the confidence of the person proposing it and urging a more sober look at the risk.
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