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"Hold the handle tight.
Tilt the blade slightly.
Use the strength from your arm to control the knife.
Don't rely on your wrist. It may get locked and freeze up.
Make sure you slice on the same position, otherwise you will waste energy starting over again."
"Can't I just use magic?"
"Really? Magic is why you are in this mess. You want to use it again?"
I give her a reluctant no.
You don't fix magic with magic.
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Mermaids & Land (Dark Fairytale Retelling)
Short Story"Take this," the silver of the knife glints in the moonlight, "you will have to slice his throat before midnight." °°° She had seen him on a ship. Hair flying majestically, eyes glinting with the ocean and crown hanging from a rope tied to his pants...
