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. The
goblin caught his breath, not daring to make a sound and
reveal himself. He had never seen magic before; either, and
the sight of it frightened him as much as it excited and
fascinated him.
The elf's fingers began a slow, waving dance around
the ball, and the ball responded by moving from one hand
to the other, swaying back and forth. In a moment, the ball
divided into two balls of equal size, then each ball divided
again and there were four, then eight, each rolling to the
rhythm of the elf's hands. By the faint, mobile light, the
goblin could see the kender's eyes shining.
The elf's hands moved, altering the pattern. The eight
blue balls began to chase each other in a small circle,
changing colors from blue to violet, then to red, orange,
yellow, green, and blue again. The balls began to change
colors out of sequence with each other, whirling around
between the elf's outspread fingers as he manipulated their
magical essence. They formed an oval pattern in the air,
chasing each other faster and faster, until they were a
single, unbroken cord of golden light that gyrated like a
coin rolling on its edge in a tight circle, just before falling
flat.
The elf's lips pursed, concentrating on the pattern
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