I warn you, the boy went on. I am a magician of great power. I control…

Jonathan Stroud
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I warn you, the boy went on. I am a magician of great power. I control many terrifying entities. This being you see before you - here I rolled my shoulders back and puffed my chest up menacingly - is but the meanest and least impressive of my slaves. Here I slumped my shoulders and stuck my stomach out. ✨ The Golem's Eye. Book by Jonathan Stroud, January 1, 2004.
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