As Richard finds out, he also covets a more secret passion -- preserving the history of magic for future generations.

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Beyond Artorias lies the lost Oolacile Township, a stone city similar to the Undead Burg, full of winding stairways and secret doors only accessible with certain magic, draped in ivy and moss.

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Democrats and the AFL-CIO are hoping that if they dump the unpopular secret ballot ban from card check, they can get to their magic number of 60 Senators.

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His novel The Secret Of Crickley Hall was adapted for television and broadcast on BBC One in December, while The Magic Cottage was dramatised for BBC Radio 4.

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