The Importance of Emotion in the Birth of New Powers

No one actually knows how these things work. There's always been plenty of theories, and over a century or two, you do start to get an intuitive feel for it. When is a new power born? Well, when does it feel like its birth would be right? Or perhaps there's a ritual. If it feels right to enact some sort of birthing ceremony, some apocalyptic midwifery. And how close is it, do you think? Peter thinks very close, indeed, what, with all the current hubbub? I'm inclined to agree. You don't sound worried because we disagree on exactly how bad it will be. It's all a matter of perspective, you

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