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    MAGIC WORDS

    Mar 27, 2020 2 minutes
    Written by Dee Dee Chainey

    any people believe in the inherent ability of words to influence the world around us, yet not just any words do this: incantations are magical formulae, said with a specific tone and rhyme. The word ‘incantation’ comes from the Latin incantare, meaning ‘to chant

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