[quote=@Magnanimity]
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The nature of the thing is to consume, definitely. But in the end, magic is energy, and energy is physical. Just on the surface, I wouldn’t be surprised if  one of our own surgeons couldn’t figure out how to deal with it.
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Indeed. And therefore, an approach to this kind of challenge, usually involves more than just your plain old classic surgery...