Modern Magic: Volume 1 Chapter 1 - Revision history

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Chapter 1: Code

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	Koyomi gazed up at Ginza 3rd district's narrow sky as she walked.		Koyomi gazed up at Ginza 3rd district's narrow sky as she walked.

	Bathed in the light of evening, an army of tall buildings towered over their surroundings. Sunlight reflecting off windowpanes dyed the surrounding pedestrians an orange ~~colour~~. With everyone hurrying about there business, here and there a sniffle from the cold, the atmosphere somehow clashed with the light sound of the jingle bells.		Bathed in the light of evening, an army of tall buildings towered over their surroundings. Sunlight reflecting off windowpanes dyed the surrounding pedestrians an orange color. With everyone hurrying about there business, here and there a sniffle from the cold, the atmosphere somehow clashed with the light sound of the jingle bells.

	A stinging wind blew past the hem of her skirt.		A stinging wind blew past the hem of her skirt.
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	Bumping into things; tripping over empty air; these were common occurrences for Koyomi. Up until she turned 15 that year, she was never without a band-aid.		Bumping into things; tripping over empty air; these were common occurrences for Koyomi. Up until she turned 15 that year, she was never without a band-aid.

	In fact, the way she found this letter of invitation was by crashing into the pile of papers. How is it possible to run into something that doesn't move? ~~Her~~ mother who was helping her clean~~, however,~~ didn't even twitch.		In fact, the way she found this letter of invitation was by crashing into the pile of papers. How is it possible to run into something that doesn't move? However, her mother who was helping her clean didn't even twitch.

	Each time Koyomi hit her head, she would think that she must have a shortage of those nerves that control motion.		Each time Koyomi hit her head, she would think that she must have a shortage of those nerves that control motion.

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Thurhame at 01:44, 8 June 2010

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	"Is that expensive for a tuition fee?"		"Is that expensive for a tuition fee?"

	"Tuition?"		"Huh? Tuition?"

	"Sis, this girl has somehow got the mistaken impression that this is a school or something."		"Sis, this girl has somehow got the mistaken impression that this is a school or something," Soshiro said in a sarcastic tone, leaning on the ivy-entwined gatepost.

			"So, this isn't a school? Er, here, I came because of this..."

			The woman took the letter of invitation Koyomi was nervously holding out over the fence. Holding it up to the red evening light, she squinted at it.

			In the middle of the paper, a mesh of thin red lines, like blood vessels, became visible.

			"This... this code is probably Great-Grandfather's."

			"'Code'? ...What's that?"

			"There are spells woven into this watermark. Amazing; this was probably printed in the Meiji era<ref>The Meiji era is the period 1868-1912</ref>, but even after all this time the paper hasn't aged at all."

			Come to think of it, Koyomi remembered that the papers it had been bundled with were all worn out to the point where they might crumble if one touched them.

			"I don't really understand, but is this 'code' you mentioned by any chance sort of the source of the magic?"

			"In a nutshell, yes, you could say that."

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Thurhame at 18:44, 6 June 2010

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 "This from the person who doesn't get out of bed until nearly sunset?"
-"Is it ok to say such things? Your departed father and mother will be sad too."
+"Is it ok to say such things? Your father and mother in heaven will be sad too."
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	"Is it ok to say such things? Your departed father and mother will be sad too."		"Is it ok to say such things? Your departed father and mother will be sad too."

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	Each time Koyomi hit her head, she would think that she must have a shortage of those nerves that control motion.		Each time Koyomi hit her head, she would think that she must have a shortage of those nerves that control motion.

	Maybe, it was because she hit her head so often that she was short for her age? Also, that her chest was still flat, that she had a small nose, her unruly hair, her thick eyebrows, the fact that she was mistaken for an elementary school student when not wearing her uniform...		Maybe, it was because she hit her head so often that she was short for her age? Also, that her chest was still flat, that she had a small nose, her unruly hair, her thick eyebrows, the fact that she was mistaken for an elementary school student when not wearing her uniform...
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	The high school uniform didn't really suit the girl reflected in the ~~nearby~~ display ~~window~~.		The high school uniform didn't really suit the girl reflected in the display windows.

	Koyomi was 146cm tall. Her shoe size was 25 cm. Her "three sizes" were something she tried to avoid thinking about as much as possible. Not because she was fat; however, her short stature made it impossible for her to look slim. This, combined with the fact that she would be in her second year of senior high school next year and still looked like an elementary school student borrowing her older sister's uniform, caused her no end of frustration.		Koyomi was 146cm tall. Her shoe size was 25 cm. Her "three sizes" were something she tried to avoid thinking about as much as possible. Not because she was fat; however, her short stature made it impossible for her to look slim. This, combined with the fact that she would be in her second year of senior high school next year and still looked like an elementary school student borrowing her older sister's uniform, caused her no end of frustration.
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	However, no matter how many times she looked, the address refused to change. It seemed the house in front of her really was a school of wizardry.		However, no matter how many times she looked, the address refused to change. It seemed the house in front of her really was a school of wizardry.

	She wasn't good with ghosts, slugs and other things with no feet. ~~(TN:~~ Japanese ghosts ~~don't have~~ feet.) Dead fish, with their scary eyes, were also not her strong point. Caterpillars, on the other hand, she disliked because they had way too many feet. Thus...		She wasn't good with ghosts, slugs and other things with no feet.<ref>Japanese ghosts, called Yurei[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%ABrei], are generally portrayed without feet.</ref> Dead fish, with their scary eyes, were also not her strong point. Caterpillars, on the other hand, she disliked because they had way too many feet. Thus...

	"Well, for today, just discovering where it is is pretty good!" Koyomi decided, pumping her fist and turning around to head home.		"Well, for today, just discovering where it is is pretty good!" Koyomi decided, pumping her fist and turning around to head home.
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	"I'm not saying that."		"I'm not saying that."

	"Then, I want to see you bend a spoon.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_bending]"		"Then, I want to see you bend a spoon.<ref>Spoon bending is a common symbol of psychic/paranormal abilities.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_bending]</ref>"

	"Spoons don't have anything to do with this!"		"Spoons don't have anything to do with this!"
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	Nervously, she turned towards the sound. Beside her, the boy was wearing an expression like half the world's troubles had fallen on him.		Nervously, she turned towards the sound. Beside her, the boy was wearing an expression like half the world's troubles had fallen on him.

	One side of the large gate had been pushed open, and standing there was a tall woman wearing only a wrinkled cotton shirt. She didn't seem to care that her thighs protruded from underneath the hem of the shirt. Except for a pair of black mules[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule_%28footwear%29], she wore nothing from her feet to about the height of Koyomi's stomach.		One side of the large gate had been pushed open, and standing there was a tall woman wearing only a wrinkled cotton shirt. She didn't seem to care that her thighs protruded from underneath the hem of the shirt. Except for a pair of black mules<ref>Mules are a kind of women's footwear without heels.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule_%28footwear%29]</ref>, she wore nothing from her feet to about the height of Koyomi's stomach.

			Apparently, this woman with looks designed to send shivers up any man's spine was the proprietor of the place. A pair of glasses that would not have looked out of place in an antique shop hid her mannequin-like face. In the middle of her voluptuous chest hung a jet black object reflecting no light, an amulet in the shape of a perfect square, as if it had been drawn with a set square<ref>A set square is similar to a straight edge, but used for making right angles.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_square]</ref>. In the midst of a world full of natural color, only the place where this woman was standing seemed monotone. It was as if when God made her he forgot his colors and drew her in only one color of ink.

			With her shoes audibly scuffing the sidewalk, the woman walked towards Koyomi and the boy beside her. Her waist-length black hair swung at each step. Bathed in the light of evening, the waistline of her shirt seemed faintly transparent.

			Coming up to beside the fence, the woman said in a somewhat sleepy tone, "Soshiro, for the sake of appearance<ref>In Japan, public displays between couples (of affection or otherwise) are highly discouraged.</ref>, you might want to take your lovers' quarrel inside."

			"It's nothing like that," the boy, now identified as Soshiro, replied.

			"To see you finally bringing a friend home, and then come out to hear you breaking up with her... You make your sister so sad."

			"This from the person who doesn't get out of bed until nearly sunset?"

			"Is it ok to say such things? Your departed father and mother will be sad too."

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