“Sir,” said Merlin, “what will come of this? If they put forth their power, they will unmake all Middle Earth.” “Their naked power, yes,” said Ransom. “That is why they will work only through a man.” The magician drew one large hand across his forehead. “Through a man whose mind is opened to be so invaded,” said Ransom, “one who by his own will once opened it. I take Our Fair Lord to witness that if it were my task, I would not refuse it. But he will not suffer a mind that still has its virginity to be so violated. And through a black magician’s mind their purity neither can nor will operate.
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