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Chapter 1, Xanth

• Bink is a resident of the magical realm of Xanth, a place where all residents, common objects and plants have unexpected properties or abilities.

• Bink watches a chameleon lizard change into a multitude of shapes to protect itself from natural enemies.

• When the Chameleon glares at Bink in Basilisk form to frighten Bink, the Chameleon falls prey to a silent moth hawk.

• Bink is one month away from his twenty-fifth birthday.

• Physically, Bink is strong, smart and handsome, however this isn't enough to keep him in Xanth, as he must possess a magic talent, and as far as he knows, he has none.

• If he doesn't produce a talent before his twenty-fifth birthday, he will be banished from Xanth to the drear unmagical realm beyond Xanth.

• Bink's lack of talent also makes him a target for local pranksters and troublemakers.

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• On the way to Lookout Rock...

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