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1. What competition does Machiavelli note needing to worry about in his attempts to bid for the Japanese masks at auction?

While bidding for Japanese masks at auction, Machiavelli notes needing to worry about five other bidders. They are two collectors, a royal, an actor, and an antiques dealer.

2. What reasons does Machiavelli have for jealousy of Dee?

Machiavelli has a petty reason to be jealous of Dee. Dee is younger than he by some decades, and he looks younger than Machiavelli does.

3. How does Flamel define leygates to Josh?

Flamel defines leygates to Josh as the intersection of ley lines, lines of power crossing the globe. He notes that they permit instant travel across the planet at need.

4. Flamel expresses confusion that Sacré-Coeur is closed when he, Scathach, and the Newman twins arrive there. What reason does Sophie note for the closure?

Sophie notes that Sacré-Coeur being closed when she, Josh, Flamel, and Scathach arrive is a result of the hour of their arrival. They emerge into the church at four in the morning.

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