At 11:11 PM 9/27/96 +0200, Sebastian disagreed:

On Thu, 26 Sep 1996 20:53:50 -0700 Adam Barnes said:

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: Let me explain. Akane asked to see a future, not where she, Ukyo,
: Kodachi, Shampoo, etc. found happiness, but "where each of us does find
: happiness, where we found a solution!". Basically, this could be
: interpreted as EVERYONE finding happiness, meaning the entire five plus
: billion population of the planet! This would be a little beyond the
: mirrors capabilities, so no wonder it broke!

Nah, we're dealing with *magic* here, not a computer.  The mirror
does not go by the *words* she says, but by her meaning.  Like all
magic implements, it would probably interpret her meaning in the
worst possible way, but it would not misunderstand her intention.

        He *does* have a point though...the mirror could have been
interpreting it that way.  Why not?  If it was easy to use magic, there
would be no problems and no stories to tell.  Reminds me of some
stories I've read where people didn't phrase their wishes right...and
got something different from what they expected or wanted...which
tells you not only to be careful what you wish for, but how you
state your wish.

Sebastian
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