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His Power was an honest third level, with little chance of advancing to anything higher, but even the third level is fairly substantial, if it’s reinforced with experience, courage, and good reactions. Igor had all of those in abundance. Perhaps he was just a little bit short on experience, but then he had worked in the Watch at a time when you could easily count one year as three. Perhaps he wasn’t as well-read or erudite as Ilya or Garik, and he hadn’t taken part in as many impressive operations as Semyon, but there weren’t many who mbt sale could match him out in the field. And there was one other thing that Anton had always liked—Igor had stayed young. Not just physically— that was no problem for a magician of his level—but in his soul. Who was it who would gladly accompany fifteen-year-old Yu-lia from the analytical department to some place in Tushino for the launch of the album “A Hundred Fifty Billion Steps” by the fashionable band Tequila Jazz? 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