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"In the simplest terms, the spirits like making their own rules; like a Lion-Turtle appearing out of nowhere and showing me how to energy-bend."

"Fair point," Katara conceded.

"While separate, the two realms are still connected. If you're seriously injured in the Spirit World, even though you're not here physically, your body can still suffer the effect of that injury in the physical world. Likewise, if your body was to suffer a catastrophic injury while your spirit was in the Spirit World-"

"Your spirit could become lost, permanently separated from your body and you'd die."

Aang nodded, his face grim.