Chapter 101: Magnetize
v. to exert an attracting or compelling influence upon.
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"What's that in your hands, Gaara?" finally asked Baki, and Kagome froze. She had not wanted Baki to find out about that. She trusted the man with her life but she did not yet trust him with her secrets.
"A seal," the boy answered, and the pervious standoff seemed to have been forgotten as Baki got that curious light in his eyes. Kagome tensed further.
"I have not seen a seal like this before," said Baki as he turned the thin rice paper around in his hands. His calloused fingers traced the inked lines, as if mesmerized by its details.
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