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Situation 14

During my initial bottling I felt as if my head was splitting into a million pieces, with tingling feelings elsewhere. I now realise that it was my brain breaking loose from the confines of my skull and spreading throughout my entire (and vaporised) body, which is a permanent effect. The upside? It made my brain more efficient, which accounts for my ability to cast complicated spells without breaking a sweat.