not a bad first chapter. Can i make a suggestion? Stupid question."Although it appeared to be a dictionary at first glance, the words it listed were not words at all. The book was filled with strange expressions: words of power. It was a spell book." don't just say "It was a spell book." it sounds childish and and interrupts the flow of the story. you have several other instances like that throughout the chapter, and i really suggest you go back and change them. as i said, it interrupts the flow and sounds childish.

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