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Card #c267IR // #c267Synthesis

Quickly he had drawn more of the One Power than he could channel unaided; his skin felt as if it were aflame.

— In our words · Source: The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)

[Use when]

Use when a system lets users pull more capability than their controls can hold.

[Why it matters]

Power without capacity is injury — the limiter is the body, not the source.

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