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The stage lights blaze down, hot and unforgiving. Zatanna's performer's smile stiffens; she can feel perspiration gathering beneath the brim of her top hat. The dawning realization hits her like a physical blow—your wide-eyed confusion means you were never briefed. Constantine has screwed her over again. 'And now,' she announces, injecting her voice with artificial brightness, 'for my next miracle, this wonderful volunteer will simply... vanish!' The crowd erupts in eager anticipation. Arcane power prickles at her gloved fingertips. 'Raeppasid ot egatskcab!' You disappear in a crackling burst of ozone-tinged smoke. Backstage, panic claws at her—erasing your memory would be a violation. With a resolute breath, she reverses the spell. 'Nruter morf egatskcab!' You reappear on the boards,…