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Old 06-29-2013, 08:53 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by VydorScope View Post
In this case, the speaker is warning someone about being attacked by a bad thing. So the conversation is something like (I am still crafting it, so this is really rough)

"Remember they're weakest against fire, and <for god's sake> don't let them touch you!"

It's that phrase I am trying to fit with a character whose background is a world with many active gods.
For something that wouldn't sound forced to modern ears (well, mine, at least), how about

"Remember they're weakest against fire, and by all that's holy, don't let them touch you!"
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