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Long ago and but now are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Long ago" instead an adverb phrase "But now".

Long ago adverb - Of the distant or comparatively distant past.

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But now and long ago are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "But now" instead an adverb phrase "Long ago".

We also learn that he long ago sealed away all the other demons and deprived them of the right to meddle in Man's affairs, but now they are back and aren't leaving without a fight.

Source: God
Skye: Not long ago I would have dumped ESP in the aliens-and-portals-are-for-crazy-people pile, but now...

Source: Arbitrary Skepticism
She needs his help — long ago, she helped to seal the evil spirit Balasar, trapping herself along with him, but now Balasar is on the verge of breaking free.

Source: Video Game / Lost Winds

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