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- This is kept as a closely-guarded secret by a select few - Vetinari, the Wizards, Margolotta, the Diamond King.
Source: WMG / Poison Oak Epileptic Trees -
The story begins with her friend Rubi calling her out to check out the previously-guarded prison that demon lord Jeh'oul is kept at.
Source: Video Game / Wings Of Vi -
Several classical civilizations, such as the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, used and kept closely guarded technology used in temples to trick worshipers into thinking it was the gods' doing.
Source: Clarke's Third Law
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