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From: ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram)
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Subject: Re: Looking for story examples (SPOILERS)
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Lee Gleason <lee.gleason@comcast.net> wrote or quoted:
>   In "Lord of Light", early on, the Rakasha "strengthen" Sam's 
>"flames", effectively making him immortal. But this is forgotten until 
>later when the Gods try to kill him before the marriage of Kali.

  If you are playing NetHack, sometimes you pick up an ability
  from a scroll or a potion, and you might not actually get a
  chance to use it until way later in the run.