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"Hold on a few minutes," you tell Salt. "I just need to make a call."

"Sure," he says. "Take your time."

You call MetaHuman and speak to Claudette Byron. The overall verdict is that a high-tech replica of the flask can be created—but there's no way to simulate the presence of a jinni under lab conditions, so you can't be sure that it will be 100 percent effective. If you choose to go that route, you'll just have to have faith in the competence of your research team.