Escape to a land far, far away, have a kiss to break the magical spell and live happily ever after.

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Suddenly, however, the saga takes a sharp turn into witchery, wishes and a magical spell a notably confusing spell prompted by vague plotting and "Brave" becomes a story not of a rebellious daughter but of the bonds between daughter and mother in magical circumstances.

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"We just entered someone's magical little kingdom for a spell, " Canning says.

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Using the Witch's own spell, she frees herself, and Hansel, from the magical bonds.

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