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The Mirror of Oversight was a magical mirror located at [[Unseen University]]. It was mentioned in {{TLF}} as a scrying device used by several senior wizards to attempt to locate [[Rincewind]]. One wizard tried just the Mirror, and another (in an attempt to out-fail the others) tried this Mirror, the Runes of M'haw, and the entrails of a manicreach to find Rincewind. Both failed, and no other wizard who used different methods succeeded. This was a symptom of the beginning of the failure of [[magic]] across the [[Disc]], as [[Great A'Tuin]] neared the Red Star.

Given the name of the Mirror, one might suspect that it was originally built by a [[Wizard]] to keep an eye on lesser wizards in his order. Probably a good idea, given the traditional method of promotion for lower ranking wizards (that is, killing all the higher ranked wizards).

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