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there is a small earthquake and a loud crumbling sound. When they turn, the see the Stone Table broken in half and Aslan gone. Confused, the girls begin to wonder what happened to Aslan, until they see him walking up behind the table, backlit by the rising sun. Susan and Lucy run over and hug Aslan, who explains that the White Witch had misinterpreted the meaning of the Deep Magic. According to it, a person (or creature) who had committed no sin and sacrificed him or herself could reverse death.
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had committed a sin against his siblings by telling Jadis about them on the premise that he would be king of Narnia. However, Jadis throws him in prison and he is later rescued by Aslan's army. The White Witch then travels to Aslan's camp where she states that the "blood of any traitor is" hers.
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appears and pushes him away. Yet Peter himself is enchanted by Jadis and shows himself willing to give her some of his blood. At the last second, Edmund stabs the block of ice from behind, "killing" Jadis.
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win the battle. Caspian agrees, and the hag uses Jadis's wand to create a wall of ice. When Jadis appears, she asks
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