Explanation of The Novel's Title
The title refers to one of the characters, Chameleon, who constantly changes along a wide spectrum, her intelligence being inversely proportional to her beauty. When she is beautiful, she is innocently stupid. When she is ugly, she is incredibly intelligent. Chameleon searches for a spell to stop her involuntary transformations which follow the phases of the moon, seeking a medium position, of average looks and average intelligence.
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