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** Seamus thinks (or at least claims) his powers derive from his lack of sex life. Then he meets [[OneTrueLove Mary]] at a convention, and begins sleeping with her... then finds out he can still ride unicorns and cast fireballs. Turns out it was actually his obsession with fantasy fiction and desire to do so that magically enabled his abilities.
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** The MagicallyBindingContract granting Virginia her powers specifies she will lose said powers if she ever [[ExactWords lies with a man.]] Did we mention Virginia is a lesbian?

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** Virginia can ride unicorns and cast spells, just because she's a virgin.
** [[{{Otaku}} Seamus O'Taku]] [[NerdsAreVirgins loves anime, manga, comic books, Star Trek, and video games, but has never slept with a girl]]. Because of the latter case, he can ride unicorns and cast spells.

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** Virginia can [[UnicornsPreferVirgins ride unicorns unicorns]] and cast spells, just because she's a virgin.
** [[{{Otaku}} Seamus O'Taku]] loves [[NerdsAreVirgins loves anime, manga, comic books, Star Trek, sci-fi shows, and video games, but has never slept with a girl]]. Because of the latter case, he can ride unicorns and cast spells.



** If he ever masturbates to a 2D girl, he will lose his powers.

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** If he ever masturbates [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbates]] to a [[PerverseSexualLust 2D girl, girl]], he will lose his powers.



** Virgina worships a virgin goddess,who only grants power to her disciples if they remain celibate.
** Virginia worships a god who will choose a virgin among his flock to give birth to a messiah someday, and gives his virgin followers immortality so they don't die out before that happens.

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** Virgina worships a virgin goddess,who goddess, who only grants power to her disciples if they remain celibate.
** Virginia worships a god who will choose a virgin among his flock to give birth to a messiah someday, and gives his virgin followers immortality {{immortality}} so they don't die out before that happens.



** Virginia is a virgin, but [[VillainSue otherwise impure]], or simply [[GoodIsNotNice not nice]].

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** Virginia is a virgin, virgin and thus is expected to have powers, but [[VillainSue it turns out that she's prevented from having powers by being otherwise impure]], impure, or simply [[GoodIsNotNice not nice]].



** The virgin power is actually a very impure form of magic - it is exploiting BloodMagic with their own blood as a supply of virgins blood without so much as needing to nick herself!

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** The virgin power is actually a very impure form of magic - it is exploiting BloodMagic with their own blood as a supply of virgins virgins' blood without so much as needing to nick herself!



** Virginity is incidental to the power. It depends upon a delicate symbiote which would die from any host illness. The virgin myth occurred because of power loss from non-obvious STDs or complications from pregnancy.

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** Virginity is incidental to the power. It depends upon a delicate symbiote which would die from any host illness. The virgin myth occurred because of power loss from non-obvious STDs [=STDs=] or complications from pregnancy.



** Because of that, Virginia is expected to be (and remain) "pure"

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** Because of that, Virginia is expected to be (and remain) "pure""pure", and powers come from whatever society considers pure, granting Virginia powers after all.



** Virgina worships a horny god who only wants hot virgins to serve him, and doesn't consider homosexual action to "count".

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** Virgina worships a horny god who only wants hot virgins to serve him, and [[DoubleStandard doesn't consider homosexual action to "count"."count"]].



** Seamus gets laid and loses his powers, but he wants them back. The PowersThatBe make a deal with him; in order to regain his virginity, he must go on a quest [[TakeThat to spend 1,000 hours playing]] ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', and ''VideoGame/HeartsOfIron''.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some virgins have special powers, other virgins do not. Some lose their powers with their virginity, others don't, still others gain, or switch, powers.
** The power may only be gained by virgins. However this is because it is always gained at birth, it is usually transferred at the birth of a firstborn daughter, barring a few wild cases when the mother apparently lacked the power. Virgin still actually fits in the archaic assumptions of 'not a mother or married and if she is then she is retired'.

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** Seamus gets laid and [[BroughtDownToNormal loses his powers, powers]], but he wants them back. The PowersThatBe make a deal with him; in order to regain his virginity, he must go on a quest [[TakeThat to spend 1,000 hours playing]] ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', and ''VideoGame/HeartsOfIron''.
playing video games]].
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Some virgins have special powers, other virgins do not. Some lose their powers with their virginity, others don't, still others gain, or switch, powers.
** The power may only be gained by virgins. However this is because it is always gained at birth, it birth. It is usually transferred at the birth of a firstborn daughter, barring a few wild cases when the mother apparently lacked the power. Virgin still actually fits in the archaic assumptions of 'not a mother or married and if she is then she is retired'.



* '''Discussed''': "What makes virgins so special, anyway?"
* '''Conversed''': "I dunno...maybe it's their rarity. Or their perceived purity. You know, like a diamond, or something".
* '''Implied''': Seamus' sex life was ambiguous, but his hobbies, as well as his powers, weren't.

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* '''Discussed''': "What makes virgins so special, anyway?"
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anyway?" "I dunno...maybe it's [[EveryoneHasLotsOfSex their rarity.rarity]]. Or their perceived purity. You know, like a diamond, or something".
* '''Implied''': '''Conversed''': "Is that character a virgin? Is that why she has powers?"
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Seamus' sex life was ambiguous, but his hobbies, as well as his powers, weren't.weren't.
** Either Virginia or Seamus has powers, and they're occasionally hinted to be asexual (turning down people's advances, being [[NoSell immune]] to sirens, etc.)
** Virginia has powers, and she's an unmarried woman in a society where premarital sex is heavily frowned upon.



** Seamus gains powers from his virginity... But because he's a bitter outcast, he gains ''dark'' powers. And his unicorn is ''not'' a pretty little pony, but an ebon steed with glowing red eyes and a jagged horn[[note]][[NerdsAreVirgins Unsurprisingly]], he's named it [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Sombra]][[/note]]. He's become the living embodiment of PureIsNotGood

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** Seamus gains powers from his virginity... But because he's a bitter outcast, he gains ''dark'' powers. And his unicorn is ''not'' a pretty little pony, but an ebon steed with [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes and a jagged horn[[note]][[NerdsAreVirgins Unsurprisingly]], he's named it [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Sombra]][[/note]]. horn]]. He's become the living embodiment of PureIsNotGoodPureIsNotGood.
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** Artificial insemination becomes a popular way to have children, [[LoopholeAbuse since it doesn't count as sex.]]
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** Seamus gets laid and loses his powers, but he wants them back. The PowersThatBe make a deal with him; in order to regain his virginity, he must go on a quest [[TakeThat to spend 1,000 hous playing]] ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', and ''VideoGame/HeartsOfIron''.

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** Seamus gets laid and loses his powers, but he wants them back. The PowersThatBe make a deal with him; in order to regain his virginity, he must go on a quest [[TakeThat to spend 1,000 hous hours playing]] ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', and ''VideoGame/HeartsOfIron''.
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** Virgina will undergo [[DiscardAndDraw have her powers change to a different form]] as she shifts in archetype.

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** Virgina will undergo [[DiscardAndDraw have having her powers change to a different form]] as she shifts in archetype.
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** Seamus gets laid and loses his powers, but he wants them back. ThePowersThatBe make a deal with him; in order to regain his virginity, he must go on a quest [[TakeThat to spend 1,000 hous playing]] ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', and ''VideoGame/HeartsOfIron''.

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** Seamus gets laid and loses his powers, but he wants them back. ThePowersThatBe The PowersThatBe make a deal with him; in order to regain his virginity, he must go on a quest [[TakeThat to spend 1,000 hous playing]] ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', and ''VideoGame/HeartsOfIron''.

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** Virgina worships a horny god who only wants hot virgins to serve him, and doesn't consider homosexual action to "count".



** Virgina worships a horny god who only wants hot virgins to serve him, and doesn't consider homosexual action to "count".

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** Virgina worships a horny god who only Seamus gets laid and loses his powers, but he wants hot virgins them back. ThePowersThatBe make a deal with him; in order to serve him, regain his virginity, he must go on a quest [[TakeThat to spend 1,000 hous playing]] ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', and doesn't consider homosexual action to "count".''VideoGame/HeartsOfIron''.

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** Virgina will undergo [[DiscardAndDraw have her powers change to a different form]] as she shifts in archetype.



** The virgin power is actually a very impure form of magic - it is exploiting BloodMagic with their own as a supply of virgins blood!

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** The virgin power is actually a very impure form of magic - it is exploiting BloodMagic with their own blood as a supply of virgins blood!blood without so much as needing to nick herself!



** Virginity is incidental to the power. It depends upon a delicate symbiote which would die from any host illness. The virgin myth occurred because of power loss from non-obvious STDs.

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** Virginity is incidental to the power. It depends upon a delicate symbiote which would die from any host illness. The virgin myth occurred because of power loss from non-obvious STDs.STDs or complications from pregnancy.
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* '''Invoked''': Virginia already was a {{Celibate Hero}}ine (or {{asexual}}) before acquiring her power. The person/entity that granted her the ability knew it would be easier for a person devoid of romantic/sexual interest to maintain this power.

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* '''Invoked''': Virginia already was a {{Celibate Hero}}ine (or {{asexual}}) asexual) before acquiring her power. The person/entity that granted her the ability knew it would be easier for a person devoid of romantic/sexual interest to maintain this power.
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** Virginia worships a god who will choose a virgin among his flock to give birth to a messiah someday, and gives his virgin followers immortality so they don't die out before that happens.


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** Virgina worships a horny god who only wants hot virgins to serve him, and doesn't consider homosexual action to "count".
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** The virgin power is actually very impure form of magic - it is exploiting BloodMagic with their own as a supply of virgins blood!

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** The virgin power is actually a very impure form of magic - it is exploiting BloodMagic with their own as a supply of virgins blood!



** The power may only be gained by virgins. However this is because it is always gained at it is usually transferred at the birth of a firstborn daughter, barring a few wild cases when the mother apparently lacked the power. Virgin still actually fits in the archaic assumptions of 'not a mother or married and if she is then she is retired'.

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** The power may only be gained by virgins. However this is because it is always gained at birth, it is usually transferred at the birth of a firstborn daughter, barring a few wild cases when the mother apparently lacked the power. Virgin still actually fits in the archaic assumptions of 'not a mother or married and if she is then she is retired'.
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** The power may only be gained by virgins. However this is because it is transferred gained at the birth of a firstborn daughter. Virgin still actually fits in the archaic assumptions of 'not a mother or married and if she is then she is retired'.

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** The power may only be gained by virgins. However this is because it is always gained at it is usually transferred gained at the birth of a firstborn daughter.daughter, barring a few wild cases when the mother apparently lacked the power. Virgin still actually fits in the archaic assumptions of 'not a mother or married and if she is then she is retired'.
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** Having sex is reauired for powers.

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** Having sex is reauired required for powers.

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** Virginity is incidental to tbe power. It depends upon a delicate symbiote which would die from any host illness. The virgin myth occured because of power loss from non-obvious STDs.

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** Virginity is incidental to tbe the power. It depends upon a delicate symbiote which would die from any host illness. The virgin myth occured occurred because of power loss from non-obvious STDs.


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** The power may only be gained by virgins. However this is because it is transferred gained at the birth of a firstborn daughter. Virgin still actually fits in the archaic assumptions of 'not a mother or married and if she is then she is retired'.
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** Having sex is reauired for powers.


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** Virginity is incidental to tbe power. It depends upon a delicate symbiote which would die from any host illness. The virgin myth occured because of power loss from non-obvious STDs.
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** See Entry #2. Also, no one knows why bullies are, in fact, ''afraid'' of Seamus.

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** See Entry #2. Also, no one knows why bullies are, in fact, ''afraid'' of Seamus.Seamus is desperately trying to get laid, and is dismayed when he ends up winning the SuperpowerLottery. (And his powers only grow more potent when he jacks off.)
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** The purity is actually ritual in nature - one can regain it by a year of celibacy and appropriate cleansing rituals.
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** Draco learns that Virginia's powers are dependent of her virginity, and rapes her when he fails to seduce her. Virginia not only loses her powers, but is also [[RapeAsDrama psychologically broken]] and gets [[RapeLeadsToInsanity PTSD]] as a result of the ordeal. She ends up resenting the powers she once had, as well a the goddess that gave them to her.

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** Draco learns that Virginia's powers are dependent of her virginity, and rapes her when he fails to seduce her. Virginia not only loses her powers, but is also [[RapeAsDrama psychologically broken]] and gets [[RapeLeadsToInsanity PTSD]] as a result of the ordeal. She ends up resenting the powers she once had, as well a the goddess that gave them to her.
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** So long as it isn't "[[TechnicalVirgin sex]]" in a very particular sense, she's still a virgin no matter how many girls Virginia sleeps with.

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** So long as it isn't "[[TechnicalVirgin sex]]" in a very particular sense, she's still a virgin no matter how many girls guys Virginia sleeps with.
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"** Seamus' dark powers are just Rule Of Cool and he is admired by many people for not following people's standards." That sounds like nerd trying to be cool by being edgy. It sounds like bad fanfiction.


** Seamus' dark powers are just RuleOfCool and he is admired by many people for not following people's standards.

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** Virginia gains power by [[MomentKiller preventing others from having sex]].



** Seamus gains powers from his virginity... But because he's a bitter outcast, he gains ''dark'' powers. And his unicorn is ''not'' a pretty little pony, but an ebon steed with glowing red eyes and a jagged horn. He's become the living embodiment of PureIsNotGood

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** Seamus gains powers from his virginity... But because he's a bitter outcast, he gains ''dark'' powers. And his unicorn is ''not'' a pretty little pony, but an ebon steed with glowing red eyes and a jagged horn.horn[[note]][[NerdsAreVirgins Unsurprisingly]], he's named it [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Sombra]][[/note]]. He's become the living embodiment of PureIsNotGood
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Fetish Fuel should not be linked to even on YMMV pages; it's a short-term clean-up project to dewick. If there is any in-universe fetishes at work, it needs to go under the Fetish trope.


* '''Enforced''': The author thinks [[FetishFuel virgins]] are better, and gives them special powers to show that.

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* '''Enforced''': The author thinks [[FetishFuel virgins]] virgins are better, and gives them special powers to show that.
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** To create an army of unicorn riders, boys are forcibly conscripted and castrated ''en masse''.

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** To create an army of unicorn riders, boys are forcibly conscripted and castrated ''en masse''. (Cue the "eunuch-corn" {{pun}}s.)

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* '''Played For Laughs''': VirginityMakesYouStupid

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* '''Played For Laughs''': VirginityMakesYouStupidVirginityMakesYouStupid + SuperpowerLottery = An Egregious DestructiveSaviour



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* '''Played For Laughs''': VirginityMakesYouStupid, or if the powerful virgin character is male, AManIsNotAVirgin

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* '''Played For Laughs''': VirginityMakesYouStupid, or if the powerful virgin character is male, AManIsNotAVirginVirginityMakesYouStupid

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* '''Inverted''': Slutterella gains more power the more sex she has.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Slutterella gains more power the more sex she has.has.
** Seamus suffers from a curse that can only be broken by losing his virginity.



** Seamus gains powers from his virginity... But because he's a bitter loner, he gains ''dark'' powers. And his unicorn is ''not'' a pretty little pony, but an ebon steed with glowing red eyes and a jagged horn. He's become the living embodiment of PureIsNotGood

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** Seamus gains powers from his virginity... But because he's a bitter loner, outcast, he gains ''dark'' powers. And his unicorn is ''not'' a pretty little pony, but an ebon steed with glowing red eyes and a jagged horn. He's become the living embodiment of PureIsNotGood
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** [[{{Otaku}} Seamus O'Taku]] [[NerdsAreVirgins loves anime, manga, comic books, StarTrek, and video games, but has never slept with a girl]]. Because of the latter case, he can ride unicorns and cast spells.

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** [[{{Otaku}} Seamus O'Taku]] [[NerdsAreVirgins loves anime, manga, comic books, StarTrek, Star Trek, and video games, but has never slept with a girl]]. Because of the latter case, he can ride unicorns and cast spells.


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* '''Played For Drama''': Seamus was pressured for not being a virgin, despite his powers.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Drama''':
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Seamus was pressured for not being a virgin, despite his powers.powers.
** Draco learns that Virginia's powers are dependent of her virginity, and rapes her when he fails to seduce her. Virginia not only loses her powers, but is also [[RapeAsDrama psychologically broken]] and gets [[RapeLeadsToInsanity PTSD]] as a result of the ordeal. She ends up resenting the powers she once had, as well a the goddess that gave them to her.
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** Seamus gains powers from his virginity... But because he's a bitter loner, he gains ''dark'' powers. And his unicorn is ''not'' a pretty little pony, but an ebon steed with glowing red eyes and a jagged horn.
** Because there's such a strong incentive to not have sex, population numbers take a nosedive.

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** Seamus gains powers from his virginity... But because he's a bitter loner, he gains ''dark'' powers. And his unicorn is ''not'' a pretty little pony, but an ebon steed with glowing red eyes and a jagged horn.
horn. He's become the living embodiment of PureIsNotGood
** Because there's With such a strong powerful incentive to not have sex, population numbers take a nosedive.for chastity, birth rates are dangerously low.

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