DET. HOPPS: "I imagine you're used to strange things, as a wizard. Perhaps you could explain your current... situation, being so see-through and surrounded by these colorful wisps?"
<br>MERLIN: "Well, it appears I am composed of incomplete materials. There's not enough substance for essence, and not enough essence for substance—you understand. Fiendish inconvenience, really."
<br><em>Transcript of an interview with a Merlin whisper</em>