Nuppu wants to collect the spells that are passed down through the world as traditional knowledge before the knowledge is forgotten. As the only spellcaster in her village, she believes that magic still has a place in the developing world. The world used to be full of magic, but spellcasting was time-consuming and unreliable. Industrialization has taken its place: steam trains, gramophones and typewriters can do everything that magic used to do. As fewer and fewer people practiced magic and the knowledge faded, magic became unstable and dangerous. Nuppu travels to the big city to find the last remaining spellcasters who still have some knowledge. The task is not easy, as spellcasters get into trouble when practicing their skills. Nuppu has to work on her project on the outskirts of the city and is in constant danger of being caught.