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The protagonist is making the spell, mind control.

I lined up the spoken signatures and edited them into a spell. Suhuy would probably have gotten it down even shorter, but there is a point of diminishing returns on these things, and I had mine figured to where it should work if my main guess were correct. So I collated it and assembled it. It was fairly too long?too long to rattle off in its entirety if I were in the hurry I probably would be.
["Trumps of Doom" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know why it is "of diminishing," not "to diminishing/ at diminishing."
And I'd like to know what "figured" means here.
Thank you in advance for your help.

Teechr · Accepted Answer

park sang joonI'd like to know why it is "of diminishing," not "to diminishing/ at diminishing."

It's referring to a particular point; "of" is the correct preposition. It indicates a relation of ownership. Look at meaning #3 of "of" below:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/of

e.g., "point of view", "point of order", "point of no return."

park sang joonAnd I'd like to know what "figured" means here.

It means "figured out", "worked out" or "calculated."

Also, have a look at the meaning of "diminishing returns" below:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/diminishing-returns

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, teechr, for your so very kind answer.

But all the links wouldn't work.

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