Fire Trap Spell

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Lord Cias
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Fire Trap Spell

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There is a line in this spell's description that can be read two ways, and I'm trying to figure out what is intended.
If a fire trap is cast after a wizard lock, the former is negated, . . .
By "former" does it mean the first of the two spells mentioned in this line (fire trap) or the first of the two spells cast (wizard lock)?

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The literal wording says the fire trap is negated, but I think the wizard lock being negated is what was intended (because that makes sense, and the other way around doesn't).
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I don't know, I think it makes sense to trap the door and then lock it.
A knock spell would unlock it unleashing the trap.
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I think the spirit of it is that the wizard lock is negated.

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