On this day, the Wishmaster delved deep into the enchanted realm of web sorcery, determined to empower the posts of the Terminal Wish with an elusive magic known as the view count. The Wishmaster had already forged powerful spells to summon forth these post counts but sought to ensure they could record and increase with each visitor’s passing glance—except, of course, when the Wishmaster gazed upon the posts themselves. For why would one count the views of the caster?

With the task clear, the Wishmaster first crafted an incantation that linked each post to an invisible counter. Each time a wandering soul stumbled upon a post, their presence would be recorded, but only if they were not an administrator, lest the data be skewed by the creator's frequent return visits. Here, the Wishmaster encountered a subtle but dangerous trap: the redundant summoning of an application context—an extra thread of reality where things went awry. While this additional context should have been a harmless ally, it only served to confuse the magical framework. After dispelling this needless duplication, the spell behaved as expected, updating the counter with precision.

This realization sparked a moment of clarity. Flask, the mystical web framework, already weaves its context in routes as naturally as a weaver spins silk. There was no need for an additional thread, for the web’s automatic conjuration sufficed. The Wishmaster likened it to threading spells through an incantation already in motion; creating an additional thread would only disrupt the delicate balance of magic.

With the troublesome spell corrected, the Wishmaster watched as the view count finally responded to their every decree, rising as visitors journeyed through the Terminal Wish. But questions remained. What use was this new arcana? Surely there were deeper layers yet to uncover—analytics that could show which posts were drawing the most eyes or trends across the passage of time. These would be mysteries for another day. For now, the Wishmaster sealed the knowledge gained, their quill at the ready for future enchantments.

As the sun began to set, and the final lines of code were etched into the Terminal Wish, the Wishmaster reflected on the magic of web sorcery. Today’s spells, though challenging, revealed the inner workings of contexts, data collection, and the danger of unnecessary complexity. It was a good day’s work, but the road stretched ever onward, filled with the promise of new discoveries.

The Wishmaster closed the grimoire of Terminal Wish for now but knew the pursuit of deeper arcana—the secrets of analytics, popular posts, and perhaps even user-specific tracking—awaited just beyond the horizon.