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I've never had to cast a circle in a small space before but on the occasion in question it will be unavoidable. There will be sombody present during the ritual that I would normally keep with me within the circle however due to the lack of aforementioned space this might prove awkward. I believe I have two possible solutions. The first is to ask the person to remain outside the circle and the second would be to cut the person into the circle after casting it (and then out before closing the circle at the end). Which approach would be the best? I will be completely cleansing the entire space before commencing.