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Paying life points / losing life points is exactly what it says to be.

Taking damage from a card effect is anything that says inflict damage or take/takes damage

Its very straight forward

inflict =/= pay

Prime Material Dragon will only reverse effect damage not costs, so if you pay life points prime has no affect on it.

Mausoleum isn't damage. It's a cost.

So it won't work with Prime Material Dragon. PMD only works with damage.

No, sorry. I tried to do the same thing. Since you are paying life points, it's not considered damage infliction. If you use the trap, Life-Absorbing Machine then you gain half the life points you paid last turn.

Think about what you just said: "Pay life points"; "inflict a player they would gain the same amount instead"

Pay =/= inflict

It is a cost. You have to pay it

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Dragon Mausoleum

No because you're not taking damage. You're paying a cost at will