In the hot environments of the anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs) and the soft
gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs), as indicated by their luminous, pulsed, quiesce
nt X-ray emission, gamma rays generated from the inner gaps may have shorte
r attenuation lengths via two-photon pair production rather than via magnet
ic photon splitting. The AXP/SGR environments may not be pairless, even if
photon splitting could completely suppress one-photon pair production in su
perstrong magnetic fields, as conjectured by Baring and Harding. Two-photon
pair production more likely occurs near the threshold, which tends to gene
rate low-energy pairs that are not energetic enough to power radio emission
in the observed bands. However, emission in longer wavelengths may not be
prohibited, in principle, if these objects are indeed magnetars. The so-cal
led photon-splitting deathlines are still valid for high magnetic field pul
sars that are much dimmer in X-rays, if gamma rays with both polarization m
odes split.