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Soft fantasy worlds have a much looser cause-and-effect relationship. alchemists can turn lead into gold and nobody wonders about how it will impact the currency system. someone waves a wand and turns an elephant into a mouse and nobody worries about conservation of mass.
-Patrick Rothfuss
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Soft Fantasy Worlds Have A Much Looser

Patrick Rothfuss
Soft fantasy worlds have a much looser cause-and-effect relationship. alchemists can turn lead into gold and nobody wonders about how it will impact the currency system. someone waves a wand and turns an elephant into a mouse and nobody worries about conservation of mass.
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