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This is, in part, why there is less magic in the world today. magic is secret and secrets are magic, after all, and years upon years of teaching and sharing magic and worse. writing it down in fancy books that get all dusty with age has lessened it, removed its power bit by bit.
-Erin Morgenstern
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This Is, In Part, Why There Is

Erin Morgenstern
This is, in part, why there is less magic in the world today. magic is secret and secrets are magic, after all, and years upon years of teaching and sharing magic and worse. writing it down in fancy books that get all dusty with age has lessened it, removed its power bit by bit.
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