“This is not magic. This is the way the world is, only very few people take the time to stop and note it.”

Erin Morgenstern

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“Magic," the man in the grey suit repeats, turning the word into a laugh. "This is not magic. This is the way the word is, only very few people take the time to stop and note it.”

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