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Nora K. Jemisin Quotes

Nora K. Jemisin

This is magic we're talking about. It's supposed to go places science can't, defy logic, wink at technology, fill us all with the sensawunda that comes of gazing upon a fictional world and seeing something truly different from our own.

Defy Logic Magic Places Science Sensawunda Supposed Technology Us World

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