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happens is a reaction to what has happened before. And because everything in the world has to obey the laws of science, everything can be predicted.”
She knocks over the first tile and we watch as they rattle over. “Just like these,” she says, and then she smiles and lowers her voice until it is almost a whisper. “There is no such thing as magic,” she says. “The future of the universe is written. And a few people in our family have a gift so they can learn to read it.
“Don’t waste yours,” she adds. “Because one day it might be the only thing you have.”
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