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Oct 2023
38 m

"The Court Magician" by Sarah Pinsker

Levar Burton And Stitcher
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A young magician is given the opportunity to learn real magic, but it comes with consequences. This story appears in Sarah Pinsker's collection LOST PLACES, published by Small Beer Press.

Content advisory: brief sexual reference

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