I knew what it was at last—the visible manifestation of my … - N. K. Jemisin

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I knew what it was at last—the visible manifestation of my will. My power, inherited from my god ancestors and distilled through generations of humanity, given shape and energy and potential. That was all magic was, really, in the end. Possibility. With it I could create anything, provided I believed.

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Nora Keita Jemisin (born September 19, 1972) is an American speculative fiction writer and blogger.

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