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then it hit him, a sensation that would have been familiar to any aspirant ever graduated from the High University. The inherent magic of all undergraduates— the magic of the last minute. The power to embrace any solution, no matter how insane or desperate.

Scott Lynch, In the Stacks [Amazon]

Hermetic quote Lynch Stacks magic of the last minute embrace any solution insane desperate

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March 9, 2021

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