And still, there is material impact to these declarations, that a place is unfit for anyone to enter. That it is so violent that it might as well be left to collapse on itself. It doesn’t matter what magic exists inside the borders of a place neglected by those in power. They wouldn’t be able to recognize it even if they could walk through the hood without fear, which they couldn’t. It’s all part of a larger mission. When a city names a place unlivable, it suggests that there is something wrong or damaged about the people who do live there. It suggests that their lives are expendable, down to
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