“I’m going to give you a quick lesson in sensing magical objects, just in case you don’t really understand what’s in your father’s box. Now put out your hand.” This time Holland obeyed. “When I set this in your palm, I want you to tell me if you feel anything or sense anything when you touch it. The tricky thing about magic is that it doesn’t always feel the same. Sometimes it makes goosebumps rise up on your arms, other times it might make the world around you go quiet for a second. It does things that people notice all the time, but they don’t really notice why unless they’re paying
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