“Is that God?” Poppy said. “That is a god,” Penny corrected her. “Though that is really just a term to… — Lev Grossman
“Is that God?” Poppy said.
“That is a god,” Penny corrected her. “Though that is really just a term to describe a magician operating on a titanic power scale.”
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