“The skeleton was alight with butterflies, like tiny figures parachuting down a cliff of bones. Their silks were crimson, electric blue, dandelion yellow, and fern green, covered in spots and stripes and fierce leopard’s eyes. Tiny owls made of pinecone leaves, corn husks, and acorn caps peeked out from within the rib cage. A bold purple flower bloomed where the heart would be.”

Based on a true story. Proposes a non-coercive theory of magic.

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