When the aliens made contact, we learned they had observed us for millennia.
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When the aliens made contact, we learned they had observed us for millennia.
"Yes. We installed the magic soak on your moon around your 500BCE."
"The what?"
"To drain the natural magic, so you would focus on technology instead. But we have turned it off now."
"Teach us!"
"Er..."
"You owe us!"
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When the aliens made contact, we learned they had observed us for millennia.
"Yes. We installed the magic soak on your moon around your 500BCE."
"The what?"
"To drain the natural magic, so you would focus on technology instead. But we have turned it off now."
"Teach us!"
"Er..."
"You owe us!"
@MicroSFF So that explains the #KateDaniels series by #IlonaAndrews...
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When the aliens made contact, we learned they had observed us for millennia.
"Yes. We installed the magic soak on your moon around your 500BCE."
"The what?"
"To drain the natural magic, so you would focus on technology instead. But we have turned it off now."
"Teach us!"
"Er..."
"You owe us!"
@MicroSFF A bit like "The Road not Taken" by Harry Turtledove, eh?
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When the aliens made contact, we learned they had observed us for millennia.
"Yes. We installed the magic soak on your moon around your 500BCE."
"The what?"
"To drain the natural magic, so you would focus on technology instead. But we have turned it off now."
"Teach us!"
"Er..."
"You owe us!"
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When the aliens made contact, we learned they had observed us for millennia.
"Yes. We installed the magic soak on your moon around your 500BCE."
"The what?"
"To drain the natural magic, so you would focus on technology instead. But we have turned it off now."
"Teach us!"
"Er..."
"You owe us!"
That's like the micro-fiction prologue to "Magic is Programming":
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/69938/magic-is-programming
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That's like the micro-fiction prologue to "Magic is Programming":
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/69938/magic-is-programming
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When the aliens made contact, we learned they had observed us for millennia.
"Yes. We installed the magic soak on your moon around your 500BCE."
"The what?"
"To drain the natural magic, so you would focus on technology instead. But we have turned it off now."
"Teach us!"
"Er..."
"You owe us!"
@MicroSFF big Ra by qntm energy, nice
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When the aliens made contact, we learned they had observed us for millennia.
"Yes. We installed the magic soak on your moon around your 500BCE."
"The what?"
"To drain the natural magic, so you would focus on technology instead. But we have turned it off now."
"Teach us!"
"Er..."
"You owe us!"
@MicroSFF Ah, that explains the magical images coming from JWST then
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