About This Book
Magic takes many forms. Supernatural magic is what our ancestors invoked in order to explain the world before they developed the scientific method. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by suggesting that a goddess swallowed the sun. The Vikings believed a rainbow was the gods' bridge to earth....
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Reading Time Estimates
6h 56m
slow reader
180 WPM
4h 59m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 34m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 74,800 words📅 10 days at 30 min/day
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4 h 59 min
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Audiobook (1.5x)
5 h 32 min
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8 h 19 min
Audio 2x
4 h 9 min
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