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Magic Beneath The Forests (mander.xyz)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

honestly it's less magic and more cosmic horror, fungi are literally the source of most of the organic decay we're used to (especially rotting trees), and the fact that they effectively are the ground in many places is not in any way magical because aaaaaaa

[โ€“] explodicle 3 points 3 weeks ago

I've got bad news for you about magic.