I think the rules where different there. It was all about science, but the science was magical. It didn't care about whether something could be done. It was about whether it should be done, and the answer was always, always yes.

Seanan McGuire
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Before there was science, there was magic. Magic had rules. Magic ran the world, and everybody lived under its benevolent rule. Things were wonderful before science came along to look at things and say, “No, it should not be done.”

Source: Every Heart A Doorway

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