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Author: Eildon Rhymer (
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Words: 4000
Rating: PG
Summary: When John rubs a magic lamp-- "Magic?" squawked the genie, flapping its incorporeal arms. "How many times do I have to tell you that magic doesn't exist? And don't go pointing at the challenge title. Wish fulfillment? You can't just wish for something that's expressly against the laws of physics and have it come true just like that. It can't happen. Oh," it said, with an exaggerated incorporeal sigh. "We're in a story. That, apparently, makes everything okay. So go on, tell your stupid story. I bet no-one reads it. Magic and wishes? Pah!"
( It was a very ordinary-looking lamp, really )