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Opening in a mundane setting that mirrors larger systemic problems, the narration ties broken industrial appliances to misused resources and the limits of spellwork. Despite repeated repairs using magic, the machinery still collapses, highlighting complexity behind seemingly simple solutions. As wealth and power close in, the story expands toward a tense arc of being hunted and confronting threatening forces.","[Oceanof](OceanofPDF.com)[P](OceanofPDF.com)[D](OceanofPDF.com)[F](OceanofPDF.com)[.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nNo portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.  \nThis edition of The Halls of Magic is an Amazon Exclusive. If it is being sold anywhere else, it has been pirated. Please email admin@wetleafpress.com if you have found it elsewhere.  \nISBN: 978-1-949654-91-2 (ebook)  \nISBN: 979-8-90455-000-4 (paperback) Written by Annabelle Hawthorne and M.E. 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Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher.mitted by U.S. copyright law.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nIf you enjoy books like these, consider joining the groups below to meet readers like yourself who might say things like “The Halls of Magic had nothing to do with learning new card tricks” and “New waifu when?”  \nHarem and MG Groups on FB  \n[https://www.facebook.com/groups/haremlitbooks/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/haremlitbooks/)  \n[https://www.facebook.com/groups/monstergirllovers](https://www.facebook.com/groups/monstergirllovers)  \n[https://www.facebook.com/groups/haremlit](https://www.facebook.com/groups/haremlit)  \n[https://www.facebook.com/groups/dukesofharem](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dukesofharem)  \n[https://www.facebook.com/groups/LitRPG.books](https://www.facebook.com/groups/LitRPG.books)  \nM.E. Thorne’s Links  \n[https://linktr.ee/authormethorne](https://linktr.ee/authormethorne)  \nWet Leaf Press and Annabelle Hawthorne  \n[https://wetleafpress.com/](https://wetleafpress.com/)  \n[https://annabellehawthorne.com/](https://annabellehawthorne.com/)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nDedications Chapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3 Ledo Interlude Chapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nChapter 7  \nChapter 8 Gypsum Interlude Chapter 9 Discimus’ Interlude Chapter 10  \nChapter 11  \nChapter 12  \nDarkness’ Interlude  \nChapter 15  \nChapter 16  \nChapter 17  \nRowan Interlude Ledo Interlude Chapter 18  \nChapter 19  \nChapter 20  \nChapter 21  \nChapter 22  \nChapter 23  \nChapter 24  \nViking Interlude Chapter 25  \nChapter 26  \nChapter 27  \nShim Interlude Chapter 29  \nChapter 30  \nChapter 31  \nShim Interlude Chapter 32  \nChapter 33  \nGypsum Interlude  \nChapter 34  \nEpilogue  \nAfterward  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFor Annabelle, for always putting up with my shit.  \n-M.E. Thorne  \nFor those still struggling to defeat Savage Beastfly  \n-Annabelle Hawthorne  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nI stood in the laundry room just a few feet away from an industrial-sized washing machine. The handle on it had broken in such a manner that the machine’s safety bypass had activated, and it wouldn’t start.  \n“Fuck, again?” I asked, tempted to kick it.“This is the story of my fucking life.”  \nI stared at the laundry machine as if it owed me money…which, in a way, it kind of did. Big Duke had spent more on repairs for that unit than it would have cost to replace it three times over. If you looked up the definition of sunk-cost fallacy in a dictionary, this machine would appear before the Flat Earth Society’s logo.  \nBeyond the busted latch, the drum made a sound like a dying animal during the spin cycle. The timer also kept burning out. No matter how many times I repaired this stupid thing, something else would go wrong within a week.  \nI had used magic to fix the appliance multiple times. Somehow, it still broke. 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