How did you just do that thing that you just did?
Joel Haver
7 min, 24 sec
A conversation about an acquired magical ability to create food and the moral implications tied to it.
Summary
- Two individuals discuss turtles and a magical power to conjure food with a snap of fingers.
- One person reveals they found a picnic table in the woods and met a small man who granted them this power.
- There is a catch: every time they use the power, someone in the world dies.
- The person with the power can drink a disgusting drink to bring the deceased back to life but chooses not to.
- The conversation ends with a moral debate over the use of this power and the refusal to drink the concoction.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
The story of how the magical power was acquired is shared.
- The person with the power tells the story of finding a picnic table in the woods with delicious food.
- After eating the food and waiting with no one appearing, a small man emerges and grants the power.
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
The observer tries the magical food while refusing to drink the cure.
- Despite acknowledging the taste and magic of the food, the observer remains firm in not drinking the redemption drink.
- The conjurer tries to tempt the observer with more delicious food, but the moral stance holds.
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