From: djheydt@kithrup.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Joy Beeson   wrote:   
   >On Tue, 22 Jan 2019 07:49:00 +0100, "A. Tina Hall"   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> [Flying]   
   >> "Why can't the wizards do this?" Thay asked.   
   >> "Because you can't lift yourself, of course." Viroces returned.   
   >> He laughed. "Makes sense."            -- Seasons & Elements 3/3   
   >   
   >Reminds me of the story I'll remember the name of right after clicking   
   >"send", set on a planet settled by a wealthy man who wanted to create   
   >a permanent SCA encampment, who accidentally selected his settlers for   
   >latent genes for magic.   
   >   
   >What the quote reminded me of was that some kinds of magicians could   
   >fly, but witches could only levitate objects -- so they rode brooms.   
   >   
   Was this the series by Christopher Stasheff?  If so, no wonder   
   you forgot it.  It was pretty bad.   
      
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   Dorothy J. Heydt   
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