“But your sign says you can conjure up ever-filled purses,” Holger began.
“Advertising,” Martinus admitted. “Corroborative detail intended to lend artistic verisimilitude.”

—  Poul Anderson , book Three Hearts and Three Lions

Source: Three Hearts and Three Lions (1961), Chapter 17 (p. 162)

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