( WP ) Blatant Magic vs . Subtle Magic

Timothy McGuire had ran his little bookshop and the United States Government for decades. It was a quaint little place. 
 
 The bookshop, not the government. Obviously. 
 
 At first he had thought he was lucky simply to have found a little shop in such a busy area of D.C. He had bought it from an old man who rambled on about the history of the store and something about shuffling the books around to keep the words from building power. `` Do n't forget to shuffle the books!'' he kept saying, even as he handed over the keys. `` like stars over stones, these.'' 
 
 Within a month he started hearing the whispers. 
 
 Within a year he had to walk through the aisles daily, brushing his fingers over the spines of the books just to `` ground out'' the energy. 
 
 By year five he had figured out how to turn it back to his own purposes. 
 
 And one day a senator came in. And Timothy tried something new. 
 
 As the senator handed his book over to Timothy at the counter, Timothy held it in his hands and thought furiously. `` Come back. Return. Come back. Buy one more.'' He willed the thought into the book. He gave the senator his book and change. `` Come again,'' he said out loud. 
 
 And he did. The senator returned the very next day looking tired and confused. `` I could n't stop thinking about this place, getting another book...'' he stumbled through the stacks. 
 
 After that, Timothy was more subtle, more careful. The first book was always a simple `` come back.'' The second book was often `` bring a friend.'' And they came. Business was great. 
 
 Then one day a controversial bill was presented in congress. Timothy was n't usually too strongly involved with politics, but this was his hot topic. It all clicked when one of his then many senators came in. It was almost too simple. He handed back the purchased book with a firm psychic push. `` Vote Yes on 875.'' 
 
 And he did it again on the next representative, the next senator, the next lobbyist. Pundits were shocked at the vote. Timothy McGuire was shocked at how easy it was. 
 
 And as the years went by he stocked up on his books and his political power. And he did crosswords in his spare time.
