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¨.~^%*@@## %* %*% *% ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@## %*%**~~¨ ¨~~%**%*% ##@@*%^~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~^%@@ %* %* ... ¨¨ MAGIC ¨¨ ... *% *% @@%^~¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~^^%***@ %*%**~~¨ ¨~~**%*% @***%^^~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~%%%@ %* %*% *% @%%%~¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~^%*@@## ##@@*%^~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~%**@ MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE, @**%~¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~^%*@@## ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@### FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ###@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@## KIND OF GRAVITY, CALLED THE ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@@# ARROW OF TIME. #@@@*%^~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~^%@ @%^~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~^***@ THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE @***^~.¨¨¨
¨.~^%*@@## LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@### GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH ###@*%^~.¨
¨¨¨..^%%@@ AS HEAT). @@%%^..¨¨¨
¨.~^%*@### ###@*%^~.¨
¨¨¨¨.~~%@@ MAGIC THEN, IS CREATING TUNNELS, @@%~~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~%%@@ SPECIFIC AND INTRICATE CANALS, FOR THIS @@%%~¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~^%*@@@@ TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK @@@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@@# OF IT AS SETTING AN ELABORATE TRAP FOR #@@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@## ENTROPY. ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@## ##@@*%^~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~%@ AND THEN, WHEN THE CIRCUIT CLOSES, THE @%~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~%*@@ ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! @@*%~~¨¨¨¨
¨.^%*@@### ###@@*%^.¨
¨.~^%*@@## OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@## DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@@# YEAH. #@@@*%^~.¨
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¨.~^%**@@# #@@**%^~.¨
¨¨....~^*@ %** % % **% @*^~....¨¨
¨.~^%*@@## ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@## ##@@*%^~.¨
¨¨..~~^^%@ THE DANGER IS A RUNAWAY SPELL - IF THE @%^^~~..¨¨
¨.~^%*@@## FILAMENT OF YOUR CANAL IS TOO WEAK, OR ##@@*%^~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.^%@ THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE @%^.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~^%*@### ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. ###@*%^~.¨
¨.~^^%*@@@ @@@*%^^~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.^*@ THESE ARE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC. @*^.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~^^*@@ ALTHOUGH MANY ARE LOCAL, THEY STAY @@*^^~¨¨¨¨
¨.~^%*@@@@ ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER @@@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@## SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~%*@@### MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. ###@@*%~.¨
¨.~^%*@### ###@*%^~.¨
¨¨¨..^^^*@ IN THAT CASE THE OUTCOME DEPENDS ON THE @*^^^..¨¨¨
¨.~^%*@@## SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^^%***@ EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; @***%^^~.¨
¨¨¨¨...^*@ BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING @*^...¨¨¨¨
¨.~^^%%%@# ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. #@%%%^^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@## ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@## ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~~~^^**@ %*% @**^^~~~.¨
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¨.~^%*@@## WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. ##@@*%^~.¨
¨.~^%*@@## MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ##@@*%^~.¨
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¨.~^%*@@@# #@@@*%^~.¨
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