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,,,.~=*%§@          *%*%%~~,    ,~~*%%*%*           @§%*=~.,,,
,,,,.~=*%§ *%  *%  ...  ,,  MAGIC  ,,  ...   %*  %* §%*=~.,,,,
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,,,,,,,.~=                                          =~.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.~    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.                 %*=~.,,,,,
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,,,,,,,.~= 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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