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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. @&%===.,,,
,.===%&¶@# #@¶&%===.,
,.===%&¶@# 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. &==.,,,,,,
,,,.===%¶¶ ¶¶%===.,,,
,.===%&¶@# #@¶&%===.,
,.===%¶@## =%= ##@¶%===.,
,,,,,.=%&¶ ¶&%=.,,,,,
,.===%&¶¶@ @¶¶&%===.,
,.=====%%¶ well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ¶%%=====.,
,.===%&¶@@ maybe for the best. @@¶&%===.,
,,,,.===&@ @&===.,,,,
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