,,,,,~*†&& &&†*~,,,,,
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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. #&&&††*~,,
,,~*†&&### ###&&†*~,,
,,,,,,~†&# #&†~,,,,,,
,,~*†&&### †&& † † &&† ###&&†*~,,
,,~*†&&### ###&&†*~,,
,,,,,~~*&# #&*~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*&# 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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