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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. @@,,,,,,,@
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,@@@,,,,,, THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE @,@@,,,,,,
,@,@@,,,,, LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ,,@@@,,,,,
,,,@@@,,,, GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH ,,@,@@,,,,
,,,@,@@,,, AS HEAT). ,,,,@@@,,,
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,,,,,@,@@, 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! ,,,@@@,,,,
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,,,,@,@@,, OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ,@,,,@@@,,
,,,,,,@@@, DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ,,@,,@,@@,
,,,,,,@,@@ YEAH. @,,@,,,@@@
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,@@,,,,,,, *** * * *** @,@@,,@,,@
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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. ,,@,,,@,@@
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@@,,@,,@,@ 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. @,,,,,,,@,
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@,,,@,@@,, 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.. ,@,@@,,,,@
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