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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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##@§$*†«., specific and intricate canals, for this ,.«†*$§@##
#@$†«.,,,, to happen in a controlled manner. think ,,,,.«†$@#
##@§$*†«., of it as setting an elaborate trap for ,.«†*$§@##
##@§$*†«., entropy. ,.«†*$§@##
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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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###@§$†«., the danger is a runaway spell - if the ,.«†$§@###
§§$$$*†«., filament of your canal is too weak, or ,.«†*$$$§§
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##@§$*†«., any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. ,.«†*$§@##
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#@§§$*†«., although many are local, they stay ,.«†*$§§@#
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##@§$*†«., more energy to fall through. ,.«†*$§@##
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#@§*«.,,,, 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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