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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.. @##==^^...
....^~~=##            MAYBE FOR THE BEST.           ##=~~^....
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