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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! @%;;;-.,,,
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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 @%;;-..,,,
,,,..-†@@@ 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. @@@@%†;-.,
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,,,,..;†@@ WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. @@†;..,,,,
,,,,,--†@@ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. @@†--,,,,,
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