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##@¤$$†«,¨ about removing the source of the action ¨,«†$$¤@##
##@¤$$†«,¨ from yourself. it works by exploiting a ¨,«†$$¤@##
¤¤¤$†††«,¨ kind of gravity, called the ¨,«†††$¤¤¤
¤$«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ arrow of time. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«$¤
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¤$†«¨¨¨¨¨¨ magic then, is creating tunnels, ¨¨¨¨¨¨«†$¤
##@¤$$†«,¨ specific and intricate canals, for this ¨,«†$$¤@##
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##@¤$$†«,¨ of it as setting an elaborate trap for ¨,«†$$¤@##
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##@¤$$†«,¨ and then, when the circuit closes, the ¨,«†$$¤@##
¤¤$†«,¨¨¨¨ arrow is forced to do your bidding! ¨¨¨¨,«†$¤¤
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##@¤$$†«,¨ draining time from the universe, but ¨,«†$$¤@##
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##@¤$$†«,¨ filament of your canal is too weak, or ¨,«†$$¤@##
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###@¤$†«,¨ any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. ¨,«†$¤@###
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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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¤¤$$$$†«,¨ spell. small-scale breaches might not ¨,«†$$$$¤¤
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¤$††«¨¨¨¨¨ but a spell might also very well bring ¨¨¨¨¨«††$¤
###@$$†«,¨ about the heat death of the universe. ¨,«†$$@###
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###@¤$†«,¨ well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ¨,«†$¤@###
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