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¨#¨#¨##¨¨¨                                          #¨###¨¨##¨
¨#####¨#¨¨                                          ¨##¨¨#¨#¨#
##¨¨¨¨###¨                 †& †&† &†                ¨#¨#¨#####
¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨#           †&†&&~~¨    ¨~~†&&†&†          ######¨¨¨¨
¨¨##¨¨##¨# †&  †&   ,,,  ¨¨  magic  ¨¨  ,,,  &†  &† #¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨#¨#¨#¨##           †&†&&~~¨    ¨~~&&†&†           ##¨¨¨¨##¨¨
¨¨#######¨                 †& †&† &†                ¨¨#¨¨¨#¨#¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#                                          ¨¨##¨¨####
#¨##¨¨¨¨¨#    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! #¨###¨¨¨##
¨¨#####¨¨#                                          ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#   of course, you're also irreversably    ##¨#¨##¨##
#¨##¨¨¨### draining  time  from  the universe,  but ¨¨####¨##¨
###¨#¨¨#¨¨                   yeah.                  #¨#¨¨¨##¨#
¨¨¨###¨##¨                                          ¨###¨¨#¨##
#¨¨#¨¨##¨#                                          ##¨¨#¨###¨
##¨##¨#¨##                †&& † † &&†               #¨#¨###¨¨#
¨¨##¨####¨                                          #####¨¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨¨¨#                                          ¨¨¨¨¨#¨###
¨####¨#¨¨# 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. #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
##¨¨##¨¨¨#                                          ####¨####¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨¨#                                          #¨¨¨##¨¨¨#
¨#######¨#                    †&†                   ##¨¨#¨#¨¨#
##¨¨¨¨¨¨##                                          ¨¨#¨####¨#
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨###¨¨¨##
#¨##¨¨¨¨## well. it is what  it is. a  dying  art.. #¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨
###¨#¨¨¨#¨            maybe for the best.           ####¨##¨##
¨¨¨###¨¨##                                          #¨¨¨##¨##¨
¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨                                          ##¨¨#¨##¨#
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¨#¨#¨##¨¨¨                                          #¨###¨¨##¨
¨#####¨#¨¨                                          ¨##¨¨#¨#¨#
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