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#@&$†^«,¨¨ MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE, ¨¨,«^†$&@#
##@&$†^«,¨ ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ¨,«^†$&@##
#@&$†^«,¨¨ FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A ¨¨,«^†$&@#
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&$†^«,¨¨¨¨ ARROW OF TIME. ¨¨¨¨,«^†$&
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#@&$†^«,¨¨ THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE ¨¨,«^†$&@#
##@&$†^«,¨ LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ¨,«^†$&@##
#@&$†^«,¨¨ GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH ¨¨,«^†$&@#
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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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#@&$†^«,¨¨ ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! ¨¨,«^†$&@#
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#@&$†^«,¨¨ OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ¨¨,«^†$&@#
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@&$†^«,¨¨¨ FILAMENT OF YOUR CANAL IS TOO WEAK, OR ¨¨¨,«^†$&@
#@&$†^«,¨¨ THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ¨¨,«^†$&@#
##@&$†^«,¨ ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. ¨,«^†$&@##
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&$†^«,¨¨¨¨ ALTHOUGH MANY ARE LOCAL, THEY STAY ¨¨¨¨,«^†$&
@&$†^«,¨¨¨ ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER ¨¨¨,«^†$&@
#@&$†^«,¨¨ SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO ¨¨,«^†$&@#
##@&$†^«,¨ MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. ¨,«^†$&@##
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@&$†^«,¨¨¨ EVEN BE NOTICEABLE BY THE UNINITIATED; ¨¨¨,«^†$&@
#@&$†^«,¨¨ BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING ¨¨,«^†$&@#
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##@&$†^«,¨ WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. ¨,«^†$&@##
#@&$†^«,¨¨ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ¨¨,«^†$&@#
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