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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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$%;~.¨¨¨¨¨ magic then, is creating tunnels, ¨¨¨¨¨.~;%$
#$%;~.¨¨¨¨ specific and intricate canals, for this ¨¨¨¨.~;%$#
##$%;~.¨¨¨ to happen in a controlled manner. think ¨¨¨.~;%$##
###$%;~.¨¨ of it as setting an elaborate trap for ¨¨.~;%$###
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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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#$%;~.¨¨¨¨ the danger is a runaway spell - if the ¨¨¨¨.~;%$#
$%;~.¨¨¨¨¨ filament of your canal is too weak, or ¨¨¨¨¨.~;%$
%;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ the potential is high enough to escape ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;%
$%;~.¨¨¨¨¨ any self-closing mechanisms - a breach. ¨¨¨¨¨.~;%$
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##$%;~.¨¨¨ these are usually catastrophic. ¨¨¨.~;%$##
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###$%;~.¨¨ spells (hard to pull off) or there's no ¨¨.~;%$###
##$%;~.¨¨¨ more energy to fall through. ¨¨¨.~;%$##
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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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$%;~.¨¨¨¨¨ well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ¨¨¨¨¨.~;%$
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