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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! #¤¤¤%†=-^¨
¨¨¨¨--†††¤ ¤†††--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^^-=%## 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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