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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 .^=/^*@@##
##@@*^/=^. Entropy. .^=/^*@@##
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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 .....=//*@
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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. .^=/^*@@##
##@@*^/=^. 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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##@@*^/=^. 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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