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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). @**^::»,,,
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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. #*^:::»»,,
,,,,,:^@@@ @@@^:,,,,,
,,»:^*@### 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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