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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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@@@,@,@@,@ $@$ @@@@,@,,@@
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,@,,,@@,@, ,,@,,@@@,,
@@,,@,@@@@ well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ,@@,@,,@,,
,@,@@@,,,, maybe for the best. @,@@@,@@,@
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