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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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#¤$::.¨¨¨¨ of course, you're also irreversably ¨¨¨¨.::$¤#
##@¤$*:~.¨ draining time from the universe, but ¨.~:*$¤@##
¤$:.¨¨¨¨¨¨ yeah. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.:$¤
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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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¤$*:~~~~.¨ these are usually catastrophic. ¨.~~~~:*$¤
##@¤$*:~.¨ although many are local, they stay ¨.~:*$¤@##
@¤*~¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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