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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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