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¨-~\\\\\¤@ @¤\\\\\~-¨
¨-~\§¤¤@## ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨-~\§¤¤@## ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨¨¨-\\\§¤@ @¤§\\\-¨¨¨
¨-~\§¤¤¤@# §¤ §¤§ ¤§ #@¤¤¤§\~-¨
¨¨¨-~\\§¤¤ §¤§¤¤~~¨ ¨~~§¤¤§¤§ ¤¤§\\~-¨¨¨
¨-~\§¤¤@## §¤ §¤ --- ¨¨ magic ¨¨ --- ¤§ ¤§ ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨¨¨¨~§§¤@@ §¤§¤¤~~¨ ¨~~¤¤§¤§ @@¤§§~¨¨¨¨
¨-~\§¤¤@## §¤ §¤§ ¤§ ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨-~\§¤¤@## ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨¨¨--\¤¤¤¤ 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. ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨-~\§¤¤@## ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨-~\§¤¤@## ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨¨¨¨~\§§§¤ §¤¤ § § ¤¤§ ¤§§§\~¨¨¨¨
¨-~\\\\\¤@ @¤\\\\\~-¨
¨-~\¤¤@### ###@¤¤\~-¨
¨¨¨¨-\§¤¤@ 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. ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨-~\§¤¤@## ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨-~\§¤¤@@@ @@@¤¤§\~-¨
¨-~\§¤¤@## §¤§ ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨¨¨¨-\¤¤¤@ @¤¤¤\-¨¨¨¨
¨-~\§¤¤@## ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨-~\§¤¤@## well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~§¤¤ maybe for the best. ¤¤§~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~\\\\¤@# #@¤\\\\~-¨
¨-~\§¤¤### ###¤¤§\~-¨
¨-~\§¤¤@## ##@¤¤§\~-¨
¨-~\¤¤@### ###@¤¤\~-¨
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