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,-=**§@£## *§*§§==, ,==§§*§* ##£@§**=-,
,-=**§@£## *§ *§* §* ##£@§**=-,
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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. £££@§**=-,
,-=**§@£## ##£@§**=-,
,-=**§@@£# #£@@§**=-,
,-=**§§@££ *§* ££@§§**=-,
,-=**§@£## ##£@§**=-,
,,,,-==**@ @**==-,,,,
,-=**§@£## well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ##£@§**=-,
,,,,-*§§@@ maybe for the best. @@§§*-,,,,
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