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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 ###&@%/~.,
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,,,,,,./@# THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE #@/.,,,,,,
,.~/%@&### LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ###&@%/~.,
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,.~/%@&### TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK ###&@%/~.,
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,.~/%@&### ARROW IS FORCED TO DO YOUR BIDDING! ###&@%/~.,
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,.~/%@&### OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY ###&@%/~.,
,.~/%@&### DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ###&@%/~.,
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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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,.~/%&#### 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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