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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,» »,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»; ;»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 $^;»,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,»;^ yeah. ^;»,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»; ;»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,» »,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,» the danger is a runaway spell - if the »,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»; filament of your canal is too weak, or ;»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,»;^ the potential is high enough to escape ^;»,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,»;^$ 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. §$^;»,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,»;^$§@ @§$^;»,¨¨¨
¨¨,»;^$§@# #@§$^;»,¨¨
¨,»;^$§@## ##@§$^;»,¨
¨¨,»;^$§@# #@§$^;»,¨¨
¨¨¨,»;^$§@ @§$^;»,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,»;^$§ §$^;»,¨¨¨¨