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.-~=†%&@## †%  †%  ---  ..  Magic   ..  ---  %†  %† ##@&%†=~-.
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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.              &%=~~-....
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.....~†%@# Things In  This Universe Always Seek The #@%†~.....
.----~=%%& Least Energetic State. All  Potential Is &%%=~----.
.-~=†%&&&& Gradually Lost Into  Lesser  Forms (Such &&&&%†=~-.
.-~=†%&@##                 As Heat).                ##@&%†=~-.
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....-~=%%&     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.                 ###@%†=~-.
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.-~=†%&@## 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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