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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 @¶££%/~,,,
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,,,,,~/%££                 ENTROPY.                 ££%/~,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~/% AND THEN, WHEN  THE CIRCUIT  CLOSES, THE %/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ 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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,,,,,,,,,~      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.       ££%/~,,,,,
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