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,&&,&,&,,& %¤ %¤% ¤% &,&&,&&,&&
,,&,&,&,&& %¤%¤¤--, ,--%¤¤%¤% &,,&,,&,,&
,&&,&,&,,& %¤ %¤ ,,, ,, MAGIC ,, ,,, ¤% ¤% &,&&,&&,&&
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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). &,,&,,&,,&
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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! &,&&,&&,&&
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,&&,&,&,,& OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY &,&&,&&,&&
,,&,&,&,&& DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT &,,&,,&,,&
,&&,&,&,,& YEAH. &,&&,&&,&&
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,,&,&,&,&& %¤¤ % % ¤¤% &,,&,,&,,&
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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. &,,&,,&,,&
,&&,&,&,,& &,&&,&&,&&
,,&,&,&,&& 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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