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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. ###§&§*=,,
,,=*§&§### ###§&§*=,,
,,=*§&§@## ##@§&§*=,,
,,,,,=§§§# §&§ #§§§=,,,,,
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,,,,,,,=§§ §§=,,,,,,,
,,=*§&@### well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ###@&§*=,,
,,,,,,,*§§ maybe for the best. §§*,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=§§ §§=,,,,,,,
,,=**§§&&§ §&&§§**=,,
,,=*§&§### ###§&§*=,,
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