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.....:~^†£   Magic Is About Being Unaccountable,    £†^~:.....
....:~^†£§ About Removing The Source Of  The Action §£†^~:....
...:~^†£§£ From  Yourself. It Works By Exploiting A £§£†^~:...
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....:~^†£§ Least Energetic State. All  Potential Is §£†^~:....
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.........: 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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......:~^† Draining  Time  From  The  Universe, But †^~:......
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.....:~^†£ 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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.......... In That  Case The Outcome Depends On The ..........
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........:~ Even Be Noticeable  By  The Uninitiated; ~:........
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......:~^† About  The  Heat  Death Of The Universe. †^~:......
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