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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.                 #@@@§†=~,.
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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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.,~=†§@@@#                †§§ † † §§†               #@@@§†=~,.
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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.       @@†~~~~~,.
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.,~=†§@@@# 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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.,~=†§@@@#                   †§†                    #@@@§†=~,.
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.,~=†§@@## WELL.  IT IS WHAT IT IS. A  DYING  ART.. ##@@§†=~,.
.,~=†§@@@#           MAYBE FOR THE BEST.            #@@@§†=~,.
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