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@%†\=^,,,,                †% †%† %†                 ,,,,^=\†%@
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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.              ,,,,,,,,^=
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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).                 ,,,^=\†%@@
#@@%†\=^,,                                          ,,^=\†%@@#
##@@%†\=^,     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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#@@%†\=^,,                                          ,,^=\†%@@#
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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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