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,,,,#,##,, †$  †$   ^^^  ,,  MAGIC  ,,  ^^^  $†  $† ###,,#,##,
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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).                ,#,,,#,##,
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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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,,,#,,,#,, 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.       ,###,,#,,,
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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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,,,###,,#, WELL. IT  IS WHAT  IT IS.  A DYING ART.. ,,,,,,###,
,,,#,##,,#            MAYBE FOR THE BEST.           #,,,,,#,##
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