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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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