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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.                 #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨                                          #¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨¨#¨ 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.                  #¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨                                          #¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨¨#¨               %$$ % % $$%                #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨                                          #¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨ 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.       #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨                                          #¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨¨#¨ 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. #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨                                          #¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨                    %$%                   #¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨                                          #¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨¨#¨ well. it is  what it  is. a  dying art.. #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨           maybe for the best.            #¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨                                          #¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
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#¨##¨#¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨                                          #¨##¨#¨##¨