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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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,§,,,,,,§,                %$$ % % $$%               ,§,,,§,,,,
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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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