,,»^*%#### ####%*^»,,
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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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,,,,,»»^%# #%^»»,,,,,