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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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