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.,~;*$#@@# MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE, #@@#$*;~,.
.,~;*$#@## ABOUT REMOVING THE SOURCE OF THE ACTION ##@#$*;~,.
.,~;*$#@@@ FROM YOURSELF. IT WORKS BY EXPLOITING A @@@#$*;~,.
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.,~;*$#@@@ ARROW OF TIME. @@@#$*;~,.
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.,~;*#@@## THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE ##@@#*;~,.
.,~;*$#@## LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS ##@#$*;~,.
.,~;*$#@@# GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH #@@#$*;~,.
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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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.,;*$#@@## DRAINING TIME FROM THE UNIVERSE, BUT ##@@#$*;,.
.,~;*$###@ YEAH. @###$*;~,.
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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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.,~;*$#@@# ALTHOUGH MANY ARE LOCAL, THEY STAY #@@#$*;~,.
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.,~;*$#@## SPELLS (HARD TO PULL OFF) OR THERE'S NO ##@#$*;~,.
.,~;*$##@@ MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH. @@##$*;~,.
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.,~;*$#@## IN THAT CASE THE OUTCOME DEPENDS ON THE ##@#$*;~,.
.,~;*$#### SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT ####$*;~,.
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.,~;*$#@@# BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO VERY WELL BRING #@@#$*;~,.
.,~;*$#@@# ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. #@@#$*;~,.
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.,~;*$###@ MAYBE FOR THE BEST. @###$*;~,.
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