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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. ##@§†~^,,,
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,^~†§@#### 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. ###@§†~^,,
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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. ##@§†~^,,,
,,^~†§@### ###@§†~^,,
,^~†§@#### 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. ##@§†~^,,,
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,^~†§@#### well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ####@§†~^,
,,^~†§@### maybe for the best. ###@§†~^,,
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