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^==~,,,,,, ^% ^% ~~~ ,, MAGIC ,, ~~~ %^ %^ ,,,,,,~==^
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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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###@%^==~, WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. ,~==^%@###
##@%^==~,, MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ,,~==^%@##
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