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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. §%*=-,,,,,
,,-=*%§#@# #@#§%*=-,,
,,-=*%§#@# 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. #%*---,,,,
,,---**§§§ §§§**---,,
,,,-==**§§ 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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,-=*%§#@## *%% * * %%* ##@#§%*=-,
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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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