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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. ¶¤¤*..¨¨¨¨
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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. @¶¤*.¨¨¨¨¨
.~**¤¤¶@## ##@¶¤¤**~.
¨.~**¤¤¶@# 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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