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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. ####&%*~^,
,^~*%%&&## ##&&%%*~^,
,^~*%&#### 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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,^~*%&#### %&% ####&%*~^,
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,,,,,~~*&# #&*~~,,,,,
,,,,,^~%&# WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. #&%~^,,,,,
,^~*%&#### MAYBE FOR THE BEST. ####&%*~^,
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