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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.                 *=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=                                          =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. 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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