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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). ¤^^~,,,,,,
,^~;^§¤@@@ @@@¤§^;~^,
,^~;^§¤@@@ 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. ¤§§^~,,,,,
,^~;^§¤@@# #@@¤§^;~^,
,^~;^§¤@@# #@@¤§^;~^,
,^~;^§¤@@@ ^§§ ^ ^ §§^ @@@¤§^;~^,
,,,,,,^;§¤ ¤§;^,,,,,,
,^~;^§¤@@# #@@¤§^;~^,
,,,,^~^^§¤ 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. #@@¤§^;~^,
,^~;^§¤@@# #@@¤§^;~^,
,^~;^§¤¤@@ @@¤¤§^;~^,
,^~;;;§§§¤ ^§^ ¤§§§;;;~^,
,,,~~^§§§@ @§§§^~~,,,
,^~;^§¤@@# #@@¤§^;~^,
,^~;^§¤@@# well. it is what it is. a dying art.. #@@¤§^;~^,
,^~;^§¤@@# maybe for the best. #@@¤§^;~^,
,^~;^§¤@@@ @@@¤§^;~^,
,,,,^^^;§@ @§;^^^,,,,
,,,,,,~^¤@ @¤^~,,,,,,
,^~;^§¤@@# #@@¤§^;~^,
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