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,-~^^¤§@@# #@@§¤^^~-,
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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. ##@§¤^^~-,
,,,,~^^¤§@ @§¤^^~,,,,
,-~^^¤§@@@ @@@§¤^^~-,
,-~^^¤§@@@ ^¤¤ ^ ^ ¤¤^ @@@§¤^^~-,
,-~^^¤§@@@ @@@§¤^^~-,
,-~^^¤§@@# #@@§¤^^~-,
,-~^^¤§@@# 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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