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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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