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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). %:~-......
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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. ~-........
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......-~:% 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. ..........
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........-~ 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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