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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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