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¨¨.~^*%§## *% *%* %* ##§%*^~.¨¨
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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. ##§%*^~.¨¨
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¨¨.~^*%§## 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! ##§%*^~.¨¨
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¨¨.~^*%§## 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. ###§%*^~.¨
¨¨.~^*%§## ##§%*^~.¨¨
¨.~^*%§### 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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¨¨.~^*%§## *%* ##§%*^~.¨¨
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¨.~^*%§### well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ###§%*^~.¨
¨¨.~^*%§## maybe for the best. ##§%*^~.¨¨
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