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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. ##@@@%\~.,
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,.~\%@@@## %@@ % % @@% ##@@@%\~.,
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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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,,,,,.\%@# #@%\.,,,,,
,.~\%@@@## %@% ##@@@%\~.,
,,.~\%@@@@ @@@@%\~.,,
,.~\%@@@## ##@@@%\~.,
,.~\%@@@## well. it is what it is. a dying art.. ##@@@%\~.,
,,..\\%%@@ maybe for the best. @@%%\\..,,
,.~\%@@@@# #@@@@%\~.,
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