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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! ,,,,,,,,,=
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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 ,,,,,,,=†^
$^†=,,,,,,       MORE ENERGY TO FALL THROUGH.       ,,,,,,=†^$
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@¤$^†=,,,, IN  THAT CASE THE OUTCOME DEPENDS ON THE ,,,,=†^$¤@
#@¤$^†=,,,  SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT   ,,,=†^$¤@#
##@¤$^†=,, EVEN BE  NOTICEABLE BY THE  UNINITIATED; ,,=†^$¤@##
#@¤$^†=,,, BUT A SPELL MIGHT ALSO  VERY  WELL BRING ,,,=†^$¤@#
@¤$^†=,,,, ABOUT THE HEAT  DEATH  OF  THE UNIVERSE. ,,,,=†^$¤@
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,,,,,,,,,, WELL. IT  IS WHAT IT IS. A  DYING  ART.. ,,,,,,,,,,
=,,,,,,,,,            MAYBE FOR THE BEST.           ,,,,,,,,,=
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