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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). ¨¨~~;^%&@#
##@&%^;~~¨ ¨~~;^%&@##
#@&%^;~~¨¨ 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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;~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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;~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~;
^;~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~;^
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