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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ *££ * * ££* ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~; ;~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~;* 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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