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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.                  ¨¨#¨##¨#¨#
###¨¨###¨¨                                          ¨###¨#####
¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨¨                                          #¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨
¨####¨##¨#                ^%% ^ ^ %%^               #¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨
#¨¨¨##¨###                                          #####¨¨¨¨¨
#¨¨#¨##¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
#¨###¨#¨¨¨ 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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¨#¨¨#¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨###