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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
=~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ *¤ *¤* ¤* ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~=
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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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