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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. &§*-:.....
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.......:-* 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! £§&§*-:...
..:-*§&§£@ @£§&§*-:..
.:-*§&§£@# 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. ..........
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........:- 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 @£§&§*-:..
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..:-*§&§£@ 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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.......... Maybe For The Best. ..........
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