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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.              ###&§%:~^,
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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! #&&%~~^,,,
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,,,^^~%%§&   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.       #&%%:~^^,,
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,^~:%§&### 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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