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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. @†*~~,,,,,
,,,,~~*†@& &@†*~~,,,,
,,,~~*†@&£ £&@†*~~,,,
,,~~*†@&£# #£&@†*~~,,
,~~*†@&£## ##£&@†*~~,
,,~~*†@&£# #£&@†*~~,,
,,,~~*†@&£ £&@†*~~,,,