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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 =†~^,,,,,,
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,,^~†=*&£# TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK #£&*=†~^,,
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,,,,^~†=*& 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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,,,,,,,,^~ =** = = **= ~^,,,,,,,,
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,,,,^~†=*& FILAMENT OF YOUR CANAL IS TOO WEAK, OR &*=†~^,,,,
,,,^~†=*&£ THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE £&*=†~^,,,
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,,,^~†=*&£ ALTHOUGH MANY ARE LOCAL, THEY STAY £&*=†~^,,,
,,,,^~†=*& ACTIVE UNTIL CLOSED OFF BY COUNTER &*=†~^,,,,
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,,,,,,^~†= 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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