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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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,§,§§,,,§,                $$$ $ $ $$$               ,,,,,,§§§,
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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 ,§,,,,,,§,
,,§,,,,,,,   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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