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,,-^%%%§§# MAGIC IS ABOUT BEING UNACCOUNTABLE, #§§%%%^-,,
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,,-^%§#### 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 #@##§%^-,,
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,,,,,-^§§# MAGIC THEN, IS CREATING TUNNELS, #§§^-,,,,,
,,-^%§##@# SPECIFIC AND INTRICATE CANALS, FOR THIS #@##§%^-,,
,,-^%§##@# TO HAPPEN IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. THINK #@##§%^-,,
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,,-^%§##@# OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALSO IRREVERSABLY #@##§%^-,,
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,,-^%§#### THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ESCAPE ####§%^-,,
,,-^%§##@# ANY SELF-CLOSING MECHANISMS - A BREACH. #@##§%^-,,
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,,-^%§##@# SPELL. SMALL-SCALE BREACHES MIGHT NOT #@##§%^-,,
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,,-^%§#### ABOUT THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. ####§%^-,,
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