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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. @£$^\=.,,,
,,,,.=\^$£ £$^\=.,,,,
,,,,,.=\^$ 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. $^\=.,,,,,
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,,,,,,,.=\ these are usually catastrophic. \=.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.= although many are local, they stay =.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.=\ active until closed off by counter \=.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.=\^ spells (hard to pull off) or there's no ^\=.,,,,,,
,,,,,.=\^$ 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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