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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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###¶¤@*-~, 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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