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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. -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-~ ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~* 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. #@&¤%*~-,,
,,,-~*%¤&@ @&¤%*~-,,,
,,,,-~*%¤& 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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