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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! #@¶&$\~~,,
,~~\$&¶@## ##@¶&$\~~,
,,~~\$&¶@# 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 #@¶&$\~~,,
,,,~~\$&¶@ More Energy To Fall Through. @¶&$\~~,,,
,,,,~~\$&¶ ¶&$\~~,,,,
,,,,,~~\$& In That Case The Outcome Depends On The &$\~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~\$ 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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