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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. ,^=†^§@@@@
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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. ,,,,,,^†^@
@§^^^==^,, ,,^==^^^§@
@@@^^=,,,, 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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