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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.       ,,,,,,,,.~
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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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