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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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,,~«/†*&##               †** † † **†                ##&*†/«~,,
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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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