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,,,,,--*=¤ =¤ =¤= ¤= ¤=*--,,,,,
,,,,--*=¤& =¤=¤¤--, ,--=¤¤=¤= &¤=*--,,,,
,,,--*=¤&@ =¤ =¤ --- ,, MAGIC ,, --- ¤= ¤= @&¤=*--,,,
,,--*=¤&@# =¤=¤¤--, ,--¤¤=¤= #@&¤=*--,,
,--*=¤&@## =¤ =¤= ¤= ##@&¤=*--,
,,--*=¤&@# #@&¤=*--,,
,,,--*=¤&@ 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. &¤=*--,,,,
,,,--*=¤&@ @&¤=*--,,,
,,--*=¤&@# 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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,,,,,,,,-- =¤¤ = = ¤¤= --,,,,,,,,
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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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