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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. @@\^,,,,,,
,^»\*@#@## ##@#@*\»^,
,^»\*@@### THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE ALWAYS SEEK THE ###@@*\»^,
,,,,,»\\@@ LEAST ENERGETIC STATE. ALL POTENTIAL IS @@\\»,,,,,
,^»\*@#@## GRADUALLY LOST INTO LESSER FORMS (SUCH ##@#@*\»^,
,^»\*@#@## AS HEAT). ##@#@*\»^,
,,,^»»\@## ##@\»»^,,,
,,,,,»\\@@ 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. #@*\\»»»^,
,^»\*@#@## ##@#@*\»^,
,,,,^»\@## ##@\»^,,,,
,,,»\*@@## *@@ * * @@* ##@@*\»,,,
,^»\*@#@## ##@#@*\»^,
,^»\*@#@@# #@@#@*\»^,
,^»\*@#@## 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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,^»\**@@@# #@@@**\»^,
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