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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. §^=:,,,,,,
,,,,,:=^§§ §§^=:,,,,,
,,,,:=^§§@ 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! ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. @@§§^=:,,,
,,,,:=^§§@ @§§^=:,,,,
,,,,,:=^§§ 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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