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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). ##@%§;~^,,
,^~;§%@### ###@%§;~^,
,,^~;§%@## 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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,,,,,,,,^~ §%% § § %%§ ~^,,,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,,,^ §%§ ^,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,^~;§ WELL. IT IS WHAT IT IS. A DYING ART.. §;~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~;§% MAYBE FOR THE BEST. %§;~^,,,,,
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