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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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,,,,,,,.«* 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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