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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. ,,@,@,,,@@
@,@,@@@@@, ,@@@@,,@,,
@@@@,,,,@@ 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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