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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! ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
¨¨##¨##¨¨#                                          ¨¨¨###¨#¨¨
¨¨#¨##¨#¨#    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.       ¨¨#¨##¨#¨¨
¨#¨##¨¨###                                          #¨###¨###¨
¨###¨#¨#¨¨ 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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¨#¨¨¨##¨##                                          #¨¨###¨#¨#